Jason Pomerantz, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has substantial experience representing debtors, unsecured creditors, trustees, and creditors’ committees in chapter 11 reorganization cases, chapter 7 cases, and in related litigation in both state and federal court. Jason’s practice is generally focused on middle-market companies with annual revenues ranging from $50 – $300 million. Jason has represented creditors’ committees in Glazed Investments (Krispy Kreme), Commissary Operations, Tom’s Foods, Empire Beef, and Souper Salad. Jason frequently represents entertainment clients, as well as several top talent agencies. Jason has mediated cases for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District through the Bankruptcy Mediation Program. Jason completed Advanced Mediation Training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. In past years Jason has been recognized by the United States Bankruptcy Court (Central District) for settling “the most number of mediation conferences in the Los Angeles Division and the Central District, and (being) the most chosen mediator in the Los Angeles Division as well as the Central District” during the 2013-2014 term. Jason is perennially named a Southern California “Super Lawyer,” an honor bestowed on only 5% of attorneys in the Southern California region. Additionally, Jason has been recognized since 2018 by Best Lawyers in America for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy. Jason holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (1988), and a JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1991).
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles (B.A. 1988; Dean’s List and Departmental Honors)
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D. 1991; Loyola Entertainment Law Journal; Scott Moot Court Honors; Dean’s Service Award Winner)
Bar and Court Admissions
- 1991, California
Clerkships
- Law clerk, Judge David N. Naugle (Bankr. C.D. Cal.)
- Extern to the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1989)
- Chapter 7 and chapter 11 trustees
- Creditors’ committees: BCBG Max Azria; Circuit City; Rochester Drug Cooperative; Tom’s Foods; Glazed Investments (Krispy Kreme); Empire Beef; Haggen Holdings LLC; International Shipholding Corporation; Wet Seal; Groeb Farms; Souper Salad; Commissary Operations; Leading Edge; Univita
- Postconfirmation matters in Bed Bath & Beyond; Woodbridge; Woodside Homes; Ownit Mortgage Solutions; Foss Manufacturing; General Cinemas; Plainwell; Drake Acquisition (Foster & Gallagher), Key3 Media; Country Home Bakers; Murray Inc.; Organized Living; Bugle Boy Industries
- Credit Research Foundation, National Association of Credit Management (NACM)(Foodservice Group, Nursing Home Group, Transportation Revenue Management Group), Credit Managers Ass’n (CMA)
- Mediator, United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California – Certified mediator with expertise in both facilitative and evaluative mediation of complex disputes.
The Future of Retail: How Rapid Changes in the Retail Economy Are Affecting Creditor Strategies (2017)
Recognizing a Fraudulent Transfer or a Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Recovering Your Money (2017)
Current Insolvency Issues for Finance and Credit Professionals (2016) Best Practices for Avoiding Preference Suits (2016)
Effective Mediation, Preparation, Styles, and Mediators: Getting to 9019 (2014)
Strategies for Working With Your Customer in Chapter 11 (2009)
Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Asking Difficult Client Questions Without Losing the Sale (2000)
Financial Due Diligence: Effectively Evaluating Prospective Clients and Monitoring Existing Clients (2000)
Demystifying Client Bankruptcy and Its Effect on PEOs (1999)
- “Some Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code Offer PEOs Leverage in the Bankruptcy Process,” PEO Insider (Nov. 2005)
- “Bankruptcy Notices: Not Just Junk Mail,” PEO Insider (2000)
- “Keeping the Lid on Pandora’s Box: Terminate the Client Service Agreement Before the Client Files Bankruptcy,” PEO Insider (2000)
- “Have Courts Intruded on First Amendment Guarantees in Their Zeal to Ensure That Crime Does Not Pay?,” Loyola Entertainment Law Journal (1991)
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