JasonDeJonker
Partner
Corporate
jdejonker@seyfarth.com
Jason leverages his vast legal know-how to assist clients with creditor’s rights, bankruptcy, and transactional matters.
More About Jason
Jason finds spot-on legal solutions for his clients. An experienced dealmaker and litigator, he is adept in the courtroom, in the boardroom, and at the closing table. Jason takes a creative approach to resolving both litigation and transactional matters for private equity investors, secured lenders, special servicers, Fortune 500 corporations, trustees, and receivers.
His experience includes lender and borrower-side loan workouts (particularly involving CMBS and collateralized loan obligations), representations of debtors and secured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases (including DIP and exit finance) and the plan confirmation process, commercial real estate and UCC foreclosures, and complex collection and judgment collection matters (including receivership proceedings in federal and state court).
Out of the courtroom, Jason provides advice to corporate management and boards of directors on fiduciary duty and risk issues, counsels clients on structuring and closing distressed transactions (including traditional M&A and commercial real estate transactions involving all asset types), and helps private equity and traditional lender clients in structuring commercial real estate and operating company loans (both balance sheet and ABI loans).
Jason began his career as an M&A and finance attorney, and brings a unique approach to workout and litigation situations, focusing on results and efficiency over process. He is also chair of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice group, serving as a strategic partner, informing clients of their legal rights and liabilities, educating about the insolvency process, and offering solutions that maximize recoveries.
His experience includes lender and borrower-side loan workouts (particularly involving CMBS and collateralized loan obligations), representations of debtors and secured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases (including DIP and exit finance) and the plan confirmation process, commercial real estate and UCC foreclosures, and complex collection and judgment collection matters (including receivership proceedings in federal and state court).
Out of the courtroom, Jason provides advice to corporate management and boards of directors on fiduciary duty and risk issues, counsels clients on structuring and closing distressed transactions (including traditional M&A and commercial real estate transactions involving all asset types), and helps private equity and traditional lender clients in structuring commercial real estate and operating company loans (both balance sheet and ABI loans).
Jason began his career as an M&A and finance attorney, and brings a unique approach to workout and litigation situations, focusing on results and efficiency over process. He is also chair of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice group, serving as a strategic partner, informing clients of their legal rights and liabilities, educating about the insolvency process, and offering solutions that maximize recoveries.
- JD, University of Illinois College of Law
- BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- Illinois Supreme Court
Related Services
- Lead bankruptcy counsel for real estate operating entity in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
- Lead bankruptcy counsel for firearm distributor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
- Representation of board of directors of a US-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed with respect to pre-bankruptcy and bankruptcy matters.
- Representation of an investment entity in United State Supreme Court appeal involving the proper interpretation and scope of Bankruptcy Code section 546(e) and the prior and subsequent district court litigation.
- Representation of real estate investment management company with respect to its pursuit of over $100 million in fraudulent transfers against judgment debtor and various defendants and related entities.
- Representation of financial institution with respect to its pursuit of $30 million in fraudulent transfers against judgment debtor and various defendants and related entities, including institution of RICO action in federal district court.
- Representation of servicers and special servicers in mortgage loan workouts, foreclosure matters, and bankruptcy cases throughout the United States, including in matters in New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, and California.
Related News & Insights
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Speaking Engagement
May 20, 2024
Katie Schwarting, Saadia Ghazi, and Arren Goldman to Speak at MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference
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Speaking Engagement
Mar 21, 2024
Seyfarth to Sponsor and Jason DeJonker to Speak at CRE Finance Council's "Navigating Trends and Stressors in Multifamily" After-Work Seminar
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Media Mentions
02/29/2024
Seyfarth Restructuring Team Featured in Law360 Pulse and American Lawyer Articles on Rise in Demand for Restructuring Lawyers
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Media Mentions
01/24/2024
Launch of Restructuring Practice and Moves of Jason DeJonker, Scott Olson, and Richard White to Seyfarth Earn Coverage in Multiple Media Outlets
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Insurance (Woodward/White Inc.) (2015-present)
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Band Four Ranking (Illinois) (2019-2023)
- Recognized in Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2023)
- Recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) (2018-present)
- Recognized by National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) in “Best Lawyers Under 40” (2013)
- Link Unlimited, board of directors (2019-2023)
- Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, Board of Directors (2022-2023)
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, co-chair of Corporate Transactions Committee (2015-2019)
- Western Golf Association, director (2019-present); chair of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council (2018-2020); Evans Scholars Foundation Leadership Council (2013-2018)
- Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation, board of directors (2013-2016)
- The Chicago Committee, board of directors (2011-2018), treasurer (2015-2017)
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), fellows alumni - executive council (2014-2018); chair (2016-2017)
- Interviewee, “Q&A: Jason J. DeJonker - The Banking Crisis And Office Issues Haven’t Disappeared,” Scotsman Guide (July 2023)
