Debtors

Debtors and debtors in possession are the focal point of any out-of-court workout, chapter 11 case, or chapter 7 case. Members of the firm have represented a wide range of debtors in various industries.

Practice Contacts

Robert J. Feinstein

New York
212.561.7700

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Debra Grassgreen

San Francisco
415.263.7000

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Laura Davis Jones

Wilmington, DE
302.652.4100

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Richard M. Pachulski

Los Angeles
310.277.6910

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Bradford J. Sandler

Wilmington, DE
New York
302.652.4100

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Representative Cases

Noble House Home Furnishings

Amyris, Inc.

iMedia Brands Inc.

Lifesize Inc.

Athenex Inc.

Mountain Express Oil Company

GigaMonster Networks

Medly Health Inc.

Mariner Health Central

Carestream Health

First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation

Watsonville Hospital Corporation

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Agspring Mississippi Region

MobiTV

Easterday Ranches and Easterday Farms

Wardman Hotel Owner LLC

Ruby Tuesday

Cirque du Soleil

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide

Maines Paper & Food Service

Barfly Ventures

Hytera Communications America

Highland Capital Management

Yueting Jia

Forever 21 Inc.

iPic-Gold Class Entertainment

Syncreon Automotive (UK)

PES Holdings (2019)

JRV Group USA

Kona Grill Inc.

Fuse Media

Sedgwick LLP

Verity Health System of California

Ruby's SoCal Diners

Tintri

Arecont Vision Holdings

BioAmber Inc.

EV Energy Partners

Remington Outdoor Company

Walking Company (2018)

Eagan Avenatti LLP

Patriot National

PES Holdings LLC (2018)

M&G USA

GST AutoLeather

True Religion Apparel (2017)

Keystone Tube Company (A.M. Castle)

Aquion Energy

Beamreach Solar

Forbes Energy Services

Sullivan Vineyards

American Apparel 2016

Tri-Valley Learning Corporation

Channel Technologies Group

Delivery Agent

Seventy Seven Energy

Phoenix Brands

Emerald Oil

Blue Earth

American Hospice Management Holdings

Henderson Holdings

Horsehead Holding Corporation

Metropolitan Automotive Warehouse

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation

Fuhu

Cloudbreak Entertainment

Brinkmann Corporation

American Apparel 2015

NewZoom

Quiksilver

USA Discounters Holding Company

Response Genetics

Z'Tejas Restaurant Holdings

Northshore Mainland Services - Baha Mar

EveryWare Global

Allen Systems Group

Cache Inc.

Hipcricket

Deb Stores

Alsip Acquisition

Ultura (LA)

Variant Holding Company

Mineral Park

S.B. Restaurant Company (Elephant Bar)

Woodforest Square LLC

GSE Environmental

Select Staffing

Dolan Company

Sorenson Communications

Fisker Automotive

iBAHN Corporation

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones

Metavation

Exide Technologies 2013

Highway Technologies

Dex One Corporation

American Suzuki Motor Corporation

Meridian Sports Clubs California

Digital Domain Media

Prince Sports

AFA Foods

Gordian Medical, dba American Medical Technologies

CyberDefender Corporation

Global Aviation Holdings

Peak Broadcasting

William Lyon Homes

Friendly Ice Cream Corporation

Real Mex Restaurants

NewPage Corporation

Solyndra

Premier Trailer Leasing

Evergreen Solar

Nebraska Book

Caribe Media/Local Insight Media

SCI Real Estate Investments

Contessa Premium Foods

Consolidated Horticulture Group

Toni Braxton

Victor Valley Community Hospital

Claim Jumper Restaurants

Trico Marine Services

Charleston Associates

Ocean Park Hotels

U.S. Concrete

Specialty Trust

Point Blank Solutions

Escom

Mega Brands

Arlie & Company

Doyle D. Heaton

Mesa Air Group

Latham International

Tubo de Pasteje SA/Cambridge-Lee Holdings

Majestic Star Casino

Champion Enterprises

ProtoStar Ltd.

