About Faye
Faye Feinstein was a partner in the Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Creditor's Rights and Banking & Financial Institutions Groups.
Professional Recognitions
- Selected as a Most Influential Woman Lawyer in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business (2017)
- Selected as an Illinois Leading Lawyer - Law Bulletin Media, 2017–present (Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial)
- Selected for inclusion in Chicago's Top Rated Lawyers (2013)
- Selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers® (2007–present: Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence (2000-present)
- Leading Lawyers Network Member (2008–2013)
- Judicial Edition AV Preeminent Rating® from Martindale-Hubbell® (2019)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Chicago Bar Association: Former chair of Bankruptcies and Reorganizations Committee (also former Education chair, Secretary, Vice chair)
- Adjunct professor and guest lecturer, LLM Program-The John Marshall Law School
- International Women's Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
- Commercial Law League of America, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Committees
- Turnaround Management Association: Former member - International Board of Directors, Former chair - National Diversity Committee, Former chair - National Professional Women's Networking Group, Chicago/Midwest Chapter, Former president, Former chair - Professional Women's Networking Group
- Speaker-PLI
- Former instructor, Continuing Professional Education ("CPE")
- Former instructor, certification review for turnaround professionals through the Turnaround Management Association; former lecturer, Legal Clinic, DePaul College of Law
- Former lecturer, Legal Clinic, DePaul College of Law
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Education
- New York University School of Law (J.D., 1984)
- Brooklyn College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1994