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Education

  • Oxford University (B.A., first class honors, Jurisprudence, 1979; B.C.L., first class honors, Law, 1980)
  • Harvard University (LL.M. 1981)
  • David Blank Open Scholarship in Jurisprudence, 1976-1979; Frank Knox Fellowship, 1980-1981

Bar & Court Admissions

  • 1982, California

Attorneys

Jeremy V. Richards

Los Angeles Office
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
11th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4100
jrichards@pszjlaw.com
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Tel: 310.277.6910

Mr. Richards has extensive experience representing the major constituencies in bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts, and related litigation, with an emphasis on debtor and creditors' committee representations in large, complex reorganizations. He has written and lectured extensively on insolvency and insolvency-related issues, and has served as director and program committee chair for the Turnaround Management Association Southern California chapter. He is a graduate of Oxford University (B.A. 1979; B.C.L. 1980) and was a Frank Knox Fellow at Harvard Law School (1980-81), where he received his LL.M. He holds an AV Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest peer recognition for ethical standards and legal ability. Mr. Richards is admitted to practice in California, and is a resident in our Los Angeles office.

Transactions

  • Chapter 11 Debtors: People's Choice Home Loan, Inc. and affiliates (formerly a major national subprime lender and loan originator); Thorpe Insulation Company (formerly one of the largest California-based installers and distributors of insulation products); Peregrine Systems; Murray, Inc.; Trigem America; Precision Specialty Metals.
  • Creditors' Committees: AMC Entertainment; Qintex Entertainment; Weintraub Entertainment; Leisure Technology; First Capital Holdings; Loews Cineplex
  • Bondholder & Equity Committees: Barry's Jewelers; Sun World.
  • Trustees: Triad America Corporation; Oppenheimer Industries.
  • Examiners: Metropolitan Mortgage (real estate investment and finance entity); DVI, Inc.(equipment financer).
  • Out of Court: A national homebuilder in an out-of-court restructuring of over a $1 billion in debt and liabilities.