Teddy M. Kapur

Teddy Kapur, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, represents debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, assignees, and asset purchasers in chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other out-of-court restructurings. Teddy’s professional achievements are widely recognized by leading publications. Most recently, he was named to The Lawdragon‘s list of the 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. For nearly a decade, Thomson Reuters has selected Mr. Kapur as a “Super Lawyer,” and the same publication recognized Teddy as a “Top 100: Southern California Super Lawyer.” Since 2018, he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America. The Los Angeles Business Journal has included Teddy in its list of “Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s,” as well as in its list of the LA region’s “Most Influential Minority Lawyers.” Earlier in his career, Teddy received a number of “Top 40 Under 40” awards from the Daily Journal, The Recorder, The M&A Advisor, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Teddy has played an integral role in cases that have been awarded “Restructuring Deal of the Year” and “Reorganization of the Year Award” by The M&A Advisor, and “Mid-Size Company Turnaround of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association.

Prior to joining the firm, Teddy was a vice president at AIG SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, then one of the nation’s largest investors in affordable multifamily housing. He also worked as an analyst in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch & Co. Teddy earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was an articles & notes editor for the NYU School of Law Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. He earned his Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Rice University. Teddy also studied abroad for one year at the London School of Economics and Political Science.