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We have one of the largest and most highly regarded bankruptcy practices in the nation. Our bankruptcy attorneys are experienced in representing all of the major constituencies in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts, including debtors, committees, trustees, bondholders, asset purchasers, and third-party plan proponents. Our clients include large public corporations as well as small businesses and individuals. Our effectiveness is enhanced by this breadth of experience and our capability in virtually all aspects of chapter 11 cases as well as chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies.
News
- September 2023
- August 17, 2023
- July 19, 2023
- The M&A Advisor, June 30, 2023
- June 27, 2023
- Lawdragon, June 16, 2023
- Los Angeles Business Journal, June 8, 2023
- International Insolvency Institute (III)June 2023
- Chambers Global, Chambers USA, June 1, 2023
- Los Angeles Business Journal, May 22, 2023
- Law360, February 10, 2023
- January 23, 2023
- January 2023
- January 2023
- December 5, 2022
- November 3, 2022
- WILS Connect, October 10, 2022
- October 7, 2022
- September 2022
- September 8, 2022
- Daily Journal, August 24, 2022
- August 18, 2022
- August 18, 2022
- IFLR1000, August 2022
- Law360, August 4, 2022
- Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, July 20, 2022
- Chambers USA, Chambers Global, June 1, 2022
- Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, May 18, 2022
- Los Angeles Business Journal, May 16, 2022
- April 27, 2022
- April 2022
- January 20, 2022
- January 18, 2022
- Lawdragon, January 14, 2022
- Los Angeles Business Journal, November 2021
- Los Angeles Business Journal, October 2021
- Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, October 2021
- September 2021
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- September 2021
- Business Bankruptcy Committee AwardSeptember 2021
- L.A. Times B2B Publishing Business of Law Magazine, August 29, 2021
- Law360, August 2, 2021
- What's Next?American Bankruptcy Institute, June 2021
- "Where are all the retail bankruptcies?"June 2, 2021
- May 27, 2021
- May 20, 2021
- March 2021
- January 2021
- January 11, 2021
- December 3, 2020
- December 2020
- Law360, November 30, 2020
- November 6, 2020
- October 28, 2020
- September 2020
- September 4, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- July 2020
- Law360, July 2020
- Los Angeles Business Journal, May 2020
- May 12, 2020
- April 23, 2020
- The Hollywood Reporter, April 9, 2020
- February 10, 2020
- Law360, February 7, 2020
- Global Restructuring Review (GRR), November 2019
- November 2019
- September 26, 2019
- September 3, 2019
- August 15, 2019
- UC Hastings Magazine, May 23, 2019
- Daily Journal Special ReportDaily Journal, May 8, 2019
- April 25, 2019
- March 12, 2019
- November 2, 2018
- August 15, 2018
- June 18, 2018
- May 7, 2018
- December 14, 2017
- December 5, 2017
- November 3, 2017
- October 11, 2017
- August 15, 2017
- PSZJ Bulletin, July 2017
- June 8, 2017
- May 18, 2017
- Law360, March 29, 2017
- March 24, 2017
- February 23, 2017
- January 25, 2017
- January 12, 2017
- November 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- The Deal, April 18, 2016
- April 17, 2016
- April 15, 2016
- January 7, 2016
Publications
- Plaintiff Magazine, June 2023
- Thomson Reuters Practical Law, March 7, 2023
- A Future Restructuring Option for Cannabis CompaniesDaily Journal, July 20, 2022
- DailyDAC, April 7, 2022
- 2022 Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor 4 (March 2022), March 2022
- Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals2021 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 439, October 2021
- Global Restructuring Review (GRR), September 10, 2021
- Business Law Today (August 2021)
- DailyDAC, July 15, 2021
- Business Law Today (June 2021)
- Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals2020 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law, October 2020
- Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals2020 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 411, October 2020
- Practical Law, July 2020
- American Bar Association Business Law Section (October 2019)
- Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals2019 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 475, October 2019
- 356 American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal 30 (No. 3 Summer 2019), September 2019
- 262 New York Law Journal No. 59, September 23, 2019
- Law360, May 22, 2019
- Journal of Corporate Renewal, January 2019
- Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals2018 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 547, December 2018
- 37 ABI Journal 48 (No. 4 April 2018), April 2018
- 45 ABA PREVIEW of United States Supreme Court Cases 42 (2017)
- ABA Young Lawyers Division Bankruptcy Law Newsletter (Fall 2017), Fall 2017
- Presented to the INSOL International Seoul One-Day Seminar, February 2017
- 30 Journal of Corporate Renewal 3 (Jan/Feb 2017)
- 2016 Norton Survey of Bankruptcy Law 220
- 43 ABA PREVIEW of United States Supreme Court Cases 200 (2016)
- ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee e-Newsletter (July 2015)
- Journal of Corporate Renewal, February 2015
- Bankruptcy Law 360, January 15, 2015
- Business Law Today (December 2014)
- Journal of Corporate Renewal (Nov/Dec 2014), December 2014
- The Sixth Circuit—Joining the Fourth, Fifth and Tenth Circuits—Holds That BAPCPA Did Not Abolish the Absolute-Priority Rule for Individual Chapter 11 DebtorsNorton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (No. 9 at 12), September 2014
- International Bar Association: Insolvency and Restructuring International, September 2014
- Bankruptcy Fairness and Employee Benefits Protection ActABA Business Bankruptcy Committee e-Newsletter (June 2014)
- 33 ABI Journal 44, May 2014
- Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser (No. 12), December 2012
- Best of ABI 2012: The Year in Business BankruptcyDecember 2012
- Funding a Chapter 11 CaseAmerican Bankruptcy Institute (2012)
- 2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 621
- 2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 947
- 2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law
- 2012 INSOL International News Update (Oct. No. 10)
- September 2012
- 31 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 14 (No. 6 July 2012), July 2012
- A Guide to the Critical First Days of a Bankruptcy CaseAmerican Bankruptcy Institute, June 2012
- Business Law Today (June 2012)
- 31 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal No. 5 @ 34, June 2012
- Problems in the Code21 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal No. 4 @ 36, May 2012
- ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee e-Newsletter (January 2012)
- Contested Valuation in Corporate Bankruptcy: A Collier Monograph (LexisNexis), 2011
- From the ABI Column, "Intensive Care"30 ABI Journal 12 (No. 5 June 2011), June 2011
- May 2011
- Parts I & IIBusiness Law Today (May and June 2011)
- 29 Legal Information Alert 1 (No. 7), March 2011
- The Aftermath of Bankruptcy: Legislative Reform—State and Federal (1996)
- Business Law Today, January 2011
- Parts I & IIAGLF Tax-Exempt Leasing Letter (1995 & 1996)
- 29 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 18 (No. 7 Sept. 2010), September 2010
- 4 ABI Healthcare Committee Newsletter No. 4, August 2010
- Absolute Priority BlogMarch 23, 2010
- Absolute Priority BlogMarch 20, 2010
- Intensive Care29 ABI Journal 14, February 2010
- 28 ABI Journal No. 2 (March 2009), March 2009
- The Patient Care Ombudsman Comes to California26 California Health Law News 2 (No. 3 Winter 2009).
