Andrew H. Eres

Andrew Eres has over twenty-four years of experience as a workout and insolvency commercial litigator.  Andrew makes communication a priority: to identify and address potential problems before they happen, to confirm his actions stay in line with changing business and financial objectives of clients, and to challenge himself and his clients to always pursue the optimal solution for their business disputes.   Andrew’s clients, which include financial institutions, corporations, partnerships, real estate developers and investors, creditors and individuals, rely on him for solutions to a wide range of liability issues and creditor disputes. He helps banks of all sizes, private equity funds, non-traditional lenders, debt buyers and mortgage servicers protect their investments throughout the workout process, including restructures, refinances, court proceedings, sales, exit strategies, and liquidations.  Andrew also defends financial institutions against lender liability and fraud issues, including RESPA, TILA and FDCPA claims.  He has handled hundreds of complicated foreclosure matters of commercial, residential and industrial properties for lenders throughout the country. During the last financial crisis, Andrew led a group who worked out over $3 billion worth of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial loans for community and national banks, CMBS and SBA lenders and private equity companies. Andrew has given seminars on mortgage foreclosure practices to lenders throughout the Chicago metropolitan area.  

As a part of his commercial foreclosure practice, Andrew also regularly represents property managers and court appointed receivers in state and federal court. Additionally, Andrew has represented secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and has handled all types of adversary proceedings for his secured creditor clients, such as preference claims, fraudulent conveyances, and the determination and validity of liens and claims. Andrew also represents lenders, both as buyers and sellers, in assignments for the benefit of creditors and Uniform Commercial Code asset sales.  

Andrew has particular strengths assisting commercial real estate clients, defending and prosecuting construction defect claims, title disputes, mechanic’s lien foreclosures, real estate receiverships, commercial evictions, building code violations, and contract and fraud cases.