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KTBS Law LLP

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KTBS Law LLP (f/k/a Klee, Tuchin, Bogdanoff & Stern LLP) is a premier nationwide boutique law firm focusing on business and municipal bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy-related appellate advocacy and litigation.

KTBS Law regularly handles matters and appears in bankruptcy proceedings throughout the United States, including in Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, California, Indiana, Alabama, and Texas.  Founding partner Professor Kenneth Klee is renowned nationwide as one of the principal architects of the Bankruptcy Code and a preeminent expert in restructuring law. KTBS Law is widely recognized as a national leader in its field and attorneys at KTBS Law have served as consulting and testifying experts across the country on matters of restructuring and corporate law.

Representative matters of national significance include serving as lead bankruptcy counsel to Jefferson County, Alabama in one of the largest municipal bankruptcy cases in US history; representing investors in 203 North LaSalle Street Limited Partnership on remand from the US Supreme Court; serving as lead counsel to the Enron bankruptcy estate in "Mega-Claims" litigation that recovered billions in cash and waivers of claims; 

Clients (46)

  • Woodbridge Grp. of Co. LLC & Woodbridge Wind-Down Entity LLC
  • Open Road Films, LLC
  • Thorpe Insulation Company
  • Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.
  • Jefferson County, Alabama
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM)
  • Washington Mutual, Inc. & WMI Liquidating Trust
  • Cerberus Capital Management
  • Tort Creditors in In re Boy Scouts of America
  • Tort Creditors in In re LTL Management LLC
  • Tort Creditors in In re USA Gymnastics
  • Tort Creditors in In re Imerys Talc America Inc.
  • Toll Brothers (In re Bridgemark Corp.)
  • Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
  • Netflix, Inc. (In re The Weinstein Co., In re Relativity)
  • Bettina Whyte, as COFINA agent (Puerto Rico PROMESA case)
  • Ad Hoc Lender Group (In re Core Media & AOG Entertainment)
  • Max & Lubov Azria (In re BCBG Max Azria)
  • NextEra Energy, Inc. (In re Brazos Electric & In re PG&E)
  • California South Coast Air Quality Management District
  • Samson Energy Company, LLC
  • Tribune Company (Examiner)
  • Enron Creditors Recovery Corp.
  • Trustee of IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.
  • Trustee of Circuit City Liquidating Trust
  • Trustee of Radio Shack Liquidating Trust
  • Various Private Equity Sponsors & Lenders
  • Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc.
  • Avado Brands, Inc.
  • Brotman Medical Center, Inc.
  • Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.
  • Paramount Pictures Corp.
  • Lakes at Las Vegas Joint Venture, LLC
  • Town of Mammoth Lakes, California
  • Samuels Jewelers, Inc.
  • The Wet Seal, Inc.
  • Fountain View, Inc.
  • Nevada Cancer Institute
  • American Restaurant Group
  • Maple Plaza, Ltd.
  • Bebe
  • LA Kings, Ltd.
  • Viacom
  • Various Bondholder & Lender Groups
  • Trustee of Girls Gone Wild
  • Suzuki Motor Corporation

Industries (17)

  • Automotive
  • Beauty
  • Energy, Oil & Gas
  • Entertainment
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Dining
  • Fraud
  • Healthcare
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Mass Torts
  • Municipal & Government
  • Professional Services
  • Real Estate
  • Retail
  • Technology
  • Agriculture

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - USA - Nationwide

What the Team is Known For
KTBS Law is an agile West Coast firm focusing on corporate restructurings, workouts and distressed asset acquisitions. It regularly brings its bankruptcy litigation strength to bear on headline matters, as well as offering additional capabilities in ancillary areas such as commercial litigation, appellate litigation and corporate finance.
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Work Highlights

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  • KTBS Law LLP acted as bankruptcy counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case filed by The Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California.

Strengths

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  • KTBS Law has committed, dedicated professionals who are always accessible.

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  • The team is very skilled and quickly understands complex facts relating to disparate businesses.

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  • KTBS Law is phenomenal and has excellent lawyers.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Michael L Tuchin
    Michael L Tuchin

    Michael L Tuchin

    Michael Tuchin is sought after by clients for his broad expertise, with recent work including litigation and Chapter 11 cases.

    • Everyone seeks Michael Tuchin out for advice in complex situations.

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    • Michael Tuchin is the dean of the LA bankruptcy Bar.

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    • Michael is an analytical and brilliant lawyer. I'd put him up against anybody in the country.

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