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John practices in all areas of bankruptcy law, concentrating on business bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings. He regularly represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, bondholders and committees in Chapter 11 cases, bankruptcy litigation and appellate matters. John has represented distressed companies and debtors-in-possession as they seek to restructure or dispose of business units, including companies in the forest products, oil and gas, healthcare, telecommunications and ship building industries. He has particular experience in completing asset sales, analyzing and restructuring critical customer contracts and advising senior management and directors with respect to employee retention, insurance, environmental and other operational issues that arise in Chapter 11 proceedings and workout situations. John also regularly represents Chapter 7 trustees in liquidation proceedings, including auctions and other dispositions of property. He has extensive experience in evaluating and litigating preference and other avoidance actions, especially fraudulent transfer claims. He has practiced before bankruptcy courts in all districts in California, as well as the bankruptcy courts for Arizona, the Southern District of Mississippi and the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas, among others.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Crown Pacific Partners, L.P., representation of debtors
Friede Goldman Halter, Inc., representation of debtors
Paracelsus Healthcare, representation of debtors
NextWave Telecom, Inc., representation of debtors
Chip Shot Golf Corporation, representation of debtor
Komag Incorporated, representation of bondholders
Rincon Island Limited Partnership, representation of debtors
T.R. Trading Co., representation of creditor
Visicom, Inc., representation of creditors' committee
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
"Overview of New Provisions on Sale of Personally Identifiable Information" ABI Asset Sales Committee E-newsletter (July 01, 2005)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Los Angeles County Bar Association
State Bar of California
California Bankruptcy Forum
American Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute | 