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Emil P. Khatchatourian

Partner

Emil P. Khatchatourian

Partner

Emil Khatchatourian is an experienced restructuring and bankruptcy partner representing debtors, trustees, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, purchasers of assets, investors, and other stakeholders in a broad range of restructuring matters throughout the country. He is a partner in the firm鈥檚 Chicago office and a member of the Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice.

Emil regularly handles complex chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court workouts, acquisitions, liquidations, and bankruptcy litigations in both federal and state court. He advises and develops strategies and creative solutions for clients in distressed-debt situations, default scenarios, workouts, and distressed acquisitions. He has led bankruptcy and restructuring matters for clients in industries as varied as manufacturing, energy, health care, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, retail, and not-for-profit. Clients praise him for his conscientious approach and deep understanding of their businesses and institutional objectives.

Emil also has significant experience with respect to commodities, derivatives, and securities insolvency issues. His work in these specialized areas has involved significant counseling work for exchanges, FCMs, funds, broker-dealers, and others. Through his counseling work, Emil has developed specific experience with respect to the United States Bankruptcy Code鈥檚 treatment of contractual rights to liquidate, terminate, or accelerate securities contracts, commodities contracts, and forward contracts. Emil has also participated in the American Bar Association鈥檚 Part 190 Subcommittee鈥檚 efforts to undertake a review of the CFTC鈥檚 Part 190 commodity broker bankruptcy rules and provide recommendations to the CFTC on potential amendments to those rules.

Emil volunteers his time and gives back to the community. He is committed to the Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom program, where he teaches middle school students important aspects of the U.S. Constitution and our legal system.

 

Awards and Recognition

  • Illinois Rising Stars庐 (2016-2023)*

Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • Chicago Bar Association, Member
  • The Lawyers Club of Chicago, Board Member

Select Publications and Thought Leadership

  • 鈥淏ankruptcy Needs to Get Its Priorities Straight: A Proposal for Limiting the Leverage of Unsecured Creditors鈥 Committees When Unsecured Creditors Are 鈥淥ut-of-the-Money,鈥 American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Winter 2018 (co-author)
  • 鈥淯npaid ERISA Contributions and Fiduciary Liability under 搂 523(a)(4),鈥 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, November 2013 (co-author) (cited in Herbert v. Hesse (In re Hesse), 516 B.R. 491 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 2014))

Clerkships

  • Prior to joining 麻豆传媒, Emil clerked for the Honorable Christopher M. Klein and the Honorable Robert S. Bardwil (Ret.) at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.

Languages

  • Armenian (proficient)
  • French (conversant)

 

January 13, 2026 In the News

麻豆传媒 Attorneys Author Article on Uniform Assignment For Benefit of Creditors Act

麻豆传媒 partner Emil Khatchatourian and associate Joseph Harper co-authored The Review of Banking & Financial Services article, 鈥淢odernizing ABCS with the Uniform Assignment For Benefit of Creditors Act."
January 24, 2023 Honors and Awards

麻豆传媒 Attorneys Named to 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers List

麻豆传媒 is proud to announce that 23 of its Chicago attorneys have been named to the 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
February 1, 2022 Press Releases

麻豆传媒 Elects 20 New Partners

麻豆传媒 is pleased to announce the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective February 1, 2022.
January 28, 2022 Honors and Awards

26 麻豆传媒 Attorneys Named to 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

麻豆传媒 is pleased to announce that 26 of its attorneys have been named to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
February 5, 2021 Press Releases

麻豆传媒 Attorneys Named Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

麻豆传媒 attorneys earn 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars honors. See who made the list and their contributions to the legal industry.
11 August 2020 Events

Environmental Considerations in the Acquisition and Disposition of Distressed Companies and Assets

麻豆传媒 attorneys Gary Rover, Emil Khatchatourian and Nick Johnson discussed key environmental and bankruptcy considerations for companies, investors, and lenders as they consider the implications of acquiring or disposing of distressed and underperforming businesses and assets.