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Lei Lei Wang Ekvall

Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2020
  • Recognized in:
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Website:
    http://www.swelawfirm.com
  • Location:
    3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 250
    Costa Mesa, CA 92626

http://swelawfirm.com/

LEI LEI WANG EKVALL is a partner of Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP. She received her undergraduate degree in information and computer science in 1988 from the University of California, Irvine and her law degree in 1992 from the University of Southern California. Ms. Wang Ekvall served a judicial clerkship to the Honorable Alan M. Ahart, William J. Lasarow, Kathleen T. Lax, Kathleen P. March, and Vincent P. Zurzolo, United States Bankruptcy Judges, from October 1992 to September 1993. From September 1993 to September 1994, she served a judicial clerkship to the Honorable Kathleen P. March, United States Bankruptcy Judge.

Ms. Wang Ekvall is a leader in Southern California’s legal community. She is currently serving as president and a board member of Legal Aid Society of Orange County, a board member of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, and a member of the Central District of California Attorney Discipline Committee. After serving on the board of the Orange County Bar Association for several years, she was elected and served as the 2010 President of the Orange County Bar Association. She currently serves on the board of the Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund and served as its President in 2011. Ms. Wang Ekvall also chaired various committees and sections of the Orange County Bar Association, including the pro bono committee, the resolutions committee, and the commercial law and bankruptcy section. She is a past president and director of the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum and the Orange County Asian American Bar Association, and has served as a co-chair and member of the Central District of California Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Among other recognitions, in 2015, Ms. Wang Ekvall was selected by the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum as the recipient of its prestigious Honorable Peter M. Elliott Memorial Award, for her outstanding scholarship, ethics and service to the Orange County bankruptcy community. She has a peer review rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell, and since 2008, she has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer, representing the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Southern California. In 2011 and 2014, she was named a Top Bankruptcy Attorney by O.C. Metro magazine. Ms. Wang Ekvall is a frequent speaker on the topic of bankruptcy law and receiverships and co-authored Bankruptcy for Businesses, published in April, 2007 by Entrepreneur Media, Inc., and distributed by McGraw-Hill.

Ms. Wang Ekvall concentrates her practice on insolvency and bankruptcy-related matters including work-outs, business reorganizations, creditors’ rights, and trustee, committee, and receiver representation in diverse industries such as hospitality, medical, real estate, technology, entertainment, manufacturing, and retail.

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http://swelawfirm.com/

LEI LEI WANG EKVALL is a partner of Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP. She received her undergraduate degree in information and computer science in 1988 from the University of California, Irvine and her law degree in 1992 from the University of Southern California. Ms. Wang Ekvall served a judicial clerkship to the Honorable Alan M. Ahart, William J. Lasarow, Kathleen T. Lax, Kathleen P. March, and Vincent P. Zurzolo, United States Bankruptcy Judges, from October 1992 to September 1993. From September 1993 to September 1994, she served a judicial clerkship to the Honorable Kathleen P. March, United States Bankruptcy Judge.

Ms. Wang Ekvall is a leader in Southern California’s legal community. She is currently serving as president and a board member of Legal Aid Society of Orange County, a board member of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, and a member of the Central District of California Attorney Discipline Committee. After serving on the board of the Orange County Bar Association for several years, she was elected and served as the 2010 President of the Orange County Bar Association. She currently serves on the board of the Orange County Bar Association Charitable Fund and served as its President in 2011. Ms. Wang Ekvall also chaired various committees and sections of the Orange County Bar Association, including the pro bono committee, the resolutions committee, and the commercial law and bankruptcy section. She is a past president and director of the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum and the Orange County Asian American Bar Association, and has served as a co-chair and member of the Central District of California Lawyer Representatives to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Among other recognitions, in 2015, Ms. Wang Ekvall was selected by the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum as the recipient of its prestigious Honorable Peter M. Elliott Memorial Award, for her outstanding scholarship, ethics and service to the Orange County bankruptcy community. She has a peer review rating of AV Preeminent from Martindale-Hubbell, and since 2008, she has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer, representing the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Southern California. In 2011 and 2014, she was named a Top Bankruptcy Attorney by O.C. Metro magazine. Ms. Wang Ekvall is a frequent speaker on the topic of bankruptcy law and receiverships and co-authored Bankruptcy for Businesses, published in April, 2007 by Entrepreneur Media, Inc., and distributed by McGraw-Hill.

Ms. Wang Ekvall concentrates her practice on insolvency and bankruptcy-related matters including work-outs, business reorganizations, creditors’ rights, and trustee, committee, and receiver representation in diverse industries such as hospitality, medical, real estate, technology, entertainment, manufacturing, and retail.

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Special Focus:

  • Chapter 12
  • Commercial
  • Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
  • Litigation
  • Restructurings
  • Workouts
 

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Smiley Wang-Ekvall, LLP
http://www.swelawfirm.com
 
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3200 Park Center Drive, Suite 250
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 445.1000

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