Atty. Michael A. Jacobson
Michael Jacobson represents issuers, lenders and investors in a wide variety of commercial finance matters. He regularly assists them with senior, first-lien, second-lien, unitranche and mezzanine financings and structures.
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Michael A. Jacobson is an attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practforg at Katten. Educated at DePaul University (J.D., 1994). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Jacobson represents issuers, lenders and investors in a wide variety of commercial finance matters
- He regularly assists them with senior, first-lien, second-lien, unitranche and mezzanine financings and structures
- Michael frequently handles cash flow and asset-based transactions, leveraged buyouts and buildups, recapitalizations, restructurings and workouts
- He has extensive experience negotiating the complex intercreditor arrangements these deals can require
- He also routinely represents agents, lead arrangers, lenders, asset managers and other investors (both regulated and nonregulated) in a wide range of financings and structures
- They include bilateral, clubbed and broadly syndicated deals, unitranche structures (including "first out, last out" arrangements), senior secured and second-lien credit facilities and cross-border financings
- Michael also helps investors consummating equity co-investments and equity "kickers."While his practice spans a variety of industries, Michael frequently works on financings involving businesses in health care, software and technology, and sports and entertainment
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Practforg law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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