Best Lawyers Near You in Los Angeles, California for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Mr. Hunter specializes in business and commercial litigation, including bankruptcy litigation. He also has extensive experience in state and federal court appeals. He is a graduate of New College in Sarasota, Florida, and received his J.D. from Harvard Law School. Mr. Hunter is admitted to practice in California.
Mr. Dulberg has substantial experience representing debtors, creditors, trustees, asset purchasers, and creditors’ committees in insolvency matters throughout the country. He has served as lead counsel for clients in a wide range of industries such as retail, technology, food services, new media, and real estate, among others. Mr. Dulberg has played a key role in several Chapter 11 matters that have been awarded accolades such as “Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year” by th...
Frank Merola is a partner in Stroock’s Financial Restructuring Group and has more than 25 years of experience in business reorganization and bankruptcy. Mr. Merola has advised debtors, creditors, acquirers and equity holders in both Chapter 11 and out-of-court restructurings across a range of industries. He also focuses his practice on the representation of ad hoc and official creditor committees and equity holders. Prior clients include Sirius Satellite Radio, Harbinger Capital Partner...
Teddy M. Kapur is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP, the nation’s leading corporate restructuring boutique. He represents debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, assignees and asset purchasers in chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies, chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other out-of-court restructurings. Mr. Kapur was listed in the 2018 and 2019 editions of Best Lawyers in America. In 2020, Thomso...
Mr. Ramseyer has had experience in many insolvency and litigation matters. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and his J.D. from the University of Southern California. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability, and was included in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America for bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Ramseyer is admitted to practice in California.
Mr. Nolan has substantial experience litigating tort, contract, and business disputes. He has successfully litigated numerous jury trials in state and federal courts as well as federal appeals before the Sixth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeal. Mr. Nolan also has substantial experience representing unsecured creditors, trustees, and creditors' committees in chapter 11 and chapter 7 cases. He has prosecuted litigation to recover debtor assets in district courts and bankruptcy courts throughou...
Mr. Glazer regularly advises hedge funds, bondholders, and other creditors with respect to a wide variety of issues affecting secured and unsecured investors in distressed debt, including covenant restrictions in credit agreements and indentures, intercreditor disputes, collateral issues, and in related litigation. Mr. Glazer counsels creditors both prior to and following the filing of a bankruptcy case, and in out-of-court workouts. He also represents various other parties in chapter 11 bank...
Mr. Pomerantz has substantial experience representing debtors, unsecured creditors, secured creditors, trustees, and creditors' committees in chapter 11 reorganization cases, chapter 7 cases, and in related litigation in both state and federal court. Mr. Pomerantz also has an active creditors' committee practice, having represented the creditors' committees in Glazed Investments (Krispy Kreme), Commissary Operations, Tom's Foods, Empire Beef and Souper Salad. Mr. Pomerantz's practice is gener...
Cia H. Mackle is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Cia H., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Cia H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Steven J. Katzman is a partner with Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP in Los Angeles, California. His background includes more than three decades of experience in government service and private practice, with a focus on bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial litigation, and federal litigation matters. His practice includes Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, and Litigation - Bankruptcy . From 2003 through 2008, Steven served as the...
Ms. Brandt specializes in business and commercial litigation, including bankruptcy litigation. She has extensive experience in electronic discovery for large corporate entities. Ms. Brandt is a graduate of UCLA and earned her J.D. at USC. She was listed in the 2018 and 2019 editions of Best Lawyers in America for her work in the area of bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Brandt is admitted to practice in California.
Ms. Cantor’s practice focuses on representing companies and creditor representatives in financial restructurings and bankruptcy reorganizations. She has substantial experience representing debtors, trustees, secured creditors, and creditors' committees in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. She has been named to the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal’s list of “Top 100 Women Lawyers,” which identifies California’s leading women lawyers. The Daily Journal recogn...
Anthony “Tony” Bisconti is a trial attorney at Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP in Los Angeles, California, representing businesses and individuals in complex litigation , bankruptcy matters, insolvency proceedings, and white-collar criminal defense matters. Tony represents clients through all stages of litigation, including trials, evidentiary hearings, contested matters, arbitrations, mediations, adversary proceedings, and appeals. He has significant experience handling bus...
Ivan Kallick’s bankruptcy, insolvency and workout practice concentrates on large reorganization cases and bankruptcy litigation. He represents a broad range of stakeholders, including debtors, creditors, creditors' committees, franchisors, real estate enterprises and large corporate/institutional interests.
Mr. Goldich’s legal practice primarily encompasses representation of debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, and other parties in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. He also regularly consults on conflicts and ethics issues in the firm’s chapter 11 cases and is a former chair of the LACBA Ethics Committee, on which he served for over fifteen years. In addition to playing a lead role as debtor's counsel in many successful chapter 11 reorganizations and going-concern sales, Mr. Gol...
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