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  • University of Florida (B.S.B.A. 1988; Outstanding Female Graduate)
  • University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1991)

Bar & Court Admissions

  • 1992, Florida
  • 1994, California

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Debra Grassgreen

San Francisco Office
150 California Street
15th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-4500
Tel: 415.263.7000

Ms. Grassgreen has significant experience representing debtors, trustees, and creditors’ committees in large chapter 11 cases nationwide and internationally.  Ms. Grassgreen is an author and frequent speaker on various bankruptcy-related topics including the management of large and complex chapter 11 cases, the treatment of intellectual property rights in bankruptcy, issues in hi-tech bankruptcy cases, cross-border bankruptcy issues, and issues facing individual chapter 11 debtors. Ms. Grassgreen participates in the United Nations working group (UNCITRAL) that has been developing a uniform international insolvency law and materials to assist countries in the adoption and implementation of insolvency legislation. She also serves on the Advisory Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11.

Ms. Grassgreen is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, a fellow of the International Insolvency Institute, and is listed in “San Francisco’s Best Lawyers” by Best Lawyers in America  for her work in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. She holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and was recently ranked among Bankruptcy/Restructuring attorneys by Chambers USA. In 2011, she was named a “Northern California Super Lawyer” by San Francisco Magazine. In 2013, she was named by the Daily Journal as one of the top 100 women lawyers in California. 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. 

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
  • Board of Directors, American College of Bankruptcy Foundation (2013-2016)
  • Fellow, International Insolvency Institute
  • Member, Advisory Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute Commission to Study the Reform of Chapter 11
  • Board of Directors, International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation ("IWIRC")(2010-)
  • IWIRC Delegate to UNCITRAL
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association Business Law Section Legislation Subcommittee (2000-2004)
  • Member, Florida Bar Association Business Law Section Bankruptcy/UCC Committee (1992-1996)

Publications

  • Coauthor with J. Lucas, V. Newmark & M. Seidl: First Day Motions: A Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy Case (ABI 3d ed. 2012)(sole author of 1st ed. 2003)
  • Coauthor 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)
  • Coauthor with P. Egan: "Valuation and the Chapter 11 Process" in Contested Valuation in Corporate Bankruptcy - A Collier Monograph (LexisNexis 2011)
  • 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 Assignment of Real Estate Leases Generally," in Impact of Bankruptcy on Real Property Transactions (Cal. Cont. Ed. of the Bar 2003)

Programs and Lectures

  • Practicing Law Institute (standing faculty); American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association; 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; Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Accountants; International Council of Shopping Centers

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