 | Levene, Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill L.L.P. | | | | | 10250 Constellation Boulevard., Suite 1700
Los Angeles, California 90067 View Map |
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| | | | Practice Areas: | | Practice Limited to Bankruptcy Law, Insolvency Law and Business Reorganization. | | | | Year Established: 1995 | | | | Firm Profile: | | Levene, Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill L.L.P. ("LNBRB") is a boutique law firm specializing exclusively in matters of bankruptcy, insolvency, and business reorganization, and is comprised of aggressive, yet practical, lawyers who are able to approach legal problems creatively and efficiently, bringing to bear years of experience in handling complex and difficult cases. LNBRB believes that common sense is often the best indicator of the most efficient and effective solution to a problem, and LNBRB's lawyers always remain focused upon the ultimate goal of the client in an effort to avoid "winning the battle but losing the war." LNBRB regularly associates as counsel with many of Los Angeles' leading law firms, and is often called upon to advise other law firms regarding issues within the area of LNBRB's expertise. In this regard, LNBRB often serves as the "lawyers' lawyer." LNBRB has enjoyed great success in converting an impossible problem into merely a difficult problem which is resolved through hard work, skill and creativity. The law firm is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | | | Firm Size: 17 | | | | Reference: | | First Republic Bank. | | | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
| | | | David W. Levene (Member) born New York, N.Y., March 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1974, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., cum laude, 1967; M.B.A., 1968); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, 1973, 1974. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, 1972; American Law Book Company Award, 1972, 1974; West Publishing Company Award, 1973, 1974; Bancroft-Whitney Award, 1974. Twice included in "Who's Who in Law" which is published annually by the Los Angeles Business Journal and Lists "The 100 Most Prominent Attorneys in Los Angeles", February 27, 1995 and February 19, 1996. Guest Lecturer: "Loan Workouts, LBOs and Bankruptcy," Frost & Sullivan, Inc., 1989; "Loan Workout, Restructure and Bankruptcy," The Banking Law Institute, 1989; "Chapter 11," Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., 1989; "Fraudulent Conveyances," Financial Lawyers Conference, 1990; "Out of Court Reorganizations," Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 1990; "Restructuring Financially Troubled Businesses," Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, 1991; "Consignment Issues in Bankruptcy," Jewelers Board of Trade, 1992; "Case Study on Representation of Debtor in Out of Court Workout and Chapter 11," Turnaround Management Association, Fall 1992; "Bankruptcy Opportunities," Young Presidents' Organization, 1993, Mergers and Finance Seminar; "Gaining Confidence from Lenders and Creditors," Turnaround Management Association (Washington, D.C.), Fall, 1993; "Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy," Association of Insolvency Accountants, 1994; "The Real Estate Business Plan-Strategic Considerations," The Counselors of Real Estate, 1994 Convention; "Role of Appraisers in Bankruptcy and Reorganization Cases," American Society of Appraisers, 1998. Member: Beverly Hills (Chairman, Bankruptcy Section, 1988, 1989), Los Angeles County (Member: Executive Committee, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section, 1982-1987; Bankruptcy Subcommittee, 1981-1987), Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Financial Lawyers Conference; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Finance. | | | | David L. Neale (Managing Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, November 20, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1989, California, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: Princeton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1984); Columbia University (J.D., 1987). Author: "Bankruptcy and Contractual Relations in the Entertainment Industry--An Overview," 1990 Entertainment Publishing and the Arts Handbook; "A Survey of Recent Bankruptcy Decisions Impacting Upon the Entertainment Industry," Entertainment Publishing & the Arts Handbook, 1992-1993. Speaker: "Litigation Consideration in Bankruptcy," Business Torts - An Introduction and Primer, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles; "There Must Be Fifty Ways to Leave Your Troubles," Turnaround Management Association; "Lessons from the Battlefield: Making the Best Better," Turnaround Management Association, 6th Annual Spring Meeting. Member: Beverly Hills, Century City, New York County and American Bar Associations; The Association of the Bar of The City of New York; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Financial Lawyers Conference; Turnaround Management Association; Commercial Law League of America. Reported Cases: In re Oak Creek Energy Farms, Ltd., 107 B.R. 266 (Bkrptcy. E.D. Cal. 1989); Energrey Enterprises, Inc. v. Oak Creek Energy Systems, Inc., 119 B.R. 739 (E.D. Cal. 1990); In re Qintex Entertainment, Inc., 950 F.2d 1492 (9th. Cir. 1991); In re Oak Creek Energy Farms, Ltd., 99 B.R. 36 (Bkrptcy. E.D. Cal. 1989). Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. | | | | Ron Bender (Member) born Los Angeles, California, July 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, California; U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); Stanford University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Author, Quarterly Articles on Bankruptcy, National Law Journal. Co-author of article on "Setoff," Norton Bankruptcy Seminar, §553 Bankruptcy Code, 1989. Co-author of Article on "Bankruptcy Ethics, Bankruptcy Judges Conference, 1989. Extern for the Hon. Lloyd King, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California. Member: Beverly Hills, Century City and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Financial Lawyers Conference; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. | | | | Craig M. Rankin (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 15, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin; 1993, California. