Industries
Education
- Franklin & Marshall College; University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with honors, 1977)
- Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D. 1980)
- Order of the Coif
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1980, California
Attorneys
James I. Stang
Mr. Stang, a founding partner of the firm, has broad experience in bankruptcy reorganization. He has acted as a chapter 11 trustee and receiver in numerous cases, primarily for car dealerships and real property cases. Mr. Stang has lectured and written extensively on both bankruptcy and receivership issues. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law, where he was editor in chief of Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. He holds an AV Peer Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and has been named "Super Lawyer" in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights every year since 2005 in a peer survey conducted by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles magazine, an honor bestowed on only 5% of Southern California attorneys. In 2010, the Century City Bar Association named him "Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year" and in 2011 he was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Bankruptcy. Mr. Stang is admitted to practice in California, and is a resident in our Los Angeles office.
Professional Affiliations
- "Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year," Century City Bar Association (2010)
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- Member, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum Board of Directors (ex officio)
Publications
- "Assumption of Contracts and Leases: The Obstacle of the Historical Default," 24 California Bankruptcy Journal 39 (1998)(addressing "going dark" provisions of car dealership agreements)
Representations
- Receiver appointed for various car dealerships (Nissan, Porsche, Audi, Toyota)
- Trustee of Magic Ford
- Subcommittee of employee organizations in Orange County chapter 9 case
- Chapter 11 debtors in American Suzuki Motor Corporation; Gateway Educational Products (manufacturer of "Hooked on Phonics"); American Tissue; Chippendales; Inacom Corporation; Rhodes Homes; Sizzler Restaurants International; Superior TeleCom
- Tort litigants' committees in the chapter 11 cases of the Catholic Diocese of Spokane (Washington) and the Diocese of Davenport (Iowa); creditors' committees in the chapter 11 cases of the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego, the Catholic Diocese of Fairbanks (Alaska), the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington (Delaware), the Society of Jesus, Oregon Province and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
- Bankruptcy counsel for the Tobacco Committee of the National Association of Attorneys General
News
- American Suzuki Swiftly Glides to Plan Confirmation
- Federal Religious Freedom Act Not Valid Defense to Bankruptcy Avoiding Actions
- Nine Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang
- [Video] James Stang Interviewed by The Deal: Lessons for Penn State From Catholic Church Bankruptcies
- Catholic Diocese of Wilmington Emerges From Chapter 11, Sizable Trust Funded for Abuse Survivors
- Court Approves Wilmington Diocese Plan
- Pachulski Stang Selected to Represent Creditors in Christian Brothers Chapter 11 Cases
- Committee of Abuse Survivors Reaches Settlement in Society of Jesus Chapter 11 Case
- Bankruptcy Court Rules Large Investment Pool Is Property of Wilmington Diocese Chapter 11 Estate
- Rhodes Emerges From Chapter 11
- James Stang Named Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year
- Pachulski Stang Selected as Committee Counsel in Jesuit Chapter 11
- Nine Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski
- How Plaintiffs Attorneys Successfully Challenged the San Diego Diocese
- Bankruptcy Judge Rules on Ownership of Property in Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Case
Past Events
- Where Is Bankruptcy Headed and How Could It Be Made Better
- Mass Tort Chapter 11 Cases
- The Catholic Church in Bankruptcy - Diocesan and Religious Order Chapter 11 Cases and the Lessons Learned
- Mass Torts, Class Actions, and Other Issues That May Arise From the Gulf Oil Crisis
- The Role of Creditors Committees in Chapter 11
- Strategies for Working With Your Customer in Chapter 11
- 2005 NAPEO Legal & Legislative Conference
- 17th Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Conference