Maxim B. Litvak

Mr. Litvak specializes in bankruptcy matters and related commercial litigation. He has represented debtors, trustees, creditors, and creditor committees in numerous bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, and assignments for the benefit of creditors. He has authored or co-authored a number of papers on insolvency issues that have been presented at various seminars and bar association meetings. Mr. Litvak is a graduate of UC Berkeley and received his J.D. from Duke University. He is admitted to practice in Texas and California, and speaks fluent Russian. Mr. Litvak is a resident in our San Francisco office.

Professional Affiliations

• Turnaround Management Association, Northern California Chapter (Membership Committee, 2007-08; Secretary, 2004-07).

Publications

• Co-Author with D. Grassgreen: First Day Motions: A Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy Case (ABI 2d ed. 2006).
• Author, "What Does an Insider Have to Do to Make a Buck? A Commentary on the Recent Revisions to Section 503 of the Bankruptcy Code Limiting the Approval of Retention, Severance and Other Bonus Compensation to Insiders," in Bankruptcy Reform 2005: Expert Analyses Examining and Predicting the Impact on the Commercial Practitioner at page 63 (LRP Publications 2005)(condensed version published at 45:11 BCD News & Comment A5 (Oct. 25, 2005)).
• Author, "Retention and Compensation of Investment Bankers in Bankruptcy Cases," 23 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 30 (April 2004).
• Contributing editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law & Practice (2006).

Programs and Lectures

• Barristers Club of San Francisco

Representative Matters

• Chapter 11 debtors including Nellson Nutraceutical, Proxim Corporation, Sydran Services, Deltagen, General Magic, Steel Heddle Group, and Quokka Sports.
• Creditors' committees including Pacific Lumber, SeraCare, West Contra Costa Healthcare District, At Home Corporation, Software Logistics Corporation, and FiNet.com.