Prof. Bruce A. Markell

Professor of Law

Current Position

Professor of Bankruptcy Law and Practice
Northwestern University School of Law
375 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-3069
USA

Tel: 312-503-4060
Email: bmarkell@law.northwestern.edu

Class: XII (2001)Circuit: Seventh

Education

Pitzer College, B.A. (1977)
U.C. Davis School of Law, J.D. (1980)

Professional Career

Bankruptcy Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (2004-13)
Judge, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit (2007-13)
Of Counsel, Stutman, Treister & Glatt (2002-04)
Doris S. and Theodore B. Lee Professor of Law, Boyd School of Law/UNLV (1999-04)
Of Counsel, Ancel & Dunlap (1997-00)
Bruce W. Nichols Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School (1999)
Professor of Law, Indiana University School of Law (1990-99)
Partner, Sidley & Austin, Los Angeles (1988-90)
Associate, Sidley & Austin, Los Angeles (1985-87)
Associate, Sachs & Phelps (1982-85)
Associate, Morrison & Foerster (1981-82)
Law Clerk, Hon. Anthony M. Kennedy, 9th Circuit (1980-81)

Affiliations

National Bankruptcy Conference
American Law Institute
American Bankruptcy Institute
International Insolvency Institute
Board of Editors, Collier on Bankruptcy

Publications

Collier on Bankruptcy 16th rev. ed. Contributor and Member of Advisory Board of Editors
Making and Doing Deals: Contracts in Context 5th ed. 2018 Co-author with David Epstein and Lawrence Ponoroff
Bankruptcy: Dealing with Financial Failure for Individuals and Businesses 4th ed. 2015 Co-author with Larry Ponoroff, David Epstein and Steve Nickels
International Cooperation in Bankruptcy and Insolvency Matters, sponsored by the American College of Bankruptcy 2009 Co-author with Bob Wessels and Jason Kilborn
Core Concepts of Commercial Law 2004 Co-author with John Dolan and Larry Ponoroff
Securitization Structured Finance and Capital Markets 2004 Co-author with Steven Schwarcz and Lissa Broome
Numerous articles on bankruptcy and commercial law.

Awards

William S. Boyd School of Law, Professor of the Year (2000)
American Bankruptcy Law Journal, Editors' Prize (1999)
Indiana University School of Law, Gavel Award (1998)