Ronald R. Peterson

Ronald R. Peterson is a Of Counsel in the law firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago, where he counsels debtors, trustees, creditors, committees, landlords and secured lenders in chapter 11 cases. He also ad- vises clients on transactional issues such as corporate restructurings. Mr. Peterson’s distinguished career has been highlighted by presiding over high-stakes complex commercial cases, including that of the country’s 10th largest commodities house and a $1.7 billion Ponzi scheme. A Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, Mr. Peterson is a prolific lecturer and writer on bankruptcy and commercial law issues. He served on the panel of the chapter 7 trustees for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Divi- sion, from 1989-2021. He also served on ABI’s Commission to Study the reform of Chapter 11, which submitted its report to Congress in 2014, for which he co-chaired its Avoidance Action Committee. Mr. Peterson is a member of INSOL (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals) and, in the past, served on the board of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He recently completed his term as governor of the Commercial Law League of America. Mr. Peterson received his A.B. cum laude in speech and political science from Ripon College in 1970 and his J.D. in 1973 from the University of Chicago Law School.