Mr. Eric C. Peterson

Eric C. Peterson is Of Counsel with Spencer Fane LLP in St. Louis, Mo., where he represents companies in need of financial restructuring whether through bankruptcy, receivership or workout negotiations. He represents banks, investors, creditors and financial institutions in maximizing recoveries on unpaid debt. He is also trained as a mediator. Mr. Peterson’s clients range from start-ups to Fortune 100 firms, and from community banks to large national lenders. He commonly represents creditors’ committees and others in connection with large chapter 11 cases. He also acts as a court-appointed receiver for operating companies when necessary to preserve the value of ongoing operations. Mr. Peterson is a frequent speaker and writer on business restructuring, financial litigation, commercial receivership, bankruptcy and insolvency law. He authored the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act Manual and Practitioner’s Guidebook, published by the Missouri Bar, and is an author of or contributor to books and articles published by the American Bar Association, ABI and others. Mr. Peterson presents several panel discussions annually, including in 2018 at the annual Missouri Judicial College. He is a founder and board president of the Commercial Receivers Association and served as the past chair of the Missouri Bar Bankruptcy Debtor and Creditor Rights Committee, where he also served as chair of the Subcommittee on Commercial Receivership. The subcommittee, comprised of a dozen attorneys from across Missouri, crafted the Missouri Commercial Receivership Act (MCRA), which was enacted as bar-sponsored legislation in 2016. The MCRA has also been used as a model by practitioners in other states seeking to refine and reform receivership statutes outside of Missouri. Mr. Peterson received his M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D. from Boston University.