Debra Grassgreen

Ms. Grassgreen has been a partner in the firm since 1997 and has significant experience representing debtors, trustees, and creditors' committees in chapter 11 cases nationwide. Ms. Grassgreen is an author and frequent speaker on various bankruptcy-related topics including the treatment of intellectual property rights in bankruptcy, the interplay of real estate and bankruptcy, entertainment-related bankruptcy issues, issues in hi-tech bankruptcy cases and first-day orders.

Ms. Grassgreen is listed among "Best Lawyers in America" with other bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law attorneys, and was recently invited to join the American College of Bankruptcy. Ms. Grassgreen is a graduate of the University of Florida, where she also received her J.D., and is admitted to practice in Florida as well as California. Ms. Grassgreen is a resident in our San Francisco office, having previously resided in our Los Angeles office.

Professional Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (induction 2008).
• Co-chair, Bay Area Network, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (2006-)
• Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section Legislation Subcommittee (2000-).
• Member, Florida Bar Association Business Law Section Bankruptcy/UCC Committee (1992-).

Publications

• Co-author with M. Litvak: First Day Motions: A Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy Case (ABI 2d ed. 2006)(sole author of 1st ed. 2003).
• Author: "Individual Chapter 11 Cases After BAPCPA: What Happened to the "Fresh Start"? 2006 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 309 (West 2006).
• "Property of the Estate," in Understanding the Basics of Bankruptcy & Reorganization 2005, 880 PLI/Comm 145 (2005).
• "Sale of Assets," in Understanding the Basics of Bankruptcy & Reorganization 2005, 880 PLI/Comm 249 (2005).
• "Rejection, Assumption and Asignment of Real Estate Leases Generally," in Impact of Bankruptcy on Real Property Transactions (Cal. Cont. Ed. of the Bar 2003).

Programs and Lectures

• Practising Law Institute, American Bankruptcy Institute, State Bar of California, Beverly Hills Bar Association, American Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, University of Florida College of Law, California Continuing Education of the Bar.

Representative Matters

• Individual chapter 11 debtors: Boxer Mike Tyson; Grammy-award winning singer Toni Braxton; the trustee for Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers.
• Chapter 11 debtors in TCW/Camil Holdings; Webvan Group; Pacific Crossing Limited (a subsidiary of Global Crossing); Laura West Enterprises; RBX Industries; Clarent Corporation; Breed Technologies; Sleepmaster Corporation; Sizzler International; Fresh Choice; Cenvill Development Corporation; conflicts counsel in Dana Corporation; chapter 11 trustee in Le-Nature's, Inc.
• Receivership: Former San Francisco Mayor Art Agnos as receiver of the SF Housing Authority.
• Creditors' committees in Suge Knight/Death Row Records.
• Lender/plan sponsor in PacWest Funding Corporation (Columbia Ventures Corporation).