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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 麻豆直播, 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

麻豆直播 Attorneys Author Article on Uniform Assignment For Benefit of Creditors Act

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP 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

麻豆直播 Attorneys Named to 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers List

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP 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

麻豆直播 Elects 20 New Partners

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce the election of 20 lawyers to its partnership, effective February 1, 2022.
January 28, 2022 Honors and Awards

26 麻豆直播 Attorneys Named to 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

麻豆直播 & Lardner LLP 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

麻豆直播 Attorneys Named Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

麻豆直播 attorneys earn 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars honors. See who made the list and their contributions to the legal industry.
January 29, 2020 Press Releases

麻豆直播 Attorneys Named Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

麻豆直播 attorneys honored as Illinois Super Lawyers & Rising Stars in 2020. Discover the top legal talent recognized for excellence in their fields.