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Sean A. O'Keefe

O'Keefe & Associates Law Corporation, P.C.
  • Recognized Since:
    2014
  • Recognized in:
    Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://okeefelc.com/sean-okeef...
  • Website:
    http://www.okeefelc.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (949) 334.4135
  • Location:
    26 Executive Park, Suite 250
    Irvine, CA 92614

 

Practice. Over thirty years of experience in the following practice areas: Chapter 11 reorganizations; out-of-court workouts; commercial litigation; and federal appellate practice.   

Education.  Dartmouth College, BA (1980); Fordham University School of Law, JD (1983).  

Bar Admissions. New York (1984); California (1986); Virginia (2017); District of Columbia 2018.   

Court Admissions. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Second Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court for the Central District of California; United States Bankruptcy Courts in California (all districts); United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; United States Bankruptcy Court (and District Court) for the Eastern District of Virginia; Supreme Court of Virginia; and New York Supreme Courts.   A

Awards and Designations. Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®; Best Lawyers In America © 2014-2019 (Southern California, bankruptcy and insolvency); 2016 Lawyer of the Year (Southern California, bankruptcy and creditors rights); Super Lawyers© designation 2010 through 2019 (insolvency and bankruptcy law).

Reported Cases. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Howard Law, P.C., 671 Fed.Appx. 954 (9th Cir. 2016); In re Sullivan, 522 B.R. 604 (9th Cir. BAP 2014); U.S. Philips Corporation v. KBC Bank, N.V., 2012 WL 112264 (9th Cir. 2012); In re Hatem Yehia Youssef, 2011 WL 3298903 (9th Cir. BAP 2011); U.S. Philips Corp. v. KBC Bank, N.V., 590 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2010); In the Matter of Checkmate Staffing, Inc., 359 Fed.Appx. 736 (9th Cir. 2009); In re The Legacy Estate Group, Slip Copy, 2007 WL 3261854 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2007); In re California Litfunding, a Nevada Corp., 360 B.R. 310 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2007); In re Edgewater Place, Inc., 1999 WL 35136576 (C.D. Cal. 1999).

Articles. Sean A. O’Keefe, Marital Settlement Transfers Under California’s Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, 33 Cal. Bankr. J. 345 (2016); Sean A. O’Keefe and Elmer Dean Martin III, Using Federal Guns and Badges to Marshal Estate Assets, 32 Cal. Bankr. J. 133 (2012); Sean A. O’Keefe, Post-Petition Perfection of Assignment of Rent Clauses Under 11 U.S.C. §546(b): A Creative Illusion, 17 Cal. Bankr. J. 123 (1989); Sean A. O’Keefe, Adequate Protection After United Savings v. Timbers of Inwood Forest, 16 Cal. Bankr. J. 8 (1988).  

Professional Education Panels. 1990 Annual Conference of the California Bankruptcy Forum, Converting Rents, Rates and Revenues into Cash Collateral: New Challenges to an Old Alchemy: Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, What Price Justice: Is There an Exception to The Absolute Priority Rule?, February, 1993; National Business Institute, How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in California, August, 1993; Orange County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Issues Arising From Securitized Loans, February, 2002; Orange County Bar Association, Non-Dischargeability Litigation: Selected Issues, May, 2002: Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Recovering The Loot: Pursuing and Defending Fraud and Other Claims Against Insiders, Investors, and Aiders & Abettors In Bankruptcy Cases, April, 2009; American Bankruptcy Institute, Battleground West 2012, Failing Lenders: Dueling Bankruptcy Cases, Bank Holding Company Debtors, and Other Key Issues.

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Practice. Over thirty years of experience in the following practice areas: Chapter 11 reorganizations; out-of-court workouts; commercial litigation; and federal appellate practice.   

Education.  Dartmouth College, BA (1980); Fordham University School of Law, JD (1983).  

Bar Admissions. New York (1984); California (1986); Virginia (2017); District of Columbia 2018.   

Court Admissions. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; Second Circuit Court of Appeals; United States District Court for the Central District of California; United States Bankruptcy Courts in California (all districts); United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York; United States Bankruptcy Court (and District Court) for the Eastern District of Virginia; Supreme Court of Virginia; and New York Supreme Courts.   A

Awards and Designations. Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®; Best Lawyers In America © 2014-2019 (Southern California, bankruptcy and insolvency); 2016 Lawyer of the Year (Southern California, bankruptcy and creditors rights); Super Lawyers© designation 2010 through 2019 (insolvency and bankruptcy law).

