Irving E. Walker

Attorney

Current Position

Cole Schotz P.C.
Baltimore, MD 21202
USA

Class: XXXI (2020)Circuit: Fourth

Irv advises and represents businesses facing financial difficulties, including nonprofit health care providers, and requiring financial restructuring, both out of court whenever possible and in chapter 11 and other court proceedings when necessary. He also represents creditors’ committees, trustees, landlords, trade creditors and equity holders, as well as purchasers of assets out of bankruptcy. Irv often has used his creative workout strategies to assist clients in navigating through difficult and challenging financial issues. He has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation arising out of bankruptcy cases and other failed business situations, including directors and officers litigation (as counsel for both plaintiff and defendants), avoidance actions, and other commercial litigation, including precedent setting cases at the trial and appellate levels, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 2019, Irv was recognized as the mid-market “USA Restructuring Lawyer of the Year” by the Global M&A Network, which focuses on the mergers, acquisitions, investing, and restructuring communities worldwide. His selection as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America for Baltimore, in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law for 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2020 and Litigation-Bankruptcy for 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 is one reflection of the wide recognition and respect Irv receives from other lawyers and clients in Maryland and beyond. Irv also has been recognized since 2013 by The Best Lawyers in America for “Bet-the-Company” Litigation, and as being among the best lawyers in America for 16 years in the areas of bankruptcy and reorganization law and litigation-bankruptcy. Irv has also been selected as a 2020 and 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyer. Corporate Int’l Magazine recognized Irv in its Global Awards with the accolade, “Corporate Restructuring Attorney of the Year in Maryland.” Irv previously has been listed as one of “Maryland’s Top 100 Lawyers” by Super Lawyers Maryland Edition.