Henry C. Kevane

Henry C. Kevane

San Francisco, CA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
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58 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy

Biography

Mr. Kevane is the managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office. He has worked on transactional and bankruptcy matters with clients from a variety of industries, and is listed among the "Best Lawyers in America" and "San Francisco's Best Lawyers" for his work in bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. He has also been named a "Northern California Super Lawyer" every year since 2004 in a peer survey conducted by Law & Politics and the publishers of San Francisco magazine, an honor bestowed on only 5% of Northern California attorneys. In 2011, the Daily Journal profiled him in a special supplement as one of the top 25 municipal lawyers in California for his work in chapter 9 bankruptcy cases. Mr. Kevane was inducted into the American College of Bankruptcy as a fellow in 2015. He is a graduate of Brown University and received his J.D. from Southwestern Law School, where he was editor in chief of the Southwestern University Law Review. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2006. Mr. Kevane is admitted to practice in California.
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

58 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Southwestern Law School, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Brown University, A.B., graduated 1982

  • California, 1986

  • American College of Bankruptcy - Fellow
  • Bankruptcy Committees Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee - Chair
  • Business Law Today (ABA Business Law Section) - Director
  • Individual Chapter 11 Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee - Vice Chair
  • California, 1986
  • American College of Bankruptcy - Fellow
  • Bankruptcy Committees Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee - Chair
  • Business Law Today (ABA Business Law Section) - Director
  • Individual Chapter 11 Subcommittee of the ABA Business Law Section Business Bankruptcy Committee - Vice Chair
  • Southwestern Law School, J.D., graduated 1986
  • Brown University, A.B., graduated 1982

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Bankruptcy
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, San Francisco (2024)
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy, San Francisco (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
Awards:
  • Super Lawyers: Recognized in 2004-2020 editions in Northern California
  • Daily Journal: Named on "2011 Top 25 Municipal Lawyers in California" list for his work in chapter 9 bankruptcy cases

Case History

Cases
  • America West Airlines
Counsel to the creditors' committee of America West Airlines.

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