Jason Pomerantz, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, has substantial experience representing debtors, unsecured creditors, trustees, and creditors’ committees in chapter 11 reorganization cases, chapter 7 cases, and in related litigation in both state and federal court. Jason’s practice is generally focused on middle-market companies with annual revenues ranging from $50 - $300 million. Jason has represented creditors’ committees in Glazed Investments (Krispy Kreme), Commissary Operations, Tom’s Foods, Empire Beef, and Souper Salad . Jason frequently represents entertainment clients, as well as several top talent agencies. Jason has mediated cases for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District through the Bankruptcy Mediation Program. Jason completed Advanced Mediation Training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law. In past years Jason has been recognized by the United States Bankruptcy Court (Central District) for settling “the most number of mediation conferences in the Los Angeles Division and the Central District, and (being) the most chosen mediator in the Los Angeles Division as well as the Central District” during the 2013-2014 term. Jason is perennially named a Southern California “Super Lawyer,” an honor bestowed on only 5% of attorneys in the Southern California region. Additionally, Jason has been recognized since 2018 by
Best Lawyers in America for his work in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. Jason holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (1988), and a JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (1991).
Clerkships
•Law clerk, Judge David N. Naugle (Bankr. C.D. Cal.)
•Extern to the Honorable Arthur L. Alarcon, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1989)
Programs & Lectures
The Future of Retail: How Rapid Changes in the Retail Economy Are Affecting Creditor Strategies (2017)
Recognizing a Fraudulent Transfer or a Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Recovering Your Money (2017)
Current Insolvency Issues for Finance and Credit Professionals (2016) Best Practices for Avoiding Preference Suits (2016)
Effective Mediation, Preparation, Styles, and Mediators: Getting to 9019 (2014)
Strategies for Working With Your Customer in Chapter 11 (2009)
Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Asking Difficult Client Questions Without Losing the Sale (2000)
Financial Due Diligence: Effectively Evaluating Prospective Clients and Monitoring Existing Clients (2000)
Demystifying Client Bankruptcy and Its Effect on PEOs (1999)
Publications
•“Some Revisions to the Bankruptcy Code Offer PEOs Leverage in the Bankruptcy Process,” PEO Insider (Nov. 2005)
•“Bankruptcy Notices: Not Just Junk Mail,” PEO Insider (2000)
•“Keeping the Lid on Pandora’s Box: Terminate the Client Service Agreement Before the Client Files Bankruptcy,” PEO Insider (2000)
•“Have Courts Intruded on First Amendment Guarantees in Their Zeal to Ensure That Crime Does Not Pay?,” Loyola Entertainment Law Journal (1991)
News
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 15, 2024
Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers” List
January 10, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2023
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2023 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List
January 1, 2023
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 18, 2022
Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2022 Southern California’s “Super Lawyers” List
January 20, 2022
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2021
Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers”
January 1, 2021
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 20, 2020
Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2020 Southern California “Super Lawyers”
January 15, 2020
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2018
Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers”
January 30, 2019
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2019
Twenty PSZJ Attorneys Named 2018 Southern California “Super Lawyers”
January 31, 2018
Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2017
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2017 Southern California “Super Lawyers”
January 25, 2017
Current Insolvency Issues for Finance and Credit Professionals
September 15, 2016
Jason Pomerantz Settles the Most Mediations in Central District of California
November 1, 2014
Pachulski Ranked Among Top Bankruptcy Firms by Chambers
June 12, 2009
Events
The Future of Retail: How Rapid Changes in the Retail Economy Are Affecting Creditor Strategies
National Association of Credit Management National Home Centers Credit Group Kansas City MO, May 16, 2017
Best Practices for Avoiding Preference Suits
AIRA 32nd Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference Coronado Island, CA, June 10, 2016
Effective Mediation, Preparation, Styles, and Mediators: Getting to 9019
Mediation in Commercial Bankruptcy Wilmington DE, December 10, 2014
Strategies for Working With Your Customer in Chapter 11
CRF Credit & Accounts Receivable Open Forum Chicago, August 11, 2009
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