Attorney Allen Guon joins Cozen O’Connor’s Chicago Office

Allen Guon, one of the country’s leading restructuring and insolvency attorneys, joins Cozen O’Connor’s nationally recognized Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Practice – as restructurings, workouts, and bankruptcies spike in many industries throughout the United States.

Guon joins Cozen O’Connor along with seven of his former colleagues from Fox Rothschild LLP. They will all reside in the Chicago office, except for one colleague who will practice out of Cozen O’Connor’s Wilmington, Delaware office.

“Bankruptcy filings had been on the decline for the better part of the past decade but there’s been a sudden and dramatic uptick in restructurings and bankruptcy filings due to the global pandemic,” said Michael J. Heller, Cozen O’Connor’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “This team brings to us both the business savvy and bankruptcy experience that will serve to add additional depth to our bench and expand our abilities to take on and manage restructuring cases of any size or complexity. I’m thrilled to welcome them aboard.”

Guon advises debtors, creditors, purchasers, lenders, and other parties in interest in chapter 11 reorganizations, chapter 7 liquidations, and out-of-court workouts. He focuses his practice on the representation of court-appointed fiduciaries and federal and state court receivers, as well as assignees in out-of-court liquidations. His experience includes the development of workout strategies for debtors and creditors; distressed asset sales; development and implementation plans of reorganization; and litigation of contested matters in state and federal courts and on appeal before the Seventh Circuit.

Guon is the former chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee and a former member of Bankruptcy Court Liaison Committee for the Northern District of Illinois.

He is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Guon is currently the Treasurer and a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE), a national nonprofit community service organization dedicated to inspiring smart financial-decision making by students and young adults.

Guon earned his law degree (J.D., cum laude, 1997) from Indiana University School of Law and a concurrent M.S. in Environmental Science degree from the Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. His undergraduate degree is also from Indiana University (B.S., with distinction, 1992), O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Guon is a lifelong resident of Deerfield. He graduated from Deerfield High School in 1988. He currently lives in Deerfield with his wife Jacalyn and his two daughters.

To learn more about Allen Guon or Cozen O’Connor, see https://www.cozen.com/people/bios/guon-allen

About Cozen O’Connor

Established in 1970, Cozen O’Connor has over 750 attorneys who help clients manage risk and make better business decisions. The firm counsels clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate, and regulatory law. Representing a broad array of leading global corporations and middle market companies, Cozen O’Connor serves its clients’ needs through 31 offices across two continents.