Ms. Felicia Gerber Perlman

Felicia Gerber Perlman is a partner in the Chicago office of McDermott Will & Emery, where she focuses her practice on complex business reorganizations, debt restructurings and insolvency matters.She also is the global co-head of the firm?s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group. Ms. Perlman advises debtors, creditors, lenders, investors, sellers, purchasers and other parties-in-interest in all stages of restructuring transactions, from chapter 11 reorganizations to out-of-court negotiations, workouts and acquisitions. She frequently presents on bankruptcy topics and is featured in several notable publications. Ms. Perlman is a frequent speaker and has been recognized in Turnarounds & Workouts as one of the nation?s ?Outstanding Young Bankruptcy Lawyers,? and she has repeatedly has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America?s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America.In addition, she received the 2017 Flex Success Award from The Diversity & Flexibility Alliance for her commitment and success in creating and working in a flexible environment. She also was named byCrain?s Custom Media as one of Chicago?s Notable Women Lawyers in 2018. Ms. Perlman has been a member of the boards of directors of the Women in Law Empowerment Forum and the Chicago Coalition of Women?s Initiatives in Law Firms, and she is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy.She received her B.A. and B.S.E. in 1989 from the University of Pennsylvania?s Wharton BusinessSchool, and her J.D. in 1992 from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.