Kansas City, MO—Dentons announced that Robert A. Hammeke has joined its highly-regarded Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice as a partner in its Kansas City, Mo., office. Hammeke brings nearly 15 years of experience to the Firm, primarily in the financial services sector, across all aspects of commercial loan enforcement and creditor/debtor relationships.

"Dentons is pleased to add Bob to our market-leading litigation team," said Mike McNamara, Dentons US managing partner. "Bob's experience in loan enforcement issues, commercial litigation and bankruptcy will be a tremendous asset to our clients throughout the United States."

With more than 250 litigators in the United States, Dentons' prominent team of lawyers offers companies from all industries the talent and experience to resolve a wide array of complex issues. The practice has earned numerous recognitions for its responsive, knowledgeable and practical approaches to enhance the prospects for a successful outcome.

Hammeke has significant experience representing commercial creditors, including community, regional and national banks and financial institutions, special servicers and distressed debt purchasers as they enforce, restructure or workout commercial lending relationships.  He regularly counsels and represents creditor interests and receivers as they utilize state and federal court receiverships as a means to preserve collateral interests, maximize creditor recovery and sell collateral and related business interests.

Hammeke also represents secured and unsecured creditors and the varied interested parties in bankruptcy cases and proceedings, including relating to first-day and other bankruptcy motion practice, plan confirmation and other global bankruptcy case issues, and to preference, fraudulent transfer and other bankruptcy avoidance proceedings.

Hammeke is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and writes and speaks regularly on loan enforcements, receiverships and distressed businesses.  He holds a JD, summa cum laude, from Oklahoma City University School of Law, where he was also articles editor of the Oklahoma City University Law Review, and a BA, magna cum laude, from Fort Hays State University.

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