Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law Litigation - Bankruptcy
Susan K. Seflin
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Susan K. Seflin guides and represents a wide range of businesses through the Chapter 11 reorganization process. She focuses her practice primarily on Chapter 11 reorganizations and related matters, has a proven track record of successfully confirming Chapter 11 plans of reorganization, and has successfully represented over fifty Chapter 11 debtors (excluding related entities).
Overview
- Pepperdine University, J.D., graduated 2000
- University of California Berkeley, B.A., graduated 1996
- California, State Bar of California
- California, United States District Court for the Central, Northern District of California
- California, United States District Court for the Central, Southern District of California
- California, United States District Court for the Central, Eastern Districts of California
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) - Member
- INSOL International - Member
- International Women’s Insolvency and & Restructuring Confederation - Member
- Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum - Member
- Moving Ventures, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization which focuses on community service and training low income individuals to become self-supported - Advisor, Member and Board of Directors (2007-2013)
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- California, State Bar of California
- California, United States District Court for the Central, Northern District of California
- California, United States District Court for the Central, Southern District of California
- California, United States District Court for the Central, Eastern Districts of California
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) - Member
- INSOL International - Member
- International Women’s Insolvency and & Restructuring Confederation - Member
- Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum - Member
- Moving Ventures, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization which focuses on community service and training low income individuals to become self-supported - Advisor, Member and Board of Directors (2007-2013)
- Pepperdine University, J.D., graduated 2000
- University of California Berkeley, B.A., graduated 1996
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation - Bankruptcy
Awards:
- Named a “Super Lawyer” by Southern California Super Lawyer Magazine (2016-2017), placing her in the top 5% of attorneys in the region.
- Named a “Rising Star” by Southern California Super Lawyer Magazine (2006, 2012-2014), placing her in the top 2.5% of under – 40 attorneys in the region.
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Additional Information
Case History
Cases
- Various
Successfully confirmed joint chapter 11 plan of reorganization in bankruptcy cases of parent company and seven related entities with eighty-one locations in six states where parent company was public company. Successfully fought motion to appoint a chapter 11 trustee filed by the U.S. Trustee which was supported by the Committee and second largest secured creditor.
- Taiwan’s largest barbeque grill manufacturer
Represented Taiwan’s largest barbeque grill manufacturer in the acquisition of substantially all of the assets from the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of In re Barbeques Galore, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of $15 million in cash consideration. Successfully negotiated, documented, and closed the sale in record time, which included an assumption of over 45 leases.
- Manufacturing Company
Successfully confirmed chapter 11 plan of reorganization in bankruptcy case of manufacturing company where secured creditor was undersecured, swept $3 million from the debtor’s bank accounts prepetition, and vigorously contested cash collateral use (and all other first day emergency motions), and where plan of reorganization was contested by state and federal environmental agencies as debtor operated business pre and post petition on two superfund sites. Extensively briefed confirmation memorandums on interplay between environmental law and rights of environmental agencies to administrative claims, and argued at multiple continued confirmation hearings.
- Real Estate Entity
Represented single asset real estate entity in vigorously contested chapter 11 case where secured creditor objected to cash collateral use and plan confirmation, sought relief from stay, conversion of the case, and an administrative claim for default interest and penalties. Crammed down secured creditor, confirmed chapter 11 plan of reorganization and successfully fought secured creditor’s attempts to include default interest and penalties in its claim.
- Undisclosed
Four years after individual chapter 11 debtor’s plan was confirmed and case was closed, filed a motion to reopen bankruptcy case and obtained order enforcing discharge injunction, declaratory relief and sanctions against debtor’s former spouse for pursuing litigation against debtor which had been resolved in chapter 11 case.
- Undisclosed
Represented chapter 11 debtor where case was vigorously contested by debtor’s pre-petition management. Filed first day emergency motion seeking to remove pre-petition management from control and possession of debtor’s assets and business and court granted debtor’s motion and issued temporary restraining order. Filed additional complaint and emergency motion seeking to hold pre-petition management in contempt for violating TRO, and obtained contempt order as well as sanctions. Successfully confirmed plan.
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