Palomba Weingarten

Representation of the examiner appointed in the chapter 11 case of Palomba Weingarten in the Central District of California. The debtor owned and managed several companies related to a residential development project located in San Diego, California. The examiner was appointed to analyze whether the debtor and her spouse had a valid and enforceable interspousal transmutation agreement and to investigate the debtor’s conduct of her businesses. With the assistance and counsel of the firm’s attorneys, the examiner prepared and submitted a comprehensive report on the interspousal agreement issues and an extensive report on various financial/accounting matters. These reports, which involved the investigation and analysis of complex legal and factual issues, increased the distribution to creditors.