Firm News

Laura Davis Jones and Bruce Grohsgal have been named among Delaware "super lawyers." In addition, Ms. Jones was selected as one of the top ten "super lawyers" in Delaware. Only five percent of the total lawyers in the state are selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, and Ms. Jones is in the top ten of that five percent for her work in bankruptcy and creditor/debtor rights. "Delaware Super Lawyers" is published in the June issue of Philadelphia magazine, which reaches more than 486,000 monthly readers, and in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine. "Super Lawyers" are selected based on peer recognition and professional achievement.

Nine attorneys from the Los Angeles office have been named "Super Lawyers" in their fields in a recent special edition of Los Angeles magazine.

Andrew Caine - Bankruptcy

Ira Kharasch - Bankruptcy

Sam Maizel - Bankruptcy

Robert Orgel - Bankruptcy

Richard Pachulski - Bankruptcy

Hamid Rafatjoo - Bankruptcy

Jeremey Richards - Bankruptcy

James Stang - Bankruptcy

Dean Ziehl - Business Litigation and Bankruptcy

The firm is proud to announce that Debra Grassgreen has been invited to become a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. She will be inducted in March 2008 in Washington DC.

Six partners from Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP have been selected for the 2008 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

In the cover story in the October 2007 issue of the California Lawyer magazine, author Ron Donoho interviews James Stang at length about PSZJ's involvement in the chapter 11 case of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego. As lead counsel to the creditors' committee in the case, Mr. Stang was instrumental in negotiating a global settlement in the case that, at almost $200 million, is more than double the diocese's final offer.

James I. Stang, Robert Orgel, Hamid Rafatjoo and Gillian N. Brown represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the chapter 11 case of The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego. Through intensive litigation during the six months of the bankruptcy, the Committee thwarted the Diocese's strategy to force survivors of clergy sexual abuse to accept below average settlements. On September 7, 2007, the Diocese announced a settlement for 144 survivors and its intention to dismiss its chapter 11 case. The settlement represents the highest average per survivor settlement for any group settlement of claims against a Catholic diocese in the United States. Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones has represented more committees in Catholic diocese chapter 11 cases than any other firm in the country; representations include committees in the chapter 11 cases of the Diocese of Spokane and the Diocese of Davenport.