- Journal of Corporate Renewal, January 2009
- Business Credit, October 2008
- What Happened to the "Fresh Start"?2006 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 309 (West 2006), 2006
Representative Cases
Events
- 2023 ABI Views From the BenchWashington DC, September 29, 2023
- GRR Live: Restructuring in the AmericasNew York, September 20, 2023
- 2023 TMA South East Regional ConferenceNashville, August 10, 2023
- 2023 ABI Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy WorkshopAugust 8, 2023
- 2023 ABI Southeast Bankruptcy WorkshopAmelia Island FL, July 21, 2023
- TMA Global 2023 International SymposiumHamburg, Germany, June 21, 2023
- AIRA 39th Annual ConferenceNewport Beach CA, June 9, 2023
- ABI New York City Bankruptcy ConferenceNew York, May 24, 2023
- 2023 TMA NOW (Network of Women) SummitNew York, May 23, 2023
- 28th Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring ConferenceMadrid, Spain, May 23, 2023
- 28th Annual IBA Global Insolvency and Restructuring ConferenceMadrid, Spain, May 23, 2023
- Thirty-Fifth Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Insolvency ConferenceLa Quinta CA, May 21, 2023
- Thirty-Fifth Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Insolvency ConferenceLa Quinta CA, May 19, 2023
- Financial Poise™ WebinarsWebinar, May 2, 2023
- ABI VALCON 2023New Orleans, May 2, 2023
- American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Spring MeetingWashington DC, April 21, 2023
- Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Los Angeles County Bar AssociationZoom Webinar, April 18, 2023
- Bankruptcy Battleground WestBeverly Hills CA, March 27, 2023
- Zoom Webinar, December 7, 2022
- ABI Delaware Views From the BenchWilmington DE, November 17, 2022
- UT Law CLE Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy ConferenceAustin, TX, November 17, 2022
- Financial Poise™ WebinarsWebinar, October 25, 2022
- 96th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy JudgesOrlando, October 20, 2022
- Financial Lawyers Conference (FLC)Los Angeles, September 29, 2022
- American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy ConferenceLas Vegas, September 9, 2022
- American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy ConferenceLas Vegas, September 9, 2022
- 22nd Annual International Insolvency ConferenceToronto ON, September 8, 2022
- Financial Poise™ WebinarsWebinar, September 2, 2022
- ABI 2022 Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy WorkshopCambridge MD, August 6, 2022
- CACB Summer 2022 Extern and Law Clerk Bankruptcy Educational Program SeriesJuly 12, 2022
- Financial Lawyers ConferenceVirtual, June 14, 2022
- ABI New York City Bankruptcy ConferenceNew York City, June 10, 2022
- AIRA 38th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring ConferenceCleveland, June 8, 2022
- TMA Mid-Atlantic Regional SymposiumAtlantic City, June 8, 2022
- abiLIVEZoom Webinar, May 26, 2022
- Washington DC, April 29, 2022
- American College of Bankruptcy InductionDenver, March 31, 2022
- ABA Business Law Section Spring MeetingAtlanta, March 31, 2022
- 48th Annual Southeastern Bankruptcy Law InstituteAtlanta, March 24, 2022
- 48th Annual Southeastern Bankruptcy Law InstituteAtlanta, March 23, 2022
- Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench-Bar ConferenceNew Orleans, February 4, 2022
- The Private Directors Association (PDA)Webinar, November 19, 2021
- Restructuring, Insolvency & Troubled Companies 2021Financial Poise on-demand webinar, October 2021
- 95th Annual Conference of the National Conference of Bankruptcy JudgesIndianapolis, IN, October 8, 2021
- American Bankruptcy Institute Bankruptcy 2021: Views From the BenchWashington DC, September 24, 2021
- UNCITRAL Academy 2021Virtual, September 8, 2021
- 37th Annual Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors Bankruptcy & Restructuring ConferenceVirtual, June 29, 2021
- Financial Lawyers ConferenceVirtual, June 17, 2021
- 37th Annual Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors Bankruptcy & Restructuring ConferenceVirtual, June 17, 2021
- 22nd Annual ABI New York City Bankruptcy ConferenceVirtual, May 19, 2021
- TMA Town HallVirtual, May 12, 2021
- Wharton Restructuring and Distressed Investing Conference 2021: The COVID Credit Cycle - A New ParadigmZoom, April 9, 2021
