Harold D. Israel

Harold D. Israel, CPA is a partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC in Chicago, where he represents companies and fiduciaries (boards of directors. assignees, trustees and receivers) in workouts (in-court and out-of-court) and reorganizations throughout the U.S. In addition, he represents companies seeking to expand their business base by buying financially troubled companies, parties in mass tort bankruptcies, unsecured creditors, and lenders and equity sponsors in asset-based lending, foreclosure, and debtor-in-possession financing transactions. Mr. Israel has been recognized by Chambers USA as a “RecognizedPractitioner,” has been included in each edition of The Best Lawyers in America since 2013 for his workin the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer numerous times. He is a member of the board of directors ofIllinois Chapter of Credit Resistance Abuse Education (for which he served as chair) and was on theTurnaround Management Association (TMA) Global Board of Trustees and Executive Committee, and he previously served as president of the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the TMA and chair of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Israel chairs the GovernanceCommittee of the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership and was president of TempleBeth-El, Northbrook, Ill. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan RossSchool of Business and his J.D. from the University of Illinois Law School.