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THE HOWARD AND GEORGEANNA JONES
FOUNDATION FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Officers and Directors
F
ruman
Jacobson
Education
Northwestern
University School of
Law, J.D. 1973, cum
laude
University of
Illinois, B.A. 1970,
with Highest Honors
The partner in charge
of Sonnenschein’s
National Workout,
Reorganization and
Bankruptcy Practice,
Mr. Jacobson has
extensive experience
representing public
and private
creditors, debtors,
creditors’
committees, prominent
workout
consultants/crisis
managers, trustees,
and other parties in
connection with
troubled companies
and bankruptcy
estates .
Mr. Jacobson has
substantial
experience in
handling bankruptcy
litigation and
related litigation
(including
foreclosure, fraud,
lender liability, and
insurance coverage
matters) in state and
federal courts. In
addition to handling
legal aspects of
troubled companies,
Mr. Jacobson is
highly experienced in
counseling clients on
related business
issues such as
restructurings,
recapitalizations,
and changes in
management.
Mr. Jacobson has
handled significant
matters in many
industries including
retail,
manufacturing,
high-tech, service
and others. In the
United Airlines case,
the largest airline
bankruptcy ever
filed, he headed the
Sonnenschein team of
experts who achieved
unparalleled results
for the unsecured
creditors in airline
reorganizations.
Mr. Jacobson lectures
frequently on
bankruptcy and
insolvency issues to
private groups and
organizations
including the
Practicing Law
Institute and various
bar associations. He
has been named one of
the 68 leading
restructuring,
reorganization,
insolvency and
bankruptcy lawyers in
the country. In
addition to his
experience in the
area of workouts and
bankruptcy, Mr.
Jacobson has a
significant
background in general
litigation and has
taught trial advocacy
for the Midwest
Region of the
National Institute
for Trial Advocacy
for a number of
years. He is also a
regular contributor
to various
publications.
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