Practice Expertise

  • Business Services
  • Commercial Lending
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' ...
  • Asset Purchases

Areas of Practice

  • Asset Purchases
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' ...
  • Business Services
  • Commercial Lending
  • Corporate Finance
  • Debt Finance
  • Energy Lending Transactions
  • In- and Out-of-Court Restructurings & ...
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Survey
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital & ...
  • Real Estate
  • Representation of Financial Institutions in ...
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Profile

Gary Segal has extensive experience with all types of corporate and finance transactions, which includes commercial finance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law. Mr. Segal is the Leader of Dykema's Lending Team.

In his commercial finance practice, Mr. Segal represents lenders and borrowers in connection with asset based loans, cash flow loans, acquisition financing, mezzanine and second lien loans, subordinated loans, real estate loans and debtor in possession financing. These financings have included single bank transactions, large syndicated credit facilities, cross border and multicurrency transactions, loan restructurings, bankruptcies, assignments for the benefit of creditors and workouts.

In his corporate practice, Mr. Segal has represented individuals, private equity and corporations with various types of mergers and acquisitions, distressed dispositions, Section 363 sales and foreclosure sales. He was also an early adopter of using Series LLCs.

Mr. Segal blends his legal acumen with his accounting, financial and business background to arrive at practical solutions for his clients. Prior to his law practice, he worked in the tax department of Ernst & Young and is a certified public accountant.

Bar Admissions

Illinois, 1995

Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, J.D., magna cum laude University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, A.B.

  • with distinction

Areas of Practice

  • Asset Purchases
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights
  • Business Services
  • Commercial Lending
  • Corporate Finance
  • Debt Finance
  • Energy Lending Transactions
  • In- and Out-of-Court Restructurings & Liquidations
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Annual Survey
  • Private Equity, Venture Capital & Mezzanine Finance
  • Real Estate
  • Representation of Financial Institutions in Bankruptcy & Workout Matters

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Mr. Segal is a Certified Public Accountant



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