Background
Prager, Mark L. was born on July 7, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Prager, Mark L. was born on July 7, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1973). Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1976). Edmund James Scholar.
Fellowship in State Government, State of Illinois, 1972.
Worked at Foley & Lardner (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, Banking Law, Creditors Rights Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Illinois. 1978, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar.
1980, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1982, United States. Supreme Court. 1985, United States. Tax Court.
Edmund James Scholar.
Fellowship in State Government, State of Illinois, 1972. Internship, Honorary Robert L. Eisen, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1975.
Author: "Financing The Chapter 11 Debtor: The Lenders" Perspective," 45 The Business Lawyer, August 1990. Company-Author: "Pursuing Alter-Ego Remedies Against Non-Bankrupt Third Parties - Structuring a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework," 35 Saint Louis University Law Journal, 657 Spring, 1991.
"Protecting Secured Lenders in the Structuring and Workout of LBO Related Loans," 7 Commercial Lending Review, 11 Spring, 1992.
"Litigation Strategies in Prosecuting or Contesting Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions: The Creditor"s Perspective," 9 Commercial Lending Review, 19 Fall 1993. "Environmental Lender Liability: Searching for Safe Harbors in the Wake of Kelly versus Environmental Protection Agency," 1 University of Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal, 1 Summer 1994.
"Realizing Maximum Value When Holding and Liquidating Contaminated Property: Practical Considerations for the Secured Lender After Kelly versus
United States. Environmental Protection Agency," 9 Commercial Lending Review, Fall 1994. "Number Band-Aid Approach Can Heal the Woes of CERCLA," 5 Corporate Legal Times, March 1995.
"Getting to the Bottom Lincolnshire: The Search for Credibility and Fraud in a Bankruptcy Case," 8 The Corporate Analyst, 3 May 1996. Commercial Lending Review, scheduled Fall 1997, "Liquidating Collateral in Chapter 11, From the Lender"s Perspective." Speaker: The Robert Morris Associates, "Bankruptcy Review for Lenders," Chicago, 1991.
The Robert Morris Associates, "New Developments in Fraudulent Conveyance Litigation," Chicago 1993.
The National Business Institute, "Representing Creditors in Chapter 11 and Involuntary Bankruptcy Strategies," Winter 1994. Legal Education Institute, Incorporated. and The Bureau of National Affairs, Incorporated., "Analyzing the Debtor"s Historical and Prospective Financial Information," Winter 1996. "Chicago Bar Association, Advanced Chapter 11 Seminar.
Financing the Debtor-in-Possession and Cash Collateral Orders," Chicago, 1997.
Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, 1985-1988. United States Trustee, Private Panel, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, 1990, 1992 and 1993.
Elected, Village of Glencoe Nominating Committee (Chairman, 1995-1996). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Chicago Council of Lawyers (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1988-1990.
Secretary to Board of Governors, 1989-1990). American Bankruptcy Institute.
Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Chicago Council of Lawyers (Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1988-1990. Secretary to Board of Governors, 1989-1990).
American Bankruptcy Institute.