- Co-Author, “Purchasing Hotels from Distressed Situations Can Provide Significant Upside—But It Is Not Without Its Risks,” Real Estate Finance Journal (Summer 2022)
- Co-Author, "Redefining ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ in the Wake of COVID-19," CFO.com (April 2020)
- Author, "What Every Business Lawyer Should Know About the Bankruptcy Process," ABA Business Law Journal (July 2017)
- Co-Author, “Ninth Circuit "Stern" Decision Creates a Circuit Split on Issues of Article III Waive rand the Statutory Gap,” ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee (February 2013)
- “Case Study: In Re Heritage Highgate,” Law360 (June 11, 2012)
- Moderator, “Office Apocalypse,” Trigild Spring 2023 Conference (April 2023)
- Presenter, "Disruption in Commercial Real Estate," Advanced Restructuring & Plan of Reorganization Conference (POR) (November 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Essential Concepts in Hospitality Industry Legal Issues," American College of Real Estate Lawyers (April 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Legal Issues in the Hotel Industry," American Bankruptcy Institute (February 2022)
- Moderator, “Who is Really in Control? The Role of the Directing Certificate Holder/B-Piece Investor in CMBS Loan Workouts,” Trigild Spring 2022 Conference (April 2022)
- “Workouts, Modifications, Defaults Panel," 8th Annual GF Hospitality Forum (February 2020)
- “Strategies and Technology for Creating an Innovative Law Firms and In-House Legal Departments,” Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Corporate Counsel conference (March 2018)
- "WARN and Chapter 11," Chicago Bar Association - Commercial Bankruptcy Law Program (November 2017)
- "Chapter Five versus the Securities Markets - the Scope of Section 546(e)," 36th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (November 2017)
- "Getting Your Foot in the Door for Big Law," NAPABA Conference/ National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA) (November 2017)
- "Looking through the Clouds to Catch the Rain: Discussing Powerful Tools and Different Approaches to Relationship Building," NAPABA Central Region Conference (August 2017)
- "What Every Business Lawyer Should Know about Bankruptcy Process," 2017 American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section Spring Meeting (April 2017)
- "You Can Run but You Can't Hide: Asset Tracing and Asset Recovery Around the World,” 2017 Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Corporate Counsel Conference (March 2017)
- "Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling at Bricker," National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Central Region Conference (September 2016)
- Quoted, “Banking Leader Sees Massive Drop In Office Values,” Law360 (May 11, 2023)
- Quoted, “CMBS Defaults Eased in the First Half, But Uncertainty Looms,” Law360 (July 22, 2022)
Jason leverages his vast legal know-how to assist clients with creditor’s rights, bankruptcy, and transactional matters.
More About Jason
Jason finds spot-on legal solutions for his clients. An experienced dealmaker and litigator, he is adept in the courtroom, in the boardroom, and at the closing table. Jason takes a creative approach to resolving both litigation and transactional matters for private equity investors, secured lenders, special servicers, Fortune 500 corporations, trustees, and receivers.
His experience includes lender and borrower-side loan workouts (particularly involving CMBS and collateralized loan obligations), representations of debtors and secured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases (including DIP and exit finance) and the plan confirmation process, commercial real estate and UCC foreclosures, and complex collection and judgment collection matters (including receivership proceedings in federal and state court).
Out of the courtroom, Jason provides advice to corporate management and boards of directors on fiduciary duty and risk issues, counsels clients on structuring and closing distressed transactions (including traditional M&A and commercial real estate transactions involving all asset types), and helps private equity and traditional lender clients in structuring commercial real estate and operating company loans (both balance sheet and ABI loans).
Jason began his career as an M&A and finance attorney, and brings a unique approach to workout and litigation situations, focusing on results and efficiency over process. He is also chair of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice group, serving as a strategic partner, informing clients of their legal rights and liabilities, educating about the insolvency process, and offering solutions that maximize recoveries.
His experience includes lender and borrower-side loan workouts (particularly involving CMBS and collateralized loan obligations), representations of debtors and secured creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases (including DIP and exit finance) and the plan confirmation process, commercial real estate and UCC foreclosures, and complex collection and judgment collection matters (including receivership proceedings in federal and state court).
Out of the courtroom, Jason provides advice to corporate management and boards of directors on fiduciary duty and risk issues, counsels clients on structuring and closing distressed transactions (including traditional M&A and commercial real estate transactions involving all asset types), and helps private equity and traditional lender clients in structuring commercial real estate and operating company loans (both balance sheet and ABI loans).
Jason began his career as an M&A and finance attorney, and brings a unique approach to workout and litigation situations, focusing on results and efficiency over process. He is also chair of the firm’s Restructuring & Insolvency practice group, serving as a strategic partner, informing clients of their legal rights and liabilities, educating about the insolvency process, and offering solutions that maximize recoveries.
- JD, University of Illinois College of Law
- BA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Illinois
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, Central District of Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- US District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
- Illinois Supreme Court
Related Services
- Lead bankruptcy counsel for real estate operating entity in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
- Lead bankruptcy counsel for firearm distributor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
- Representation of board of directors of a US-based supply chain solutions company focused exclusively on organic, non-GMO and regenerative food and feed with respect to pre-bankruptcy and bankruptcy matters.
