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Marla Aspinwall concentrates her practice in the tax, ERISA, labor and securities aspects of executive compensation for publicly held, private and tax-exempt organizations, including employment agreements; nonqualified deferred compensation; and equity, retirement, incentive and welfare benefit plans. Ms. Aspinwall has extensive knowledge of insurance-funded executive benefits and estate planning arrangements. She also specializes in the tax and business aspects of agricultural cooperative or...
Jason B. Komorsky is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Commercial Litigation. Jason B., who practices law in Woodland Hills, California, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jason B. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Education : Occidental College (B.A., Psychology/Theater, cum laude, 1979); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D. 1983). Admitted to : California and New York State Bars; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Courts in California. Professional Experience : Benedon & Serlin, LLP (2015-present); Senior Counsel head of Law and Motion & Appellate Department, Collins Collins Muir & Stewart (2012-2015); Associate, Lit...
Sharon Ben-Shahar Mayer’s practice focuses on complex business litigation. Sharon has represented clients in cases involving a wide spectrum of matters, ranging from securities fraud and legal malpractice to intellectual property and contract disputes. Sharon has represented both organizations and individuals, including corporate officers and directors, Fortune 500 companies, law firms, and technology companies. She has successfully handled trials and binding arbitrations, won case disp...
Michael J. Wise is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Patent Law. Michael J., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Victoria Newmark is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Victoria, 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 Victoria is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Mark D. Kemple is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Labor and Employment. Mark D., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mark D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ms. Cho has more than twenty years' experience advising debtors, creditors’ committees, creditors, and purchasers. She has represented some of the largest companies in America to restructure billions of dollars of debt, acquirers of assets out of bankruptcy, and dozens of committees of unsecured creditors across a variety of industries. Ms. Cho also has significant experience representing U.S. debtors involved in cross-border proceedings and has also represented foreign creditors, inclu...
Mr. Gruber is a transactional lawyer who specializes in representing clients in connection with real estate and general business matters (both in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy contexts). His expertise includes handling asset purchases and sales and other personal-property transactions, the organization and sale of businesses, and all aspects of real-estate purchase and sale transactions, drafting and negotiating commercial leases, and real estate and personal-property financing documentation....
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...
Sandra Lee Montgomery’s practice is focused on commercial and corporate finance, asset-based lending, subordinated debt finance, other secured and unsecured lending and related workout transactions. In connection with her practice, Sandra’s representation involves the establishment of credit facilities for both public and private companies in the context of acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, refinancings, debtor-in-possession, working capital and other strategic fina...
Mr. Stang, a founding partner of the firm, has broad experience in bankruptcy reorganization. He has represented more than thirteen creditors' committees involving survivors of sexual abuse. Mr. Stang has lectured and written extensively on both bankruptcy and receivership issues. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and received his J.D. from Hastings College of Law, where he was editor in chief of Hastings International and Comparative Law Review. He holds an AV Peer Preeminent Rating, Martindal...
Barry Kurtz represents national and international franchisors and franchisees. A Certified Specialist in Franchise and Distribution Law (by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization), Barry is experienced in franchise development; state, national and international regulatory compliance and disclosure documents; unit sales and purchases; franchisor/franchisee transactions, and more. As Chair of Lewitt Hackman's Franchise & Distribution Practice Group, Barry also works close...