Education & Admissions
Professional Affiliations
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Member
- Commercial Executive Committee, and Bankruptcy Section of the LACBA, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Member
John A. Lapinski
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PRACTICE FOCUS
John A. Lapinski is a Principal attorney in the firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Reorganization and Bankruptcy practice group. He focuses his practice on creditors’ and debtor’s rights and insolvency matters, including Chapter 11 and assignments for the benefit of the creditors. His experience includes representing numerous lenders and borrowers in workouts, negotiating settlements, liquidating collateral and obtaining payment of loan facilities. A significant portion of his practice involves commercial tractions and commercial litigation.
John consulted on the Secured Transactions in California Commercial Law Practice in 1986, and Debt Collection Practice in California in 2008. Both were published by Continuing Education of the Bar and the California Practice Guide, Enforcement of Judgments and Debts by The Rutter Group.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Represented lenders in liquidating collateral and obtaining full payment of multi-million loan facilities
- Represented borrowers in workouts with lenders and negotiated settlement with guarantors
- Represented debtor in Chapter 11 proceeding involving discharge of asbestos liability
- Represented the City of Montebello in Orange County Chapter 9
- Represented numerous companies and creditors involving the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act
- Participated in bench bar committee involving drafting of local bankruptcy rules
RECOGNITIONS
- Super Lawyers, Southern California, 2007 – 2017
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