Jeff J. Marwil is a co-head of Proskauer's Business Solutions, Governance, Restructuring & Bankruptcy Group in Chicago, where he has 26 years of experience in bankruptcy, workouts and corporate restructurings and has developed a reputation for providing sophisticated strategic advice to upper-tier companies in distress, as well as solving challenging legal and business issues. He concentrates his practice on hedge funds in distress, including hedge fund restructurings, wind-downs and liquidations. Mr. Marwil represents hedge funds, managers/advisers and sophisticated fund-of-fund and pension plan investors in hedge fund restructurings, wind-downs and complex litigation matters, and he recently served as lead fund counsel for a complex of several alternative-strategy funds seeking to restructure in the midst of the current unprecedented market conditions. Mr. Marwil also represented some of the largest investor creditors in the attempted restructuring, and now wind-down, of a multi-billion-dollar onshore and offshore affiliated group of multi-strategy hedge funds. In addition, he also has consulted with the bipartisan leadership of several Senate committees as they conducted oversight in pursuit of possible legislation on hedge fund registration and regulations. He also handles investigations of fraud and pursuing recoveries for investors and other victims of fraud. Legislation introduced in the 109th Congress contained language recommended by Mr. Marwil concerning the necessity of independent, outside auditors for hedge funds. He is a member of ABI's Board of Directors and its Development Committee as well as the Turnaround Management Association, and he is a frequent speaker at their events. Mr. Marwil AV-rated by Martindale-Hubell and has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Leading Lawyers Magazine, Who's Who Legal Illinois and Chambers USA. He received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a member of its Law Review.
