Winthrop Golubow Hollander LLP

3 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Biography

Mr. Golubow devotes his practice to and has extensive experience in the areas of financial restructuring, insolvency law, complex bankruptcy and business reorganizations, liquidations, and litigation, out-of-court workouts, acquisitions and sales of distressed assets, Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 foreclosure sales, general assignments for the benefit of creditors, and receiverships. Mr. Golubow has also been consulted and retained as a bankruptcy, insolvency and financial restructuring expert, and formally designated as a bankruptcy law expert on several occasions.

Mr. Golubow has a diverse client base that includes representation of debtors, creditors, creditor committees, bankruptcy trustees, assignees for the benefit of creditors, receivers and asset purchasers in a wide range of industries, including retail, consulting, manufacturing, distribution, importing, construction, entertainment, education, religious and other non-profit institutions, fitness, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, automotive, agriculture, golf and country club, biotech, transportation, telecommunications and internet businesses, and multi-level marketing.

Winthrop Golubow Hollander LLP

3 Best Lawyers awards

Winthrop Golubow Hollander LLP logo

Overview

  • Southwestern Law School, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Albany State University, B.S. Business, Finance , graduated 1985

  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association, 2023
  • California, 1992

  • California

  • United States Bankruptcy Court
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association, 2023
  • California, 1992
  • Southwestern Law School, J.D., graduated 1992
  • Albany State University, B.S. Business, Finance , graduated 1985
  • California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Awards:
  • Selected by Super Lawyers® as a “Top 100” Super Lawyer for Southern California, 2024 and 2025

  • Selected by Super Lawyers® as a “Top 50” Super Lawyer for Orange County, CA, 2017-2025

  • Rated "superb" (10 out of 10) by AVVO, a leading independent attorney rating service

  • Selected by Super Lawyers® as a 2021 “Top 50” Super Lawyer for Orange County, CA
  • Selected by Super Lawyers® as a 2022 “Top 50” Super Lawyer for Orange County, CA
  • Perennial “AV Preeminent” (5.0 out of 5.0) Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition, generated from evaluations by other members of the bar and the judiciary for legal ability and ethical standards (2004-present)
  • Recipient, Professional Services (B-to-B) Deal of the Year Award, M&A Advisor, 11th Annual Turnaround Awards and 2017 Distressed Investing Summit
  • Selected as a 2017 “Top 50” Super Lawyer for Orange County, California
  • Selected as a 2019 “Top 50” Super Lawyer for Orange County, California
  • Selected as a 2018 “Top 50” Super Lawyer for Orange County, California

  • Selected as a 2020 "Top 50" Super Lawyer for Orange County, California

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Case History

Cases
  • Chapter 11 Debtor's Counsel
Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in successful reorganization of retail chain store that resulted in a return to a profitable business after shuttering underperforming stores, and discharging millions of dollars in claims.
  • Chapter 11 Debtor's Counsel
Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in preservation/sale of multi-million-dollar real property site that resulted in reorganization, 100 percent payment to all creditors, and distribution of millions of dollars to the debtor.
  • Debtor's Counsel - Out of Court Restructuring
Debtor’s counsel in a successful out-of-court restructuring that resulted in the company's reduction of its senior secured debt by 75 percent and overhead costs by approximately 50 percent through elimination and consolidation of management, operations, and administrative positions, while saving approximately 200 jobs.
  • Chapter 11 Debtor’s Counsel
Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in the successful reorganization of several real estate limited partnerships with combined real estate values in excess of $50m that resulted in reorganization and 100 percent payment to all creditors.
  • Chapter 11 Debtor’s Counsel
Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel in preservation/sale of 100-acre mussel farm facility awarded first permit with US Army Corps of Engineers for an offshore aquaculture facility in US Federal waters.
  • Judgment Creditor Representation
Judgment creditor representation that culminated in a multi-day trial, judgment, and order for dismissal of Chapter 11 case as bad faith filing.

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