Henry C. Kevane

Mr. Kevane is the managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office. He has worked on transactional and bankruptcy matters with clients from a variety of industries, and is listed among the "Best Lawyers in America" with other bankruptcy attorneys. He is a graduate of Brown University and received his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Southwestern University Law Review. He holds an AV Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Kevane is admitted to practice in California.

Professional Affiliations

• Chair, State Bar of California Business Law Section Insolvency Law Committee (1995-1999).
• Chair, State Bar of California Committee on Federal Courts (1996-2001).

Publications

• "Fee Shifting by (1) Oversecured Creditors in Bankruptcy Cases & (2) Prevailing Parties in Civil Litigation," published in course handbook Getting Paid What You Are Worth (1996).
• "Legislative Solutions in the Orange County Chapter 9 Case," published in course handbook, The Aftermath of Bankruptcy: Legislative Reform -- State and Federal (1996).
• "The Treatment of Financing Leases in a Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Case," in AGL & F Tax-Exempt Leasing Letter (1996).
• "The Legislative Side of the Orange County Chapter 9 Case" for Sacramento County Bar Association (1996).
• "Now What? Three Questions Facing the Municipal Bondholder Upon Commencement of a Chapter 9 Case," published in course handbook, Municipal Bond Law for the Bankruptcy Practitioner (1996).
• "The Newsgatherer's Shield: Why Waste Space in the California Constitution?" 15 Southwestern University Law Review 527 (1985).
• Co-Author with W. Weintraub, "Principles of Equitable Subordination Under Section 510 of the Bankruptcy Code," in Selected Issues in Bankruptcy Practice (1991).
• Contributing Author, Bankruptcy Law Practice: Recent Developments (1992-1998).

Representative Matters

• Creditors' committees in SeraCare Life Sciences; Guy F. Atkinson; the Orange County chapter 9 case; America West Airlines
• Chapter 11 debtors in Deltagen; Yipes Communications; E/O Networks; Worlds of Wonder.
• Participated in the municipal restructuring of the Heffernan Memorial Hospital District (chapter 9 debtor located in Calexico, California).