Luna Innovations

MagnaChip Semiconductor

Visteon Corporation

Filene's Basement

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Company

S&B Surgery Center

Z Gallerie

Rhodes Homes

Pacific Energy Resources

Pacific Crossing

Monaco Coach

Robbins Brothers Corporation

Qimonda Richmond

WL Homes LLC dba John Laing Homes

Incentra Solutions (Managed Storage International)

ManagedStorage International

Right Start/Baby Style

Retail Pro

Heller Ehrman

Parent Company ("eToys")

EZ Lube

Metromedia Steakhouses

WorldSpace Satellite Company

Hospital Partners of America

Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Malibu

CHA Hawaii

NetEffect

Woodside Homes

Nashville Senior Living

Barbeques Galore

Intermet

Western Nonwovens

Empire Land

Global Motorsport Group

Answer Financial

MAXjet Airways

Pope & Talbot

Dunmore Homes

Thorpe Insulation Company

Aspen Executive Air

Aegis Mortgage Corporation

Delta Entertainment

Alert Cellular

Custom Food Products (2007)

Joan Fabrics

People's Choice Home Loan

Mortgage Lenders Network USA

Prime Measurement Products

OwnIt Mortgage Solutions

Copeland's Enterprises

ABB Lummus Global

Easy Gardener Products

Global Home Products

Dana Corporation

JL French

Nellson Nutraceutical

G+G Retail

Olympia Group

Telogy

Proxim Corporation

S-Tran Holdings, Inc.

Maxide Acquisition

Murray, Inc.

Sydran Services

Breuner's Home Furnishings

Fresh Choice

Candescent Technologies

Flintkote Company

RBX Corporation

Cable & Wireless USA

Gingiss Group

Redback Networks

Chi Chi's & Koo Koo Roo

General Media

Neenah Foundry Company

RFB Cellular

Michael G. Tyson ("Iron Mike")

Deltagen

Seitel Inc.

Fleming Companies

Spiegel Inc.

Superior TeleCom

Combustion Engineering

Dice

Focal Communications

Clarent Corporation

General Magic

UAL Corporation

Trend Technologies

Integrated Telecom Express

Peregrine Systems

ACandS

Metrocall Inc.

Health Plan of the Redwoods

Exide Technologies 2002

Stations Holding Corporation

Decorative Surfaces International

Glasstech

Global Crossing

Fansteel Inc.

Healthcentral.com

Federal-Mogul

American Tissue

Covad Communications

Precision Specialty Metals

Webvan Group

Freedom Forge

Cooker Restaurants

Reed Slatkin

Quokka Sports

Track 'n Trail

W.R. Grace & Company

Star Telecommunications

HomePlace of America

Trans World Airlines

Pacific Gateway Exchange

Plainwell

Health Source Medical Group

LogoAthletics

United Artists Theatres

Pathmark Stores

Tri Valley Growers

Landels, Ripley & Diamond LLP

Inacom Communications

Safety-Kleen

Crown-Simplimatic

Superior National Insurance Group

Gencor

AmeriServe Food Distribution

AgriBio Tech

Lamont's Apparel

Breed Technologies

Zenith Electronics

Harnischfeger Industries

Pacific Eyenet

La Vida Llena

American Rice

Daley Corporation

Sunbelt Nursery Group

Sizzler International

San Fernando (Mission) Community Hospital

Gateway Educational Products

Sargent-Fletcher

Commonwealth Equity Trust

TIE Communications

Penguin's Frozen Yogurt/Penguin's Place

Imperial Hotels

Buffums

Worlds of Wonder

CarbonLite Holdings

Videology, Inc.

RMH Franchise Holdings Inc.

Integrated Health Services

Intrepid Home Health

Agspring, LLC

Energy Future Holdings

Hardage Hotels

Wheel Pros

Debra Grassgreen Named to Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal's 2022 "Top Women Lawyers" List

Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal
May 18, 2022

Richard Pachulski Selected to Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Top 100 Lawyers” List

Los Angeles Business Journal
May 16, 2022

PSZJ Cases Win “Cross-Border Turnaround of the Year,” “Corporate Turnaround of the Year,” and “Liquidation of the Year” at 2021 Turnaround Atlas Awards

June 23, 2021

Walking Company Holdings Confirms Chapter 11 Plan

June 18, 2018

Recent Bankruptcy Court Rulings Significantly Impact Supply Chain Issues

PSZJ Bulletin
July 1, 2017

American College of Bankruptcy Chair of the Board of Regents Richard E. Mikels Joins Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

October 1, 2016

Magnum Hunter Confirms Chapter 11 Plan

April 21, 2016

PSZJ Ranked Among Law360’s Busiest Bankruptcy Practice Groups

Law 360
October 14, 2015

Court Invalidates Prohibition on Bankruptcy Filing in LLC Operating Agreement as Unenforceable Lender Ploy

