Atty. Robert M. Saunders
Robert M. Saunders is a restructuring, bankruptcy, and distressed transactions attorney in the Los Angeles office of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP.
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Robert M. Saunders is an Attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Pachulski Stang Ziehl And Jones Llp. They have 42+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1984. Their practice focuses on bankruptcy. Admitted to practice in New York (1984), Florida (1995), and California (2003). Educated at University of Chicago (J.D., 1983) and State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1980). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Robert M. Saunders is a restructuring, bankruptcy, and distressed transactions attorney in the Los Angeles office of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. He advises debtors, creditors’ committees, assignees, private equity firms, portfolio companies, lenders, strategic buyers, and other stakeholders in chapter 11 cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABCs), distressed acquisitions, cross-border restructurings, and other special situations matters throughout the United States and in matters with international dimensions
- Rob has served in leading roles in significant restructuring matters, including representing the chapter 11 debtor investment manager Highland Capital Management L.P. and the tort claimants’ committee for abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts of America chapter 11 case
- He initiated and helped lead the representation of JRV Group USA, an aftermarket Jeep modifier, in its chapter 11 case and in negotiations with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concerning an automotive recall
- He also served as a principal attorney for paper manufacturer Plainwell in its chapter 11 case, handling complex negotiations with the U.S
- Environmental Protection Agency involving a Superfund site and successfully arguing for plan confirmation over a former site owner’s objection
- Rob is also widely recognized for his work in ABCs, distressed transactions, and governance-sensitive matters
- He has substantial experience representing assignees and acquirers in state-law ABCs and serves as an advisor to the Uniform Law Commission’s drafting committee for the Uniform Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Act
- He is co-author of General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors: The ABCs of ABCs (6th Edition), published by the American Bankruptcy Institute, and he holds a directorship certification from the National Association of Corporate Directors, reflecting his experience in board-level and distress-related governance issues
- He has held numerous leadership roles in the Turnaround Management Association, including serving as 2023 President of TMA Southern California and later as vice chair and chair of TMA Global’s Chapter Presidents Council
- He currently serves as TMA Global’s vice president, International Relations, and also serves on TMA Global’s executive board, board of trustees, and Governance Committee, having previously served on its Nominations Committee
- Rob is also secretary and a member of the board of governors of the Financial Lawyers Conference, and a board member of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
- He was named the 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Litigation-Bankruptcy for Los Angeles by “Best Lawyers in America”, and has also been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer and as one of Lawdragon‘s top “500 Leading Global Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers”
- Rob earned a B.A. in Economics from the State University of New York at Buffalo and a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, and is admitted to practice in California, New York, and Florida
- Publications •General Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors: The ABCs of ABCs (6th Edition), April 2025 •GP-led Secondary Fund Restructurings: Considerations for Limited and General Partners, April 2019 News Rob Saunders Appointed VP International Relations on the 2026 Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Executive Board December 16, 2025 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025 LawdragonJune 27, 2025 Rob Saunders to Become Chair of TMA's Chapter Presidents Council for 2025 November 12, 2024 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch August 15, 2024 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024 LawdragonJune 14, 2024 Robert M. Saunders Elected to TMA Global's Leadership Nominations Committee May 15, 2024 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers” List January 10, 2024 Rob Saunders Elected Vice Chair of TMA's Chapter Presidents Council October 1, 2023 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 LawdragonJune 16, 2023 Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2023 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List January 1, 2023 Robert Saunders Elected 2023 President of TMA SoCal December 5, 2022 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 18, 2022 James Stang and Robert Saunders Named 'Lawyers of the Year” in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 18, 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 Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 1, 2021 PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America August 20, 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 Rob Saunders Contributes to Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) Guidance for GP-Led Secondary Transactions April 11, 2019 Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 30, 2019 PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2018 Twenty PSZJ Attorneys Named 2018 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 31, 2018 Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 15, 2017 WARNing: PE Firm May Be Liable for Terminating Its Portfolio Company’s Employees PSZJ Bulletin No. 14June 1, 2013 Events Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors May Soon Go Uniform 2025 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Chicago, IL September 3, 2025 U.S
- Chapter 15 Applied: Accessing Relief Unavailable in Chapter 11 Turnaround Management Association (TMA) International Symposium & Annual European Conference Paris, France June 4, 2025 The Proposed Uniform or Model Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Act: Navigating the ABCs of an ABC American Bar Association Business Law Section Conference Spring Meeting New Orleans, LA April 11, 2025 Retail and Real Estate: Crisis at a Cross-Border Crossroads TMA International Symposium & Annual European Conference London June 11, 2024 Strategic Decisions in Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors Financial Lawyers Conference (FLC) Los Angeles September 29, 2022 “Zombie Land” - How to Bring a Company Back to the World of the Living Los Angeles November 18, 2010
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