- Strafford Live WebinarFebruary 17, 2021
- ABI’s 16th Annual International Insolvency & Restructuring SymposiumNovember 18, 2020
- Impact 2020: The TMA ExperienceWebcast, October 1, 2020
- American Bankruptcy Institute Insolvency 2020: Restructuring, Insolvency & Distressed Debt Virtual SummitWebcast, September 23, 2020
- American Bankruptcy Institute Insolvency 2020Webcast, September 23, 2020
- Bloomberg LawWebcast, September 9, 2020
- Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law & Bankruptcy SectionWebcast, September 8, 2020
- National Association of Credit ManagementWebinar, June 24, 2020
- 36th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference Virtual SeriesWebex, June 4, 2020
- Delaware State Bar AssociationWebinar, June 3, 2020
- Financial Lawyers ConferenceZoom conference, June 1, 2020
- Webinar, May 13, 2020
- Turnaround Management Association Philadelphia/WilmingtonZoom Webinar, April 28, 2020
- Knowledge Group Live Webcast SeriesWebinar, February 28, 2020
- American Bankruptcy Institute 2019 Winter Leadership ConferenceRancho Palos Verdes CA, December 6, 2019
- State-Appointed and Private Receiverships, Alternative Restructurings, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, Latest CasesStrafford Live Webinar, November 13, 2019
- INSOL International Tokyo One Day SeminarNovember 7, 2019
- 93rd Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy JudgesWashington DC, November 1, 2019
- American Bankruptcy Institute Delaware Views From the BenchWilmington DE, October 17, 2019
- Osgood Hall Law School Annual Update in Corporate Insolvency and RestructuringToronto, October 4, 2019
- 31st Annual TMA ConferenceCleveland, September 25, 2019
- International Bar Association Annual ConferenceSeoul, South Korea, September 24, 2019
- Singapore 2019 10th Corporate Governance WeekSeptember 23, 2019
- 27th Annual International Association of Korean Lawyers ConferenceSeoul, South Korea, September 21, 2019
- American Bankruptcy Institute Views From the BenchWashington DC, September 20, 2019
- 2019 American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy ConferenceLas Vegas, September 6, 2019
- 2019 American Bankruptcy Institute Midwest Regional Bankruptcy SeminarCincinnati, August 20, 2019
- Jointly presented by the Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and the Cannabis Law SectionSan Francisco, July 30, 2019
- 26th Annual ABI Northeast Bankruptcy ConferenceNewport RI, July 13, 2019
- Financial Lawyers ConferenceLos Angeles, June 13, 2019
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 35th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring ConferenceBoston, June 7, 2019
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 35th Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring ConferenceBoston, June 7, 2019
- 37th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Spring MeetingWashington DC, April 11, 2019
- 32nd Annual NW Bankruptcy InstitutePortland OR, April 5, 2019
- American Bankruptcy Institute Bankruptcy Battleground WestBeverly Hills, March 28, 2019
- ABA Business Law Section Joint Meeting of the Business Bankruptcy and Banking CommitteesVancouver BC, March 26, 2019
- 2019 American College of Bankruptcy First Circuit Boston College Law School Bankruptcy SymposiumBoston, March 22, 2019
- Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges of the Ninth CircuitPortland OR, March 18, 2019
- VALCON 2019: Cutting Edge Valuation SolutionsLas Vegas, February 28, 2019
- National Consumer Products Credit GroupPhoenix, February 21, 2019
- National Cannabis Bar AssociationWebinar, February 21, 2019
- American Bankruptcy InstituteNew York, December 9, 2018
- ABI Winter Leadership ConferenceScottsdale AZ, December 9, 2018
- 25th Annual Distressed Investing ConferenceNew York, November 26, 2018
- 26th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy ConferenceLas Vegas, September 7, 2018
- Financial Lawyers ConferenceLos Angeles, June 7, 2018
- 20th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute New York City Bankruptcy ConferenceNew York, May 24, 2018
- American Bankruptcy Institute and the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors VALCON 2018Las Vegas, May 17, 2018