PSZJ Bulletin No. 16
May 1, 2014

Linda Cantor Named in Daily Journal's "Top Women Lawyers" List

May 7, 2014

Meridian Sports Club Successfully Exits Chapter 11 With New Owners and Financing

June 10, 2013

Q&A With Pachulski Stang's Laura Davis Jones

Bankruptcy Law 360
May 8, 2013

Q&A With Pachulski Stang's Robert Feinstein

Bankruptcy Law 360
May 1, 2013

Solyndra Salvaged

Turnarounds & Workouts Trends
April 1, 2013

Richard Pachulski Named an Attorney of the Year by The Recorder

The Recorder (v. 137 no. 12)
March 25, 2013

American Suzuki Swiftly Glides to Plan Confirmation

March 6, 2013

Solyndra Liquidation Plan Effective

December 1, 2012

Victor Valley Community Hospital Sold

October 16, 2012

Firm's Win in BAP Appeal Preserves Creditor Distribution in Valley Health System

August 1, 2012

Prince Sports Confirms Reorganization Plan; Shifts From Manufacturing Business to Licensing Operation

August 1, 2012

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Award: Media & Entertainment Turnaround of the Year

June 26, 2012

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Award: 2012 Middle Market Turnaround of the Year

December 12, 2012

Third Edition of First Day Motions Guide Published

American Bankruptcy Institute
June 1, 2012

American Medical Technologies Files Chapter 11 Due to Medicare Dispute

March 1, 2012

Pachulski Stang Represents Evergreen Solar in Chapter 11 Case

October 1, 2011

Toni Braxton Scores a Victory

September 1, 2011

Victor Valley Community Hospital Sells Assets; Hospital Creditors May Receive Payment in Full

December 17, 2010

Work on Z Gallerie Wins Third Award

October 1, 2010

Z Gallerie Wins Award for Corporate Turnaround Deal of the Year

June 17, 2010

Successful Retail Liquidation: Plan Confirmed in Filene's Basement Chapter 11 Case

January 26, 2010

S&B Surgery Center Plan Confirmed

December 1, 2009

The Sixth Circuit—Joining the Fourth, Fifth and Tenth Circuits—Holds That BAPCPA Did Not Abolish the Absolute-Priority Rule for Individual Chapter 11 Debtors

Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (No. 9 at 12)
September 1, 2014

Debtor-in-Possession Financing

American Bankruptcy Institute (2012)
December 19, 2012

Sections 363 and 364—Use, Sale, or Lease of Property and Obtaining Credit

2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 621
November 1, 2012

Sections 542 and 543—Turnover of Property of the Estate

2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 947
November 1, 2012

First Day Motions (3d ed.)

American Bankruptcy Institute
June 1, 2012

SEC Disclosure, Filing Requirements for Public Companies in Chapter 11

Journal of Corporate Renewal
January 1, 2009

That’s What Boards Are for: Corporate Governance Issues in Chapter 11

2023 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Austin TX, October 14, 2023

Advanced DIP Topics

ABI New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York, May 24, 2023

Evaluating Competing Alternatives

American Bankruptcy Institute 14th Annual Complex Financial Restructuring Program Philadelphia, November 2, 2017

Rapid Fire: Strategies for a Quick Reorganization

2016 American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Program Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, December 2, 2016

Practicing in the Limelight: Challenges Faced in Cases Involving High-Profile Debtors

11th Annual ABI Northeast Consumer Forum Bretton Woods NH, July 15, 2016

Clearing the Starting Gate: Maintaining Business Operations During the First 60 Days of Bankruptcy

27th Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Insolvency Conference Napa CA, May 16, 2015

Practice Points: Commencing a Bankruptcy Case

Nuts and Bolts of Corporate Bankruptcy 2014 New York, December 8, 2014

Individual Chapter 11 Debtor Mock Confirmation Hearing

26th Annual American Bankuptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference La Quinta CA, December 6, 2014

The Sun Goes Down on Solyndra: A Look Beyond the Headlines With Analysis From Company Advisors

Beverly Hills, February 12, 2013

Chapter 11 Track: Dos and Don’ts of Seeking First-Day Relief

20th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas, September 14, 2012

Commencing a Bankruptcy Case

Practising Law Insitute's Nuts and Bolts of Corporate Bankruptcy 2011 San Francisco, November 17, 2011

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