Atty. Jeffrey N. Pomerantz
Jeffrey Pomerantz is a member of the firm’s management committee, a co-chair of the firm’s creditors’ committee practice, and resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and from 2016-2017 was the president of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the largest restructuring organization in the United States.
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Jeffrey N. Pomerantz is an Attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Pachulski Stang Ziehl And Jones Llp. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Their practice focuses on bankruptcy. Admitted to practice in California (1989). Educated at New York University (B.A., 1986) and New York University J.D. 1989 Phi Beta Kappa New York University J.D. Order of the Coif (—). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of 2016-2017) •Executive committee, American Bankruptcy Institute (2011-2019) •Vice President-Education, American Bankruptcy Institute (2011-2013) •Co-chair, American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Southwest Bankruptcy Conference (2004-2011) •Co-chair, American, Professional Affiliations •fellow, American College of Bankruptcy •President, American Bankruptcy Institute. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jeffrey Pomerantz is a member of the firm’s management committee, a co-chair of the firm’s creditors’ committee practice, and resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office
- He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and from 2016-2017 was the president of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the largest restructuring organization in the United States
- Jeff’s practice includes representing companies, creditors’ committees, and private equity funds in complex financial restructurings and merger-and-acquisition transactions both in and out of court
- Jeff has particular expertise in restructurings in the energy, manufacturing, restaurant, and retail sectors
- He also represents private equity funds in asset-acquisition transactions
- Jeff holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell‘s highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability
- has been named a “Super Lawyer” in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights every year since 2009 in a peer survey conducted by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles magazine, an honor bestowed on only 5% of Southern California attorneys
- and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Jeff has also been recognized as an outstanding lawyer by the preeminent publication Chambers USA every year since 2007
- He is a graduate of New York University (1986 Phi Beta Kappa), where he also received his J.D. (1989, Order of the Coif)
- Programs & Lectures American Bankruptcy Institute
- Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
- Financial Lawyers Conference
- Turnaround Managers Association
- International Conference of Shopping Centers Publications •Tectonic Changes Impact Evolving Turnaround Industry Journal of Corporate Renewal (Nov/Dec 2014), December 2014 •Properly Structured Private Equity Fund Avoids Pension Withdrawal Liability Pachulski Bulletin #11, December 2012 •Delaware Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on Intercreditor Agreements 31 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 14 (No. 6 July 2012), July 2012 •“Committee’s Action Plan: Organizing Itself and Retaining Counsel,” in The Role of Creditors’ Committee in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies (Aspatore 2008) •“The Bare Necessities of Critical Vendor Motions-It’s a Jungle Out There,” 13 Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 73 (2004) News Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025 Lawdragon June 27, 2025 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide Chambers USAJune 5, 2025 PSZJ Named in 2024 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Awards September 1, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch August 15, 2024 PSZJ, Six Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000 IFLR1000July 31, 2024 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024 Lawdragon June 14, 2024 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USA June 4, 2024 PSZJ Recognized With American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2023 Asset Sale of the Year Award April 22, 2024 PSZJ Representation of Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in Chapter 11 Case of Borrego Community Health Foundation Culminates
- Judge Confirms Plan for 100% Recovery to GUCs January 17, 2024 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers” List January 10, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 17, 2023 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2023 Lawdragon June 16, 2023 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USAJune 1, 2023 Jeffrey Pomerantz Selected to Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2023 “Top 100 Lawyers” List Los Angeles Business JournalMay 22, 2023 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2023 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List January 1, 2023 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 18, 2022 PSZJ, Three Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000 IFLR1000August 1, 2022 PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers USA, Chambers GlobalJune 1, 2022 Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2022 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List January 20, 2022 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 19, 2021 Best Lawyers in America Names Jeffrey Pomerantz, Henry Kevane, Robert Orgel as 2022 “Lawyers of the Year” August 19, 2021 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms April 25, 2019 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 1, 2021 Jeff Pomerantz Inducted into American College of Bankruptcy October 28, 2020 PSZJ Attorneys Recognized as Global Leaders in 2021 Who's Who Restructuring & Insolvency Guide September 1, 2020 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 20, 2020 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms April 23, 2020 Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders February 10, 2020 Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2020 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 15, 2020 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2019 Jeffrey Pomerantz Named a “Lawyer of the Year” in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2019 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms May 20, 2021 Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 30, 2019 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives 17th Annual M&A Advisor Award for Bon-Ton Restructuring November 7, 2018 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2018 Walking Company Holdings Confirms Chapter 11 Plan June 18, 2018 Restructuring of the Year Award May 1, 2018 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms June 8, 2017 Jeffrey Pomerantz: Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year April 30, 2018 Twenty PSZJ Attorneys Named 2018 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 31, 2018 Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins TMA Turnaround Transaction of the Year Award for Work on Aeropostale October 2, 2017 Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2017 Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms May 7, 2018 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2017 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 25, 2017 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 1, 2016 Jeff Pomerantz Becomes President of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) April 18, 2016 Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 17, 2015 Authoritative Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best May 19, 2015 Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Selected as Southern California Super Lawyers Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2015 Select Staffing Wins Restructuring Deal of the Year at 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards The M&A AdvisorDecember 1, 2014 Hot Dog on a Stick Exits Chapter 11 October 1, 2014 Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 1, 2014 Ten Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2014 Buyer Beware: Stalking Horse Purchase Deposits at Risk Pachulski Bulletin No. 12March 1, 2013 Eight Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang Los Angeles magazineJanuary 1, 2013 Properly Structured Private Equity Fund Avoids Pension Withdrawal Liability Pachulski Bulletin No. 11December 1, 2012 PSZJ Represents Floramoda in Nurserymen's Exchange Asset Purchase August 1, 2011 Reorganized MMFX Technologies Corporation Emerges Stronger
- PSZJ Negotiates Good Return for Unsecured Creditors July 1, 2011 PSZJ Facilitates Successful Auctions of Motocross Apparel Retailer as Committee Counsel July 1, 2011 Pachulski Ranked Among Top Bankruptcy Firms by Chambers June 12, 2009 Pachulski Stang Hired to Represent Creditors in Circuit City Chapter 11 Case November 18, 2008 Events Navigating Corporate Governance in the Zone of Insolvency: Board-Level Responsibilities and Best Practices National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Webinar November 4, 2025 The Roles, Duties, and Obligations of a Board of Directors in Bankruptcy The Private Directors Association (PDA) Webinar November 19, 2021 Issues in Retail Valuations American Bankruptcy Institute and the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors VALCON 2018 Las Vegas May 17, 2018 Best Practices in Settlements After Jevic American Bankruptcy Institute 36th Annual Spring Meeting Washington D.C
- April 19, 2018 The Implications of Czyzewski v
- Jevic to Business Bankruptcies ABI 37th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Kansas City October 27, 2017 Retail Bankruptcies-Is It Possible to Save Bankrupt Retailers From Liquidation?
