Overview
Joshua Gross is an associate in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Restructuring practice. He represents debtors, creditors, purchasers, and other interested parties in connection with bankruptcy cases, non-bankruptcy insolvency proceedings, and out-of-court workouts and restructurings. Joshua also advises companies on a wide range of bankruptcy and insolvency considerations in non-distressed settings including consumer finance, securitization, and real estate transactions.
Among other matters, Joshua has recently represented: a senior creditor in connection with the acquisition, through a chapter 11 plan of liquidation, of nine assisted living facilities in the Chicagoland area; prospective asset purchasers in chapter 7 and chapter 11 cases; private capital firms in the out-of-court restructuring of portfolio companies’ balance sheets; and the domestic subsidiary of a foreign retailer in connection with its strategic chapter 7 filing.
In addition, Joshua regularly advises corporate trustees and administrative agents in a variety of matters, including with respect to new debt issuances, debt restructuring and refinancing, and the post-closing administration and wind-up of asset-backed securitizations.
Prior to joining Mayer Brown in 2017, Joshua served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Mary Gorman in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Areas of Focus
Perspectives
-
November 052020
-
November 052020
Education
Northeastern Illinois University, BA, summa cum laude
University of Illinois, MBA
Academic Excellence Award
University of Illinois, JD, summa cum laude
Order of the Coif
Admissions
- Illinois
Court
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit