“Michael really understands the bankruptcy code. He is good at thinking of things strategically, and will provide clear cut guidance on why things will or won’t work.”
— Chambers USA 2025
Mike VanNiel is BakerHostetler’s Ohio Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice team Leader. He maintains a bankruptcy and commercial law practice focused on complex insolvency and related commercial and appellate litigation, corporate debtor restructuring, creditors’ committee representations, representation of financial institutions in specialized finance matters, secured lenders, acquirers of distressed businesses and business owners and creditors in workouts and insolvency proceedings.