Reported Cases. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Howard Law, P.C., 671 Fed.Appx. 954 (9th Cir. 2016); In re Sullivan, 522 B.R. 604 (9th Cir. BAP 2014); U.S. Philips Corporation v. KBC Bank, N.V., 2012 WL 112264 (9th Cir. 2012); In re Hatem Yehia Youssef, 2011 WL 3298903 (9th Cir. BAP 2011); U.S. Philips Corp. v. KBC Bank, N.V., 590 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2010); In the Matter of Checkmate Staffing, Inc., 359 Fed.Appx. 736 (9th Cir. 2009); In re The Legacy Estate Group, Slip Copy, 2007 WL 3261854 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2007); In re California Litfunding, a Nevada Corp., 360 B.R. 310 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2007); In re Edgewater Place, Inc., 1999 WL 35136576 (C.D. Cal. 1999).

Articles. Sean A. O’Keefe, Marital Settlement Transfers Under California’s Uniform Voidable Transactions Act, 33 Cal. Bankr. J. 345 (2016); Sean A. O’Keefe and Elmer Dean Martin III, Using Federal Guns and Badges to Marshal Estate Assets, 32 Cal. Bankr. J. 133 (2012); Sean A. O’Keefe, Post-Petition Perfection of Assignment of Rent Clauses Under 11 U.S.C. §546(b): A Creative Illusion, 17 Cal. Bankr. J. 123 (1989); Sean A. O’Keefe, Adequate Protection After United Savings v. Timbers of Inwood Forest, 16 Cal. Bankr. J. 8 (1988).  

Professional Education Panels. 1990 Annual Conference of the California Bankruptcy Forum, Converting Rents, Rates and Revenues into Cash Collateral: New Challenges to an Old Alchemy: Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, What Price Justice: Is There an Exception to The Absolute Priority Rule?, February, 1993; National Business Institute, How to Protect Secured Interests in Bankruptcy in California, August, 1993; Orange County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Issues Arising From Securitized Loans, February, 2002; Orange County Bar Association, Non-Dischargeability Litigation: Selected Issues, May, 2002: Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Recovering The Loot: Pursuing and Defending Fraud and Other Claims Against Insiders, Investors, and Aiders & Abettors In Bankruptcy Cases, April, 2009; American Bankruptcy Institute, Battleground West 2012, Failing Lenders: Dueling Bankruptcy Cases, Bank Holding Company Debtors, and Other Key Issues.

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Education:

  • Fordham University , J.D., graduated 1983
  • Dartmouth College, BA, graduated 1980

Bar Admissions:

  • California, California
  • New York, New York
  • Virginia, Virginia
  • District of Columbia, District of Columbia
 

Court Admissions:

  • United States Court of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals For The Second Circuit
  • United States District Court For The Southern District of New York
  • United States District Court For The Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court For The Central District of California
  • United States District Court For The Southern District of California
  • United States District Court For The Northern District of California
  • United States District Court For The Eastern District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court For The Central District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court For The Northern District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California
  • United States Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District of New York

Affiliations:

  • District of Columbia Bar Association - member
  • New York Bar Association - member
  • Orange County Bar Association - member
  • Richmond Bar Association - member
  • Virginia Bar Association - member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Orange County (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 

Awards:

  • Best Lawyers 2016 Lawyer of The Year "Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights" Orange County, California
  • Super Lawyers designation (Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights) 2010 through 2019
 

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Firm Details

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O'Keefe & Associates Law Corporation, P.C.
http://www.okeefelc.com
 
Headquarters
26 Executive Park, Suite 250
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 334.4135

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Lawyer Case History

Reported Cases

Matter of Point Central Financial, Inc., 890 F.3d 1188 (9th Cir. 2018); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Howard Law, P.C., 671 Fed.Appx. 954 (9th Cir. 2016); In re Sullivan, 522 B.R. 604 (9th Cir. BAP 2014); U.S. Philips Corporation v. KBC Bank, N.V., 2012 WL 112264 (9th Cir. 2012); In re Hatem Yehia Youssef, 2011 WL 3298903 (9th Cir. BAP 2011); U.S. Philips Corp. v. KBC Bank, N.V., 590 F.3d 1091 (9th Cir. 2010); In the Matter of Checkmate Staffing, Inc., 359 Fed.Appx. 736 (9th Cir. 2009); In re The Legacy Estate Group, 2007 WL 3261854 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2007); In re California Litfunding, a Nevada Corp., 360 B.R. 310 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2007); In re Edgewater Place, Inc., 1999 WL 35136576 (C.D. Cal. 1999).
 
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