E. Philip Groben

E. Philip Groben is a partner with Gensburg Calandriello & Kanter, P.C. in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He represents a variety of clients in bankruptcy proceedings, including debtors, creditors, trustees and equity-holders. Mr. Groben has worked on complex chapter 11 restructurings, chapter 13 reorganizations and chapter 7 liquidations. He also has successfully defended favorable rulings on appeal to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Groben represents clients in nonbankruptcy dissolution proceedings and assignments for the benefits of creditors. He has substantial commercial litigation experience in both state and federal courts. Mr. Groben has prosecuted and defended breach of contract and other commercial matters, brought foreclosure proceedings on behalf of secured lenders, negotiated favorable workouts with secured lenders, and enforced the rights of judgment creditors and debtors. He also has sued to set aside illegally obtained trust and will amendments, and has defended civil forfeiture matters. Mr. Groben served as a co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section Bankruptcy Committee, and he organizes the group’s annual CLE seminar as well as monthly committee meetings and presentations on a variety of topics including nondischargeability and domestic-support issues. He also served as the vice chair for the Chicago Bar Association’s Asset Protection Committee and is a regular speaker to industry groups, including ABI. Previously, Mr. Groben served as a judicial extern to Hon. Bruce W. Black of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois and as an extern with the Office of the U.S. Trustee, Region 11. Prior to starting his legal career, he worked with durable goods manufacturers to streamline global supply chains and reduce inventory costs. Mr. Groben received his B.S. from Iowa State University in 2002 and his J.D. from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago in 2009.