Clark T. Whitmore
Partner
f612.642.8335
clark.whitmore@maslon.com
3300 Wells Fargo Center
90 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Clark Whitmore has a broad creditors' rights and bankruptcy background. He led the development of and currently serves as Chair of Maslon's Financial Services Group. He regularly represents indenture trustees and noteholders, debt restructurings, Chapter 11 bankruptcies, and liquidations. His representation of indenture trustees during default administration covers TIA-qualified corporate note issuances, municipal bonds, and structured finance. He has extensive experience serving on unsecured creditor committees and noteholder committees in Chapter 11 cases on a national basis. In addition to representing banks and other creditors in loan defaults, he also represents financial institutions in substantial matters involving depository and credit fraud, and in defense of lender liability. He is also experienced in matters arising under the Uniform Commercial Code.
- Financial Services
- Indenture Trustee Representation
- Creditors' Rights in Bankruptcy
- Defaulted Loans and Workouts
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota,
1984
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Law Review: Minnesota Law Review, Associate Editor, 1983 - 1984 - St Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota,
1980
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
- Minnesota, 1987
- Oregon, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1987
- American Bar Association - Member
- Minnesota State Bar Association - Member; Bankruptcy Section, Member
- Hennepin County Bar Association - Member
- Meritas, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Section - Member, Co-Chair, since 2001
- “Selling Your Collateral in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Section 363’s Faster, Cheaper Approach is at Risk”, Maslon Speaker Series, 2009
- “Second Lien Lending”, Bankruptcy Institute, Minnesota CLE, 2007
- “Loan Workout and Collateral Liquidation in Minnesota”, Lorman Education Services, 2002 - 2004
- “Drafting Chapter 11 Plans of Reorganization”, Bankruptcy Institute, Minnesota CLE, 2002
- “Business Financing”, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, 1999
- Recognized on Minnesota Super Lawyers® list, 2003 - 2008, 2011 (Minnesota Super Lawyers® is a designation given to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys each year.)
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell (AV, BV, and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies)
