Mr. Irving E. Walker

Irving E. Walker is a Senior Member of Cole Schotz P.C.'s Baltimore office, where he advises and represents businesses facing financial difficulties, both out of court whenever possible and in chapter 11 and other court proceedings when necessary. He also represents creditors' committees, trustees, receivers, landlords, trade creditors and equity holders, as well as purchasers of assets out of bankruptcy. Mr. Walker has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation arising out of bankruptcy cases and other failed business situations, including director and officer litigation (as counsel for both plaintiff and defendants), avoidance actions and other commercial litigation, including precedent-setting cases at the trial and appellate levels, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Walker is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and has been listed as "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America for Baltimore in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law for 2013 and 2016 and in Litigation-Bankruptcy for 2012 and 2014, as well as in "Bet- the-Company" Litigation in 2013, and as being among the best lawyers in America for 15 years in the areas of bankruptcy and reorganization law and litigation-bankruptcy. Corporate International Magazine recognized him as "Corporate Restructuring Attorney of the Year in Maryland," and also has been listed as one of "Maryland's Top 100 Lawyers" by Super Lawyers Maryland Edition. Mr. Walker received his B.A. from Duke University, where he completed a double major in mathematics and management science, and his J.D. from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, where he achieved the Order of the Coif distinction.