Maria A. Diakoumakis is a Member in the Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors' Rights Practice Group, and is a member of the Business Services, Commercial Lending, Consumer Financial Services, and Financial Industry Group in the Chicago office of Dykema. Ms. Diakoumakis has represented secured creditors, landlords, equipment lessors, indenture trustees, Chapter 11 trustees, unsecured creditors, liquidating trustees, and special servicers in all aspects of corporate restructuring matters, including chapter 7, 11 and 13 proceedings, out-of-court workouts, and assignments for the benefit of creditors. She regularly represents secured lenders and mortgage servicers in a wide range of bankruptcy litigation matters, and in cash-collateral, relief from stay, plan confirmation, and section 363 sale proceedings. Ms. Diakoumakis has successfully defended multimillion dollar preference and fraudulent transfer lawsuits on behalf of creditors in various industries in multiple jurisdictions throughout the nation. She also routinely represents the nation’s largest financial institutions and mortgage servicers in connection with United States Trustee’s and Chapter 13 Trustees' investigation of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings and practices.