Brian J. Koenig

Brian J. Koenig is a shareholder with Koley Jessen in Omaha, Neb., where he leads its bankruptcy and creditors’ rights practice and is vice chair of its Litigation Department. He has experience in complex commercial bankruptcy, litigation and trust matters, and has ben bankruptcy and litigation counsel in proceedings throughout the country for multiple publicly traded companies, private-equity firms, privately held businesses and prominent individuals. In his commercial bankruptcy and financially-distressed transactions practice, Mr. Koenig counsels a variety of clients, including creditors, debtors, bankruptcy trustees, creditor committees and post-bankruptcy investors to help them evaluate risks, minimize their exposure, maximize their recoveries, structure transactions, and cost-effectively resolve issues. He is a 2018 ABI “40 Under 40” honoree and has been recognized as a “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters and in The Best Lawyers in America for commercial litigation and litigation - bankruptcy.In his appellate practice, Mr. Koenig has argued cases before the Nebraska Supreme Court, the Eighth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit, in addition to participating on the briefs in cases before the Iowa Supreme Court. Prior to joining Koley Jessen, he clerked for the Nebraska Supreme Court. He is a frequent author and lecturer on bankruptcy and litigation topics, having presented nationally through Strafford and the TMA and locally at the OmahaCommercial Real Estate Summit. He also has written numerous articles that have been published in The Nebraska Lawyer, among other publications. Mr. Koenig received his B.A. in 2003 in political science and history from Simpson College and his J.D. cum laude in 2007 from Creighton University, where he was editor-in-chief of the Creighton Law Review.