- National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Las Vegas October 10, 2017 Survey of the Supreme Court’s Recent and Lasting Decisions 25th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Coronodo CA September 8, 2017 Making It Rain Without Getting Muddy: Developing Business the Ethical Way American Bankruptcy Institute Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar Cincinnati August 23, 2017 How Will Jevic Change Chapter 11 Practice?
- American Bankruptcy Institute Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar Cincinnati August 23, 2017 Why Are My Favorite Restaurants Closing?
- Review and Forecast of Restaurant Case Issues ABI 2017 Spring Meeting Washington DC April 20, 2017 Shark Tank American Bankruptcy Institute Bankuptcy Battleground West Los Angeles March 6, 2018 Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Judges’ Roundtable Q&A 24th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas September 10, 2016 The Clash - The Intervention Between IP and Bankruptcy Law 28th Annual California Bankruptcy Forum May 20, 2016 Beware of the Traps: Ethical and Fiduciary Issues for Committee Members and Professionals American Bankruptcy Institute 34th Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC April 16, 2016 Bankruptcy Judge Squares: The Supreme Court Edition American Bankruptcy Institute 34th Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC April 15, 2016 What to Expect and Do When Your Customer Becomes Insolvent Restructuring, Insolvency & Troubled Companies 2016 Webinar April 8, 2016 Everything-Must-Go Sale: The Ins and Outs of Retail Bankruptcies ABI 24th Annual Bankruptcy Battleground West Los Angeles March 11, 2016 Judges' Hot Topics American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference Phoenix December 5, 2015 The Great Debates ABi Winter Leadership Conference December 6, 2013 Past Presidents’ Debate American Bankruptcy Institute 31st Annual Spring Meeting April 18, 2013 Recent Developments Regarding Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales and Orders Beverly HIlls Bar Association Los Angeles February 19, 2013 Creditor Committee Representation Issues: Standing to Pursue Estate Causes of Action, SPM Gifts, Claims Against D&Os and Lenders National CLE Conference Vail CO January 11, 2013 The Great Debates: “Do creditors' committees serve a useful purpose in cases where the debtor's assets are overly encumbered and the amount of unsecured claims is a fraction of the amount of secured debt?” ABI Winter Leadership Conference Tucson AZ November 30, 2012 Breakfast and Judges Roundtable: Chapter 11 Venue Rules California Bankruptcy Forum 24th Annual Insolvency Conference Rancho Mirage CA May 19, 2012 The Effect of Insolvency, Receiverships, and Bankruptcy on Commercial Leases Commercial Real Estate Leases: Strategies and Tools to Survive and Thrive in Today's Market and Anticipate Future Market Changes Long Beach CA April 27, 2012 363: Bankruptcy Code Provision or New Ferrari Model? 2012 TMA Spring Conference Atlanta April 5, 2012 Strategic Alternatives for Distressed Companies Beverly Hills CA January 26, 2010
Practice Areas Explained
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Jeffrey N. Pomerantz handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Bankruptcy & Debt
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Frequently Asked
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Where is Jeffrey N. Pomerantz's law office located?
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz's law practice is located in Los Angeles, California. The firm is Pachulski Stang Ziehl And Jones Llp. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
What practice areas does Jeffrey N. Pomerantz handle?
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz focuses on bankruptcy. Each practice area listed reflects experience handling cases of that type in California.
How long has Jeffrey N. Pomerantz practiced law?
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz has 37+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1989.
Where did Jeffrey N. Pomerantz go to law school?
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz earned their education at (B.A., 1986); (—).
How can I contact Jeffrey N. Pomerantz for a consultation?
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What awards or recognition has Jeffrey N. Pomerantz received?
Jeffrey N. Pomerantz's notable recognition includes: AV Preeminent.
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Education
B.A.
New York University
- 1986
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New York University J.D. 1989 Phi Beta Kappa New York University J.D. Order of the Coif
- In Progress
Awards
AV Preeminent
Bar Admissions
California
Admitted: 1989
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