About

Provided by KTBS Law LLP

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; 

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring: The Elite - USA - Nationwide
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Band 4
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.

Work Highlights

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  • KTBS Law served as special counsel to the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Kidde-Fenwal Chapter 11 case.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Michael L Tuchin
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Michael L Tuchin
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Band 2

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

"Michael is fantastic. He really is at the top of bankruptcy."

"Michael is super intelligent, very analytical and a pleasure to deal with."

"He is a smart and savvy lawyer."

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KTBS Law LLP

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Michael L Tuchin
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Michael L Tuchin
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Clients

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Ad Hoc Lender Group (In re Core Media & AOG Entertainment)

American Restaurant Group

Avado Brands, Inc.

Bebe

Bettina Whyte, as COFINA agent (Puerto Rico PROMESA case)

Brotman Medical Center, Inc.

California South Coast Air Quality Management District

Cerberus Capital Management

Enron Creditors Recovery Corp.

Fountain View, Inc.

Frederick's of Hollywood, Inc.

Jefferson County, Alabama

LA Kings, Ltd.

Lakes at Las Vegas Joint Venture, LLC

Maple Plaza, Ltd.

Max & Lubov Azria (In re BCBG Max Azria)

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. (MGM)

Netflix, Inc. (In re The Weinstein Co., In re Relativity)

Nevada Cancer Institute

NextEra Energy, Inc. (In re Brazos Electric & In re PG&E)

Open Road Films, LLC

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

Paramount Pictures Corp.

Samson Energy Company, LLC

Samuels Jewelers, Inc.

Suzuki Motor Corporation

Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.

The Wet Seal, Inc.

Thorpe Insulation Company

Toll Brothers (In re Bridgemark Corp.)

Tort Creditors in In re Boy Scouts of America

Tort Creditors in In re Imerys Talc America Inc.

Tort Creditors in In re LTL Management LLC

Tort Creditors in In re USA Gymnastics

Town of Mammoth Lakes, California

Tribune Company (Examiner)

Trustee of Circuit City Liquidating Trust

Trustee of Girls Gone Wild

Trustee of IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

Trustee of Radio Shack Liquidating Trust

Various Bondholder & Lender Groups

Various Private Equity Sponsors & Lenders

Viacom

Washington Mutual, Inc. & WMI Liquidating Trust

Woodbridge Grp. of Co. LLC & Woodbridge Wind-Down Entity LLC

Industries

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Agriculture

Automotive

Beauty

Energy, Oil & Gas

Entertainment

Financial Services

Food & Dining

Fraud

Healthcare

Hospitality

Manufacturing

Mass Torts

Municipal & Government

Professional Services

Real Estate

Retail

Technology