Peter C. Blain

Attorney

Current Position

Shareholder
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
USA

Class: XV (2004)Circuit: Seventh

Education

Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point, B.S. (1971)
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. (1978)

Professional Career

Shareholder; Chair, Bankruptcy Practice Group, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (1978-)

Affiliations

Wisconsin Bar Association, Chair, Bankruptcy Section (1995)
Milwaukee Bar Association, Chair, Bankruptcy Section (1986)
Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, Co-Chair, Bankruptcy Committee
Turnaround Management Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Eastern District of Wisconsin, Local Rules Committee (2002)
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, School of Business, Lecturer on Bankruptcy

Publications

"Members Beware! LLC Members Will Be Insiders for Bankruptcy Preference Purposes," The Real Estate Finance Journal Spring 2012 Author
"The 7th Circuit Considers the Indubitable Equivalent Standard-Again!" Corporate LiveWire Mar 2012 Author
"Recent Issues in Creditor Rights, in Creditors Rights in Chapter 11 Cases," Inside the Minds Series, Aspatore Books 2012 Co-author
"Bankruptcy 2011: a Brave New World in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Restructuring Startegies," Inside the Minds Series, Aspatore Books 2011 Author
"'Recovery' Looks a Lot Like Recession," The Journal of Corporate Renewal Oct 2011 Author
"State Law Offers an Alternative to Chapter 11," National Law Journal (Special Report) Nov 2010 Co-author
Security Agreements Line by Line: A Detailed Look at Security Agreements and How to Change Them to Meet Your Needs Aspatore Books 2010 Co-author
"Let's Make a Deal: Sale of Distressed Businesses in Insolvency Proceedings," Buying and Selling Distressed Businesses, Aspatore Books Inside the Minds Series 2010 Author
Forbearance Agreements Line by Line: A Detailed Look at Forbearance Agreements and How to Change Them to Meet Your Needs Aspatore Books 2009 Author
"Overview of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Today, in Creditors' Rights in Chapter 11 Cases," Inside the Minds Series, Aspatore Books 2009 Co-author

Awards

Listed in Best Lawyers in America, (1987-)
Best Lawyers' 2011 Milwaukee Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year,
Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association, Hon. Dale E. Ihlenfeldt Bankruptcy Award
Listed in Who's Who Legal USA: Insolvency and Restructuring,
Listed in Who's Who in American Law,
Wisconsin SuperLawyer (Top 50)