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David M. Reeder, Esq.
1880 Century Park East, Suite 1200 * Los Angeles, CA 90067
(Office) (310) 557-8911 * (Fax) (310) 557-0380 * (Cellular) (310) 595-4808
david@reederlaw.com ?www.reederlaw.com
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa. B.A., History, 1972
Drake University Law School, Des Moines, Iowa, J.D., with honors, 1987;
member of the Drake University Law Review, 1986-1987.
Bar Admissions
State Bar of California - 1988 - present
New York State Bar - 2008 - present
Practice Affiliations
Reeder Law Corporation
Los Angeles, CA
1999 – present.
Principal Attorney
Represents companies and individuals in bankruptcy cases, business reorganizations, and bankruptcy litigation. The practice focuses on counseling business owners and individuals regarding their options, dealing with out of court restructurings, all phases of chapter 11 cases, asset acquirer representation, bankruptcy litigation, and cross-border insolvency issues.
Hoffman Polland & Furman, PLLC
New York, NY/Los Angeles, CA
2007-2009
Of Counsel
Handled loan workouts, bankruptcy litigation, and bankruptcy cases on behalf of companies, trustees, and creditors’ committees.
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith
Los Angeles, CA
1995 – 1999
Partner
Established the bankruptcy department at the firm’s downtown Los Angeles office. Advised the firm’s litigation and transactional attorneys on bankruptcy issues arising in their cases.
Shapiro, Posell, Rosenfeld & Close
Los Angeles, CA
1990 – 1995
Associate
Lead attorney in the firm’s bankruptcy department. Represented business debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, and bankruptcy litigants.
Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman
Los Angeles, CA
1987 – 1990.
Associate
Bankruptcy and receivership practice.
Published Cases
In re Madison Associates, 183 B.R. 206 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1995)
In re Charles William Spenler, 212 B.R. 625 (Bankr. 9th Cir. 1997)
Martindale Hubbell Peer Rating
AV – the highest rating in both professional competence and ethical practice
Expert Witness
Gatto vs. K.R. et al, Van Nuys Superior Court (2008). Testified at trial regarding the dischargeabilty of federal and state income taxes in bankruptcy.
Federal Court Admissions
United States District Courts for the Central, Northern, Southern and Eastern
Districts of California, 1988
United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of
New York, 2008
Lecturing and Speaking
Speaker, San Gabriel Valley Bar Association “Bankruptcy 2010 - Key Concepts and
Developments” (2010)
Speaker, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners – Los Angeles Chapter “Shining the Light: The Role of Fraud Examiners in Bankruptcy Cases" (2009)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Association – Real Property Section “Navigating and Negotiating a Bankruptcy Sale” (2009)
Panel Materials Contributor, American Bankruptcy Institute Annual Spring Meeting,. “Representing the Foreign Creditor in Today’s Financial Meltdown” Washington D.C (2009)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference “Chapter 15, Coming Soon to A Court Near You” Tucson, AZ (2008). Panel members included Hon. Burton Lifland and Hon. Arthur Gonzalez.
Speaker and Panel Moderator “Bankruptcy Basics” National Business Institute (2003)
Speaker, RBZ, LLP "Bankruptcy Trends Effecting Accountants" (2003)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "The Effect of Bankruptcy on Construction Projects", (2002)
Speaker, Moss Adams, LLP, "The Bankruptcy Act of 2001; Creditors Paradise, Debtor's Inferno?", (2001)
Seminar Coordinator, Agudas Israel Professional Seminar, "The Israel Supreme Court", (2001)
Speaker, Burbank Bar Association, "The Bankruptcy Act of 2001; Creditors Paradise, Debtor's Inferno?", (2001)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum. "The Bankruptcy Act of 2001", (2001)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association. "The Treatment of Executory Contracts, Unexpired Leases, and Licenses in Bankruptcy Cases", (2000). Panel members included Hon. Ernest Robles
Speaker, Blanc Williams Johnston & Kronstadt, LLP. "Intellectual Property Issues in Chapter 11 Cases". (1999)
Speaker, Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois and Bisgaard, LLP, "Bankruptcy Issues for Litigators", (1998)
Panelist, Beverly Hills Bar Association "Life After Bankruptcy", (1997)
Speaker, National Business Institute, "Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Practice in California", (1997)
Panelist, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, "Bankruptcy Basics", (1994)
Speaker, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, "A Partially New Ballgame; The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994", (1994)
Speaker, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section Subcommittee - Los Angeles County Bar Association "Cape Fear Re-visited; A Bankruptcy Lawyer's Duty to Zealously Represent His Client", (1993)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Tax Issues Affecting Individual Bankruptcy Cases" (1993)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, National Business Institute, "Bankruptcy Practice in the Central District of California", (1993)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Chapter 13; The Sleeping Giant Stirs", Panelists included Hon. Samuel Bufford and Hon. Alan Ahart. (1993)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association. “Efficient and Economical Handling of Non-dischargeability Litigation” (1992). Panelists included Hon. Geraldine Mund.