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., 1988); Marquette University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, National Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. Grube, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of California, 1991-1993. Member: Beverly Hills, Century City and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; Financial Lawyers Conference; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Corporate Reorganization; Creditors Rights. | | | | Martin J. Brill (Member) born Newark, New Jersey, May 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1972). Associate Editor, U.C.L.A. Law Review, 1971-1972. Co-Author: "Collective Bargaining and Politics in Public Employment," 19 U.C.L.A. Law Review 887, 1972; "Summary of Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984," Century City Bar Association Newsletter, 1994. Member: Board of Directors, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; Financial Lawyers Conference. Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Executive Committee, Bankruptcy Section), Century City, Los Angeles County (Member, Sections on: Commercial Law; Bankruptcy) and American Bar Associations; The State Bar of California; Financial Lawyers Conference; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Insolvency; Business Reorganization. | | | | David B. Golubchik (Member) born Kiev, Ukraine, January 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1992); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Vice Magistrate, Phi Delta Phi. Vice Chairman, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Business Reorganization in Bankruptcy. Law Clerk, Hon. Thomas B. Donovan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1996-1997. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Insolvency; Creditors Rights. | | | | Daniel H. Reiss (Member) born Los Angeles, California, April 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California. Education: California State University at Northridge (B.S. summa cum laude, 1984); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1990). President, Phi Delta Phi. St. Thomas More Society. Note and Comment Editor, 1989-90, Staff Member, 1988-89, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, California, 1987. Lecturer: "Hostile Takeovers in Bankruptcy," California Credit Mangers Association; "Creditors' Revenge: Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions," Credit and Financial Services Division of the National Association of Credit Managers; "So You Want to Be a Millionaire?" Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, L.L.P. Member, The Association for Corporate Growth. Tax Specialist, KMPG Peat Marwick, 1983-1987. Member: State Bar of California; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Insolvency; Business Reorganization; Commercial Litigation. | | | | Monica Y. Kim (Member) born Daejon, South Korea, June 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, California. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1991); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. | | | | Beth Ann R. Young (Member) born Santa Monica, California, June 30, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1986); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts. Former Associate: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro; Epport & Richman. Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Commercial Law. | | | | ASSOCIATES | | | | Jacqueline L. Rodriguez (Associate) born Santa Monica, California, January 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, California and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., Business, 1995); University of Southern California (J.D., 1998). Finalist, NHLA Moot Court Competition. Extern, Hon. John Ryan, U.S. Bankruptcy Court and Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, 1997. Member: Los Angeles, Orange County and American Bar Associations; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; Los Angeles Intellectual Property Society. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Insolvency. | | | | Ovsanna Takvoryan (Associate) born Yerevan, Armenia, July 10, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1998); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2001). Member: American and Armenian Bar Associations. Languages: Armenian and Russian. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Employment Law; Civil Litigation. | | | | Juliet Y. Oh (Associate) born Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, September 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Southern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1997); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2000). Extern, Office of the U.S. Trustee, Central District of California, 1999. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. | | | | Todd M. Arnold (Associate) born Sacramento, California, December 17, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, California. Education: University of California (B.A., 1997); Loyola Law School (J.D., 2002). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas B. Donovan, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California, 2002-2003. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy(100%). | | | | Tania Moyron (Associate) born La Paz, Mexico; admitted to bar, 2005, California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1999); University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 2004). Student Extern (2004), Trial Law Clerk (2004-2005), and Appellate Law Clerk (2005-2006) to the Hon. Christopher M. Klein, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of California, and Member, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit. Member: State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association. | | | | Gil Hopenstand (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, August 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1997); Washington University (J.D., 2002). Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. | | | | Michelle Sharoni Grimberg (Associate) born Haifa, Israel, June 18, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, California. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1997); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | | | Holly Roark (Associate) born Santa Rosa, California, December 12; admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2005, Idaho. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1997); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; California State Bar; Idaho State Bar; Financial Lawyers Conference; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; Conference of Delegates Committee (Legislation Committee). Special Agencies: Member, Screen Actors Guild. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. |
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