Keith J. Shapiro > Greenberg Traurig LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Greenberg Traurig LLP Offices

77 WEST WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 2500
CHICAGO, IL 60601
ILLINOIS
United States
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Keith J. Shapiro

Work Department
Bankruptcy
Position
Of Counsel
Career
Keith J. Shapiro has more than 35 years of experience representing key participants in complex corporate restructurings and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. Keith is the Co-Founder of GT’s Chicago Office, which he led as Co-Managing Shareholder and Chairman for over 20 years. He also served as a member of the firm’s Executive Committee for 17 years and as Global Vice President and Chairman of Strategic Recruiting for the firm. He co-led the firm’s Global Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice for 20 years and continues to serve as Chairman Emeritus of the group. Keith is also the founder and Chairman of Karlov Street Capital, an active investor in capital markets transactions.
Concentrations
Real estate
Hedge funds
Health care
Cross-border insolvencies
Capital markets and syndicated transactions
Food products and restaurant industry
Technology
Airlines
Retail
Capabilities
Restructuring & Bankruptcy
Admission to Practice
Illinois
Languages
English
Education
- J.D., Emory University School of Law, 1983
- B.S., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Project finance
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Healthcare > Service providers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense