MacDonald + MacDonald is a boutique law firm with a practice international in scope, focusing on bankruptcy reorganization, commercial and international litigation, international insolvency, structuring business transactions, and loan workouts. Mark MacDonald, the founder of the bankruptcy group within Johnson & Swanson/Gibbs/Wortley and co-founder of the bankruptcy group within Sidley & Austin, established the firm in 1998 after three years at Baker McKenzie as the senior bankruptcy partner for North America and a member of its Institutional Investors Products Group. Voted one of Best Lawyers in America in every edition since the first publication in 1983, elected a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and elected a Master of the Inns of Court by other members of the bar, MacDonald brings a high degree of respect within the bankruptcy bar and bench.

Known to be innovative, highly aggressive, complex problem solvers, MacDonald + MacDonald actively create strategic business solutions for their clients' problems. Members of the firm are quick to adapt, providing high caliber, cost effective representation and an extraordinary level of client satisfaction. MacDonald + MacDonald knows how important accessibility is to their clients; the attorney you hire is the attorney you reach directly on the phone.

The depth of expertise, limited number of conflicts, and financial strength allows MacDonald + MacDonald to accept major cases that other law firms cannot handle. They have staffed debtor cases involving thousands of creditors, ten thousand employees, and multi-state operations. Small firm economics allows MacDonald + MacDonald to apply both straight contingency and blended rate compensation packages, commonly acting as co-counsel to firms with conflicts in undertaking full Section 327 representation.

MacDonald + MacDonald has five attorneys, four of whom focus on bankruptcy and litigation. One transactional attorney handles equipment leasing and secured transactions. Four of our attorneys practice from its Dallas office. Consistent with our national practice orientation, one bankruptcy litigator is based in Chicago.