Jason Rosell represents debtors and creditors’ committees in complex chapter 11 cases. Jason’s recent notable engagements include representing Amyris and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in their respective chapter 11 cases, the creditors’ committee in LeFever Mattson, and victims in the chapter 11 cases of crypto companies FTX and Voyager.
Jason is also a recognized thought leader on the intersection of cannabis and insolvency law and leads the firm’s Cannabis Restructuring Group, which advises cannabis industry companies, lenders, and investors in out-of-court restructurings and related merger-and-acquisition transactions.
Jason is also the co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Derivatives and Digital Assets Subcommittee. Jason received his B.S. in Computer Information Systems, M.B.A., and J.D. from Arizona State University. Jason also served as a legal extern for the Honorable Redfield T. Baum, Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, and is admitted to practice in California and New York.
Clerkships
•Legal extern, Judge Redfield T. Baum (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2009)
Publications
•Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code A Future Restructuring Option for Cannabis CompaniesDaily Journal, July 20, 2022
•Will U.S. Cannabis Companies Find Grass Is Greener in Canada for Restructuring? Journal of Corporate Renewal, January 2019
News
Jason Rosell Named to Cannabis Law Report's Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers Directory
Cannabis Law ReportSeptember 1, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 15, 2024
Six PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Northern California “Super Lawyers” List
June 26, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2023
Six PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2023 Northern California “Super Lawyers” List
June 27, 2023
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 18, 2022
Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal Recognizes Jason Rosell as a 2022 “Top Cannabis Lawyer”
Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily JournalJuly 20, 2022
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Formalizes Cannabis Restructuring Group, Led by Jason Rosell
April 27, 2022
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2021
PSZJ Completes Restructuring of Loudpack
December 3, 2020
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Elevates Jason Rosell to Partner
May 12, 2020
Jason Rosell Speaks to Law360 on the Legality of Cannabis Receiverships
Law360February 7, 2020
Northern California Super Lawyers and a Rising Star
March 12, 2019
Bankruptcy Court Finds Assignment of Voting Rights Unenforceable
December 1, 2011
Events
High Risk, High Reward: Cannabis Deals in 2025
Turnaround Management Association 2025 Distressed Investing Conference Las Vegas, NV
February 11, 2025
Roll the Dice: Cannabis Restructuring and Receiverships
Thirty-Fifth Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Insolvency Conference La Quinta CA
May 21, 2023
Insolvency Issues in Cannabis
Financial and Real Estate Hurdles Leading to Insolvency Issues in the Cannabis Space San Francisco
April 18, 2023
Bankruptcy Issues in the Cannabis Industry: Strategies Under State and Federal Law for Marijuana, CBD, and Hemp
State-Appointed and Private Receiverships, Alternative Restructurings, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, Latest Cases Strafford Live Webinar
November 13, 2019
Cannabis and Bankruptcy: The Impermissible Contact High
2019 American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas
September 6, 2019
Cannabis and Bankruptcy: The Hazy State of the Law
Jointly presented by the Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and the Cannabis Law Section San Francisco
July 30, 2019
Cannabis in Canada and the U.S.: From Banking to Bankruptcy
ABA Business Law Section Joint Meeting of the Business Bankruptcy and Banking Committees Vancouver BC
March 26, 2019
Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Cannabis
National Cannabis Bar Association Webinar
February 21, 2019
Cannabis-Ness
Turnaround Management Association Next Generation of Leaders
September 14, 2017
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