Jessica M. Zeratsky
Member
Jessica is a Member in Dykema’s Milwaukee office. She represents financial institutions and other lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, privately held and publicly traded businesses, school districts, and government authorities. She partners with her clients on commercial/creditor rights, banking and commercial finance, public finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, and general debtor and creditor matters.
Much of her time is devoted to managing client transactions. Jessica structures, documents, negotiates and closes commercial finance transactions across the country, including: secured and unsecured revolving credit and term loan financings, asset-based loans, tax-exempt financings, and real estate loans.
Additionally, Jessica counsels her clients in situations of financial distress, including workouts, refinancing of debt, creditor-debtor litigation, asset acquisitions and dispositions, restructurings and reorganizations, liquidations, and insolvencies.
Jessica is known for her focus on details, and on open communication and collaboration, with the goals of understanding client objectives, delivering customized solutions and maximizing value.
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- Marquette University Law School, J.D.
- University of Minnesota, B.A., summa cum laude
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Bar Admissions
- Wisconsin
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Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® for Banking and Finance Law, 2020-2024
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Named a Waukesha County Business Alliance Emerging Leader, 2017
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Recognized by Wisconsin Super Lawyers®as a Rising Star, three times since 2011
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Named by the Wisconsin Law Journal to Wisconsin Up and Coming Lawyers, 2011
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- Penfield Children’s Center, Board Member
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- United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County, Women’s Leadership Council Co-Chair
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Areas of client focus
Practices
Commercial Lending and FinanceCorporate and FinanceRestructuring and BankruptcyCapital MarketsIndustries
Financial Services
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