
Chris Niekamp
- Partner | Akron (Fairlawn)
- p/f| 330.258.6470
- [email protected]
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- Assistant | Nancie Stephenson | [email protected]
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Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Business
- Finance Law
- Nonprofit & Foundation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
I engage in a diverse Commercial and Corporate Law practice. I represent banks, businesses, debtors and creditors in all phases of commercial litigation, bankruptcy and collection matters, along with contract and acquisition opportunities, ventures, product and brand development.
I have experience handling large and small Chapter 11 cases on behalf of Secured Lenders, Debtors, the Creditors’ Committee and the Trustee. I have represented numerous large and small companies in issues ranging from start-up through dissolution, employment law issues, collection, real estate litigation, real estate acquisition, commercial lease documentation, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder disputes. I have experience handling commercial and residential foreclosures and has negotiated and prepared documents for corporate mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, wind down, forbearance agreements, condominium documents, commercial leases, non-profit 501 (c)(3) documents, employment agreements, shareholder agreements, buy-sell agreements, and close corporation agreements.
In addition to bankruptcy and corporate law experience, I have a niche practice in Entertainment Law. I am a member of IR Global’s international professional network, which allows me to better serve my clients in cases with a national or international nexus by drawing on expertise from jurisdictions around the world.
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- Experience
- Joined Buckingham as a Partner in 2021
- Former Managing Partner at Niekamp, Weisensell, Mutersbaugh & Mastrantonio, LLP
- Education & Admissions
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 1990)
- University of Western Ontario School of Law (Exchange program)
- Miami University (B.S., Business Administration, 1987)
- Admissions
- Ohio and Pennsylvania
- United States District Courts in Ohio
- United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Awards & Honors
- Selected for inclusion in Ohio’s Super Lawyers® (2016-2023), as voted on by peers
- Professional & Civic
Involvement
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Member Unsecured Trade Creditor
- Committee Contributing Member of Preference Payment Defense Analysis
- Commercial Law League of America
- Akron Community Foundation – Akron Civic Theater Former Secretary
- Kohl Family Downtown Akron YMCA – President Board of Advisors 2020-2021
- Turnaround Management Association
- Member, Leadership Akron Class 39
- Associations
- American Bar Association
- Corporate Law Section
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Corporation Law Committee
- Real Estate Law Committee
- Akron Bar Association
- Former Chair, Business & Corporate Law Section, 1994
- Treasurer 2019-2021
- Real Property & Law Committee
- Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section
- American Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Presentations &
Publications
- <ul> <li>Exploring a Hybrid Future: Adapting Business models to succeed in the new norma<em>l, IR Global,</em> April 14, 2022</li> <li><a href="https://www.bdblaw.com/rights-of-minority-shareholders-in-a-closely-held-corporation/">Rights of Minority Shareholders in a Closely-Held Corporation </a></li> </ul>