Education
- Rice University (B.A. magna cum laude 1999)
- London School of Economics and Political Science (1997-98)
- Harvard University (M.P.A. 2004)
- New York University School of Law (J.D. 2004)
Bar and Court Admissions
- Texas, 2004 (inactive)
- California, 2006
Clerkships
- W. Royal Furgeson (W.D. Texas 2004-05)
Teddy M. Kapur

Teddy M. Kapur is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, the nation’s leading corporate restructuring boutique. He represents debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, assignees, and asset purchasers in chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies, chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other out-of-court restructurings.
Mr. Kapur has been named to The Lawdragon's list of the 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. In 2021, the Los Angeles Business Journal named Mr. Kapur to its annual "Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s" list, which recognizes leading professionals in the region between the ages of 40 and 49 who are demonstrating success inside business and throughout their communities. In 2020, Thomson Reuters recognized Mr. Kapur as a "Top 100: Southern California Super Lawyer” and from 2015 to 2023, the same publication selected him as a “Super Lawyer,” an honor bestowed on only 5% of Southern California attorneys. In 2019, the Los Angeles Business Journal named Mr. Kapur to its list of the LA region's “Most Influential Minority Lawyers.” From 2018 through 2022, Mr. Kapur was also listed in Best Lawyers in America.
In 2016, the Daily Journal selected Mr. Kapur to its “Top 40 Under 40,” an annual list of leading California lawyers under age 40. In 2014, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recognized Mr. Kapur as one of the “Best Lawyers Under 40.” In addition, The M&A Advisor awarded Mr. Kapur the “40 Under 40 Recognition Award,” and The Recorder named Mr. Kapur a “Lawyer on the Fast Track,” identifying him as among fifty attorneys in California “whose early accomplishments indicate they will be tomorrow’s top lawyers and leaders.”
Mr. Kapur has played an integral role in cases that have been awarded the “Mid-Size Company Turnaround of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association and “Reorganization of the Year Award” by The M&A Advisor.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kapur 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.
Mr. Kapur serves as a mentor and the chair of the board of directors of the nonprofit organization Imagine LA, which facilitates a team mentorship program to help families permanently exit homelessness and poverty. Mr. Kapur also is a professor at Los Angeles City College.
Mr. Kapur 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. Mr. Kapur also studied abroad for one year at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Mr. Kapur is admitted to practice in California and Texas (inactive).
Representations
- Chapter 11 debtors in Select Staffing; American Suzuki Motor Corporation; Ultura (Oceanside); CyberDefender; Gordian Medical (dba American Medical Technologies); Arlie & Company; Victor Valley Community Hospital; Heller Ehrman LLP; Z Gallerie; S&B Surgery Center; New Century Financial
- Creditors' committees in Sports Authority, Naartjie Custom Kids; Adair County Hospital District; Homejoy (Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors), LLC; IPC International; Residential Capital; San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Corporation; SSI Group Holding Corp. (Grandy's and Souper Salad restaurant chains); Pure Beauty Salons & Boutiques; Circuit City; Hawaii Medical Center
- Chapter 11 and 7 trustees in Georges Marciano; Renaissance Surgical Arts at Newport; Galleria USA; Randall Blanchard
Professional Affiliations
- Imagine LA, Chair of Board of Directors (2018 – present); Board of Directors (2015 – present)
- South Asian Network, Board of Directors (2018 – present); Advisory Board (2012 – 2016)
- Anti-Defamation League, Los Angeles Regional Board Member and Co-Chair of the LA For Good Steering Committee (2019 – present)
- International Insolvency Institute, NextGen Executive Committee (2018)
- National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, Education Committee (2016 – 2017)
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Co-Chair of Bankruptcy Restructuring and Creditors'/Debtors' Rights Committee (2014 – 2016)
- South Asian Bar Association of Southern California, President (2012 – 2013)
Programs and Lectures
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Information Management Network, Strafford Publications, California Bankruptcy Forum, Pepperdine University School of Law, North American South Asian Bar AssociationNews
- August 17, 2023
- Lawdragon, June 16, 2023
- April 26, 2023
- January 2023
- August 18, 2022
- January 20, 2022
- Los Angeles Business Journal, December 20, 2021
- August 19, 2021
- January 2021
- October 2020
- August 20, 2020
- January 21, 2020
- January 15, 2020
- August 15, 2019
- January 30, 2019
- January 28, 2019
- October 9, 2018
- August 15, 2018
- January 31, 2018
- August 15, 2017
- January 25, 2017
- May 26, 2016
- May 2015
- Los Angeles magazine, February 2015
- October 2014
- June 23, 2014
- PSZJ Bulletin No. 15, February 2014
- January 2014
- August 2013
- July 2013
- Teddy Kapur Selected to Participate in International Insolvency Institute NextGen Leadership ProgramMay 2013
- The Recorder, April 19, 2013
- February 2013
- September 2012
- M&A Advisor, May 2012
- December 2011
- October 2010
- June 17, 2010
- March 23, 2010
- December 2009
- October 29, 2009
Publications
- 2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law
- Business Law Today, January 2011
- Environmental Law Reporter, 2004
Events
- International Insolvency Institute and the American College of BankruptcyMarch 14, 2019
- 17th Annual International Insolvency Institute ConferenceLondon, England, June 18, 2017
- International Insolvency Institute 16th Annual ConferenceTokyo, Japan, June 5, 2016
- Mexican Bar AssociationMexico City, Mexico, April 26, 2016
- Mexican Bar AssociationMexico City, Mexico, April 25, 2016
- International Insolvency Institute 15th Annual ConferenceNaples, Italy, June 14, 2015
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 26th Annual ConferenceScottsdale, Arizona, November 7, 2014
- Turnaround Management Association 26th Annual ConferenceToronto, Canada, September 30, 2014
- CARE 2014: Financial Literacy ConferenceIrving, Texas, September 11, 2014
- International Insolvency Institute 14th Annual ConferenceMexico City, Mexico, June 9, 2014
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 25th Annual ConventionKansas City, Missouri, November 9, 2013
- IMN’s 4th Annual Bank & Financial Institutions Special Assets Executive Conference on Real Estate WorkoutsSanta Monica, California, September 10, 2013
- Live 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with interactive Q&AJuly 10, 2013
- California Bankruptcy Forum 24th Annual Insolvency ConferenceSan Diego, California, May 17, 2013
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Western Regional ConferenceHuntington Beach, California, August 25, 2012
- National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association Annual ConferenceAtlanta, Georgia, November 19, 2011
- Pepperdine University School of LawMalibu, California, November 2, 2011
- North American South Asian Bar Association 8th Annual ConferenceLos Angeles, California, May 24, 2011