- Representation of an investment entity in United State Supreme Court appeal involving the proper interpretation and scope of Bankruptcy Code section 546(e) and the prior and subsequent district court litigation.
- Representation of real estate investment management company with respect to its pursuit of over $100 million in fraudulent transfers against judgment debtor and various defendants and related entities.
- Representation of financial institution with respect to its pursuit of $30 million in fraudulent transfers against judgment debtor and various defendants and related entities, including institution of RICO action in federal district court.
- Representation of servicers and special servicers in mortgage loan workouts, foreclosure matters, and bankruptcy cases throughout the United States, including in matters in New York, Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, and California.
Related News & Insights
-
Speaking Engagement
May 20, 2024
Katie Schwarting, Saadia Ghazi, and Arren Goldman to Speak at MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference
-
Speaking Engagement
Mar 21, 2024
Seyfarth to Sponsor and Jason DeJonker to Speak at CRE Finance Council's "Navigating Trends and Stressors in Multifamily" After-Work Seminar
-
Media Mentions
02/29/2024
Seyfarth Restructuring Team Featured in Law360 Pulse and American Lawyer Articles on Rise in Demand for Restructuring Lawyers
-
Media Mentions
01/24/2024
Launch of Restructuring Practice and Moves of Jason DeJonker, Scott Olson, and Richard White to Seyfarth Earn Coverage in Multiple Media Outlets
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Insurance (Woodward/White Inc.) (2015-present)
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Band Four Ranking (Illinois) (2019-2023)
- Recognized in Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2023)
- Recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) (2018-present)
- Recognized by National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) in “Best Lawyers Under 40” (2013)
- Link Unlimited, board of directors (2019-2023)
- Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago, Board of Directors (2022-2023)
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, co-chair of Corporate Transactions Committee (2015-2019)
- Western Golf Association, director (2019-present); chair of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Council (2018-2020); Evans Scholars Foundation Leadership Council (2013-2018)
- Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation, board of directors (2013-2016)
- The Chicago Committee, board of directors (2011-2018), treasurer (2015-2017)
- Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD), fellows alumni - executive council (2014-2018); chair (2016-2017)
- Interviewee, “Q&A: Jason J. DeJonker - The Banking Crisis And Office Issues Haven’t Disappeared,” Scotsman Guide (July 2023)
- Co-Author, “Purchasing Hotels from Distressed Situations Can Provide Significant Upside—But It Is Not Without Its Risks,” Real Estate Finance Journal (Summer 2022)
- Co-Author, "Redefining ‘Extraordinary Circumstances’ in the Wake of COVID-19," CFO.com (April 2020)
- Author, "What Every Business Lawyer Should Know About the Bankruptcy Process," ABA Business Law Journal (July 2017)
- Co-Author, “Ninth Circuit "Stern" Decision Creates a Circuit Split on Issues of Article III Waive rand the Statutory Gap,” ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee (February 2013)
- “Case Study: In Re Heritage Highgate,” Law360 (June 11, 2012)
- Moderator, “Office Apocalypse,” Trigild Spring 2023 Conference (April 2023)
- Presenter, "Disruption in Commercial Real Estate," Advanced Restructuring & Plan of Reorganization Conference (POR) (November 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Essential Concepts in Hospitality Industry Legal Issues," American College of Real Estate Lawyers (April 2022)
- Co-Presenter, "Legal Issues in the Hotel Industry," American Bankruptcy Institute (February 2022)
- Moderator, “Who is Really in Control? The Role of the Directing Certificate Holder/B-Piece Investor in CMBS Loan Workouts,” Trigild Spring 2022 Conference (April 2022)
- “Workouts, Modifications, Defaults Panel," 8th Annual GF Hospitality Forum (February 2020)
- “Strategies and Technology for Creating an Innovative Law Firms and In-House Legal Departments,” Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Corporate Counsel conference (March 2018)
- "WARN and Chapter 11," Chicago Bar Association - Commercial Bankruptcy Law Program (November 2017)
- "Chapter Five versus the Securities Markets - the Scope of Section 546(e)," 36th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (November 2017)
- "Getting Your Foot in the Door for Big Law," NAPABA Conference/ National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA) (November 2017)
- "Looking through the Clouds to Catch the Rain: Discussing Powerful Tools and Different Approaches to Relationship Building," NAPABA Central Region Conference (August 2017)
- "What Every Business Lawyer Should Know about Bankruptcy Process," 2017 American Bar Association (ABA) Business Law Section Spring Meeting (April 2017)
- "You Can Run but You Can't Hide: Asset Tracing and Asset Recovery Around the World,” 2017 Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Corporate Counsel Conference (March 2017)
- "Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling at Bricker," National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Central Region Conference (September 2016)
- Quoted, “Banking Leader Sees Massive Drop In Office Values,” Law360 (May 11, 2023)
- Quoted, “CMBS Defaults Eased in the First Half, But Uncertainty Looms,” Law360 (July 22, 2022)