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Issues in Individual and Consumer Bankruptcy Cases", Panelists included Hon. Vincent Zurzolo (1992)
Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association "Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy", (1992)
Speaker and Panel Moderator, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section - Los Angeles County Bar Association, "Pre-bankruptcy Planning", (1992)
Speaker, Culver City - Marina Bar Association, "Bankruptcy Issues for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers", (1992)
Speaker, San Gabriel Valley Bar Association "Bankruptcy Issues for Non-Bankruptcy Lawyers", (1992)
Speaker, Gustin, Brandlin, Cheatom & Associates, CPAs, "Identifying Preferential Transfers and Fraudulent Conveyances", (1991)
Speaker, Real Estate Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association "Real Estate Issues in Bankruptcy Cases", (1990)
Team Instructor and Panelist, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Workshop, Pepperdine University Law School , (1990)
Speaker and Coordinator, Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman, Associates and Summer Clerks Writing Program, (1989)
Speaker, Los Angeles Paralegal Association, "Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure", (1989)
Speaker, Saltzburg, Ray & Bergman, "Bankruptcy and Commercial Law for Paralegals" 3-part program , (1989)
Published Materials
Shine the Light: The Use of Examiners to Uncover Fraud in Chapter 11 Cases, American Bankruptcy Institute Commercial Fraud Taskforce e-News Letter (April, 2008)
Norton on Bankruptcy, Contributing author (West 2006).
Personal and Small Business Bankruptcy Practice in California, Contributing author (C.E.B. 2003)
Reederlaw Report, Editor and publisher of an online newsletter featuring timely articles on legal and business topics. (2002-present)
Trustee Alert, Editor and publisher of a newsletter with articles of interest to bankruptcy trustees.
New Central District Bankruptcy Rules Aim to Prevent 'Procedural Roulette', Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 7, 2002
Non-scheduled Claims are Subject to the Debtor's Discharge in an Individual 'No Asset' Bankruptcy Case, Los Angeles County Bar Association Commercial and Business Section Newsletter, Fall, 1994
The Shrinking Exemption Pool; Ninth Circuit BAP Declares Annuities To Be Non-exempt As a Matter of Law, Los Angeles County Bar Association Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section Newsletter, Spring, 1994
The Sinking of American Mariner, 6 Bankruptcy Study Group Journal 5, March, 1988
The Administrative Priority in Bankruptcy -- A Survey, 36 Drake L. Rev. 135, 1987
Key Accomplishments
Chapter 11 Business Reorganization
- Lead counsel for Union China Investment and Development, Inc., the owners of a distressed office complex. Successfully moved for use of cash collateral. Negotiated a consensual plan of reorganization. Confirmed the plan after successfully meeting the bankruptcy court’s special requirements for a “new-value” plan.
- Lead counsel for Hallmark Carpet Mills, Inc. Successfully sought and gained broad “first day” order in a court where such relief was not common. Confirmed a plan of reorganization.
Trustee Representation
- Represented the operating trustee of National Pax, Inc., manufacturer of the well-known consumer product “Otter Pops”. Negotiated purchase agreement for the sale of all operating assets of the debtor, negotiated loan agreement with purchaser providing for funding of estate’s operations pending approval and closing of sale. Secured bankruptcy court approval of sale over virulent opposition of debtor, insiders, and a “spurned suitor”.
- Represented the chapter 11 trustee of Greenhorn Ranch, Inc. Confirmed consolidated plan of reorganization which included the sale of a residential subdivision.
Litigation
- Successfully defended well-known professional athlete in non-dischargeability lawsuit in the bankruptcy court. Verdict for defense after a bench trial.
- Successfully prosecuted numerous avoidance actions involving preferences and fraudulent transfers. Successfully represented numerous recipients of pre-litigation letters regarding preferences and fraudulent transfers, convincing opposing counsel that the “target” had valid defenses to the proposed avoidance action.
Acquisitions from Bankruptcy Estates
- Represented the purchaser of the assets of ice-cream manufacturer Cool-A-Coo, Inc. from its bankruptcy estate. Negotiated and documented the transaction. Convinced the Bankruptcy Court to disallow bids of non-qualified over bidders at hearing regarding sale.
- Represented the purchaser of a multi-million dollar almond processing facility in California’s Central Valley. Convinced the bankruptcy court to exclude from the sale order certain onerous provisions insisted upon by an aggressive European bank that was undersecured by over $20,000,000.
Professional Affiliations and Activities
American Bankruptcy Institute
Educational Director, International Committee (2008-present)
INSOL (International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals)
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
Financial Lawyers Conference
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section
Fee Arbitrator - Los Angeles County Bar Association Fee Arbitration Program
Pro-bono representation on behalf of Agudas Israel
Delegate, U.S.-Israel Cross Border Insolvency Conference, Jerusalem,
February, 1999
Non-legal activities
Real estate broker, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1974-1983
Agricultural land appraiser, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1976-1982
Building contractor, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1977-1982
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