CRAIG E. ZUCKER, shareholder and member of the firm’s Executive Committee, brings a wealth of diverse experience, pragmatism, and personal commitment to his representation of businesses and individuals on a broad spectrum of day-to-day and long-term strategic issues. The enduring relationships he has forged over the course of his career speak to his legal acumen, business savvy, and an approach that makes him as much a partner as a counselor to the clients he serves.
Craig leverages his four decades of experience to provide comprehensive counsel on the full range of business matters, including entity formation and governance, transactions, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and partner relationships, and litigation. Whatever the issue, Craig’s clients know that one phone call to him will get them the answers and guidance they need.
In conjunction with his broad outside general counsel and business representation, Craig maintains a robust and well-respected practice in bankruptcy and complex insolvency-related matters. Co-chair of the firm’s Bankruptcy, Restructuring, and Debtor-Creditor Rights group, he represents debtors, creditors, and other interested parties in federal, bankruptcy, and state court proceedings and through out-of-court workouts, mediations, and facilitations.
While his Michigan roots run deep, Craig works on matters involving distressed companies and creditor-debtor issues in jurisdictions from coast to coast. He has successfully represented the interests of multi-employer fringe benefit funds, pension funds, health and welfare funds, unions, and retirees in various federal and bankruptcy court proceedings nationwide, including Chapters 7, 9, and 11 bankruptcies.
A leader within the firm, Craig is active in every aspect of firm development – from strategic growth, firm management, marketing, recruiting, and training. He also serves as a mentor to up-and-coming lawyers. Craig knows, from first-hand experience, that mentorship accelerates success, helps close the knowledge-skills-resources gap the legal profession faces, and leverages the potential for greater clarity and results for both the mentee and mentor.
Consistently recognized by his peers for his professional accomplishments, Craig is AV-rated in Martindale Hubbell and has been named in the Best Lawyers in America every year since 2010. He was selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for induction in their “Hall of Fame” 2023 class, an honor awarded to Michigan legal leaders for their successful careers and valuable contributions to the profession and community.
