With more than 27 years of experience, Michael H. Goldstein focuses his practice on representing debtors, sponsors, bondholders, creditors, committees and purchasers of distressed assets. Michael's representations have spanned a variety of industries, including chemicals, finance, health care, hospitality, high-tech printing, municipal debt, real estate, retail and technology. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig in 2008, Michael was a senior partner at Stutman, Treister & Glatt where he practiced from 1984 to 2008.
Significant Representations
Debtor Representations
ˇ Applied Magnetics Corporation
ˇ C & L Properties
ˇ Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc.
ˇ Continental Development Corporation
ˇ DIVA Systems Corp.
ˇ Hawaiian Airlines
ˇ Huntsman Corp.
ˇ Lamonts Apparel
ˇ Maguire Thomas Partners - Grand Place Tower, Ltd.
ˇ Store of Knowledge, Inc.
ˇ The Restaurant Enterprises Group, Inc.
Committee Representations
ˇ Azabu Buildings
ˇ DBSI, Inc.
ˇ O'Sullivan Industries
ˇ Ownit Mortgage Solutions
Fund Representations
ˇ ARES Management, LLC
ˇ BlueMountain Capital Management LLC
ˇ Deutsche Bank
ˇ Garrison Investment Group
ˇ Lapis Advisors, LLC
ˇ Madison Capital Management
ˇ Och-Ziff Capital Management Group
ˇ Plainfield Asset Management
ˇ Related Group
ˇ Steel Partners, Ltd.
Creditor Representations
ˇ Archon Group (various debtors)
ˇ Textron Financial (Lake Las Vegas)
ˇ Various Counterparties (Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.)
ˇ Landlord (Sydran Services, LLC)
ˇ Second Lien Debt Holder (Tallus, LP)
Professional & Community Involvement
ˇ Fellow of American College of Bankruptcy (Invitee; Induction March 2012)
ˇ Board of Governors, Financial Lawyers Conference
ˇ Advisory Board, ABI Battleground West
- Co-Chair, 20th ABI Battleground West Conference (March 2012)
ˇ Advisory Board, Valcon
ˇ Board Member, Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors
- Co-Chair, 24th AIRA Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference (June 2008)
ˇ Cabinet Member Real Estate and Construction Division of the Jewish Federation, 2010
ˇ Committee of 18 - Maccabi World Union - www.maccabi.org
ˇ Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
ˇ Member, American Bar Association
ˇ Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
ˇ Member, Turnaround Management Association
- Co-Chair, TMA Programs Committee (So. CA Chapter)
Awards & Recognition
ˇ Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
ˇ Selected, Winner of the Best Practical Use Article, "Navigating the Distressed Real Estate Workout: A General Overview," ABA Probate and Property Magazine (2011)
ˇ Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers (2005-2011)
ˇ Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation / Bankruptcy (2005-2011)
ˇ Ranked AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
Publications
ˇ Co-Author, "Seventh Circuit Holds that Treasury Bonds are Riskier than Real Estate and Cannot Provide the Indubitable Equivalence of a Claim," GT Alert, February 7, 2012
ˇ Co-Author, "Using Chapter 9 as an Out-of-Court Restructuring Tool," The Journal of Corporate Renewal, November/December 2011
ˇ Contributing Author, Collier on Bankruptcy, Chapter 9 (Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality)
ˇ Co-Author, "Seventh Circuit Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights: Ruling Creates Circuit Split," Pratt's Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Vol. 7, No. 7, October 2011
ˇ Co-Author, "The Absolute Priority Rule and Gifting Plans in the Second Circuit: The Gift that Stopped Giving," GT Alert, February 2011
ˇ Co-Author, "Navigating the Distressed Real Estate Workout, A General Overview," Probate and Property, Vol. 24 No. 3, May/June 2010
ˇ Author, "Res Judicata Strikes Twice," 21-8 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, October 2002
Lectures
ˇ Moderator, "The State of Private Equity and Distressed Investing," Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors 27th Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference, June 2011
ˇ Panelist, "Default and Bankruptcy in the New Political Landscape" 28th National Federation of Municipal Analysts Conference, May 2011
ˇ Moderator, "Workout Strategies for Multi-Lender Loan Meltdowns," Turnaround Management Association, April 2011
ˇ Active participant in Chapter 11- related conferences, including panels at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the national conferences of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors, and the International Council of Shopping Centers; and a variety of regional conferences.
ˇ Michael has lectured on the following topics: compensation of professionals; conflicts of interest; executory contracts in retail Chapter 11 cases; expert testimony; litigating confirmation issues; municipal debt restructurings; second lien debt; sub prime lending; and valuation.