LOS ANGELES, (MARCH 27, 2024) – In joining Saul Ewing as a new partner, Zev Shechtman brings 15 years of experience representing clients in complex business bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency matters in and out of court. He is resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Mr. Shechtman’s experience includes representing debtors in regular chapter 11 and subchapter V bankruptcy reorganization cases, assisting debtors in settlement negotiations, and counseling regarding insolvency concerns. He also represents creditors, trustees, buyers of distressed assets, equity holders and contract parties in bankruptcy.
Some of his major matters have included representing:
- The buyer of Alaska’s largest regional airline in a chapter 11 bankruptcy sale.
- A subchapter V chapter 11 debtor health care records technology company.
- A chapter 11 debtor van rental business.
- An official committee of unsecured creditors in a chapter 11 case of an intermodal trucking company.
- Chapter 11 trustees for a record label and its owner.
Mr. Shechtman’s work on restructuring and insolvency matters includes representations of assignees and assignors in assignments for the benefit of creditors, as well as court-appointed fiduciaries.
He also regularly collaborates with professional teams requiring guidance on restructuring and bankruptcy law in the course of corporate transactions or litigation.
“We are thrilled to welcome Zev to Saul Ewing,” said Los Angeles Office Managing Partner Steven Ziven. “Zev is a skilled bankruptcy lawyer who is well prepared to assist our clients in California with bankruptcy proceedings as well as with restructuring and insolvency matters. His move to Saul Ewing not only helps us to expand the reach of our firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice but also provides a bridge for our West Coast clients to utilize our bankruptcy attorneys in Delaware and New York.”
Mr. Shechtman earned his J.D. from University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. He also has an M.A. from New York University and a B.A. from University of California, Santa Cruz.
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