Jeffrey N. Pomerantz

Jeffrey Pomerantz is a member of the firm’s management committee, a co-chair of the firm’s creditors’ committee practice, and resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He is a fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and from 2016-2017 was the president of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the largest restructuring organization in the United States. Jeff’s practice includes representing companies, creditors’ committees, and private equity funds in complex financial restructurings and merger-and-acquisition transactions both in and out of court. Jeff has particular expertise in restructurings in the energy, manufacturing, restaurant, and retail sectors. He also represents private equity funds in asset-acquisition transactions. Jeff holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell‘s highest recognition for ethical standards and legal ability; has been named a “Super Lawyer” in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights every year since 2009 in a peer survey conducted by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles magazine, an honor bestowed on only 5% of Southern California attorneys; and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. Jeff has also been recognized as an outstanding lawyer by the preeminent publication Chambers USA every year since 2007. He is a graduate of New York University (1986 Phi Beta Kappa), where he also received his J.D. (1989, Order of the Coif).

Programs & Lectures

American Bankruptcy Institute; Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum; Financial Lawyers Conference; Turnaround Managers Association; International Conference of Shopping Centers

Publications

•Tectonic Changes Impact Evolving Turnaround Industry Journal of Corporate Renewal (Nov/Dec 2014), December 2014
•Properly Structured Private Equity Fund Avoids Pension Withdrawal Liability Pachulski Bulletin #11, December 2012
•Delaware Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on Intercreditor Agreements 31 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal 14 (No. 6 July 2012), July 2012
•“Committee’s Action Plan: Organizing Itself and Retaining Counsel,” in The Role of Creditors’ Committee in Chapter 11 Bankruptcies (Aspatore 2008)
•“The Bare Necessities of Critical Vendor Motions-It’s a Jungle Out There,” 13 Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 73 (2004)

News

Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025

Lawdragon June 27, 2025

PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers USA Guide

Chambers USAJune 5, 2025

PSZJ Named in 2024 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Awards

September 1, 2024

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

August 15, 2024

PSZJ, Six Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000

IFLR1000July 31, 2024

Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024

Lawdragon June 14, 2024

PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides Chambers Global, Chambers USA

June 4, 2024

PSZJ Recognized With American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2023 Asset Sale of the Year Award

April 22, 2024

PSZJ Representation of Unsecured Creditors’ Committee in Chapter 11 Case of Borrego Community Health Foundation Culminates; Judge Confirms Plan for 100% Recovery to GUCs

January 17, 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 the Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2023

Lawdragon June 16, 2023

PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides

Chambers Global, Chambers USAJune 1, 2023

Jeffrey Pomerantz Selected to Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2023 “Top 100 Lawyers” List

Los Angeles Business JournalMay 22, 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

PSZJ, Three Attorneys Recognized in IFLR1000

IFLR1000August 1, 2022

PSZJ Continues to Rank Among Leading Law Firms in Prestigious Chambers Guides

Chambers USA, Chambers GlobalJune 1, 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

Best Lawyers in America Names Jeffrey Pomerantz, Henry Kevane, Robert Orgel as 2022 “Lawyers of the Year”

August 19, 2021

Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms

April 25, 2019

Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers”

January 1, 2021

Jeff Pomerantz Inducted into American College of Bankruptcy

October 28, 2020

PSZJ Attorneys Recognized as Global Leaders in 2021 Who's Who Restructuring & Insolvency Guide

September 1, 2020

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 20, 2020

Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms

April 23, 2020

Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders

February 10, 2020

Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2020 Southern California “Super Lawyers”

January 15, 2020

PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2019

Jeffrey Pomerantz Named a “Lawyer of the Year” in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2019

Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among Leading Law Firms

May 20, 2021

Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers”

January 30, 2019

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives 17th Annual M&A Advisor Award for Bon-Ton Restructuring

November 7, 2018

PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2018

Walking Company Holdings Confirms Chapter 11 Plan

June 18, 2018

Restructuring of the Year Award

May 1, 2018

Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms

June 8, 2017

Jeffrey Pomerantz: Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year

April 30, 2018

Twenty PSZJ Attorneys Named 2018 Southern California “Super Lawyers”

January 31, 2018

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins TMA Turnaround Transaction of the Year Award for Work on Aeropostale

October 2, 2017

Thirty-Five PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2017

Prestigious Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best Law Firms

May 7, 2018

Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2017 Southern California “Super Lawyers”

January 25, 2017

Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

August 1, 2016

Jeff Pomerantz Becomes President of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)

April 18, 2016

Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

August 17, 2015

Authoritative Chambers Guides Again Rank PSZJ Among the Best

May 19, 2015

Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Selected as Southern California Super Lawyers

Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2015

Select Staffing Wins Restructuring Deal of the Year at 13th Annual M&A Advisor Awards

The M&A AdvisorDecember 1, 2014

Hot Dog on a Stick Exits Chapter 11

October 1, 2014

Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America

August 1, 2014

Ten Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang

Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2014

Buyer Beware: Stalking Horse Purchase Deposits at Risk

Pachulski Bulletin No. 12March 1, 2013

Eight Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang

Los Angeles magazineJanuary 1, 2013

Properly Structured Private Equity Fund Avoids Pension Withdrawal Liability

Pachulski Bulletin No. 11December 1, 2012

PSZJ Represents Floramoda in Nurserymen's Exchange Asset Purchase

August 1, 2011

Reorganized MMFX Technologies Corporation Emerges Stronger; PSZJ Negotiates Good Return for Unsecured Creditors

July 1, 2011

PSZJ Facilitates Successful Auctions of Motocross Apparel Retailer as Committee Counsel

July 1, 2011

Pachulski Ranked Among Top Bankruptcy Firms by Chambers

June 12, 2009

Pachulski Stang Hired to Represent Creditors in Circuit City Chapter 11 Case

November 18, 2008

Events

Navigating Corporate Governance in the Zone of Insolvency: Board-Level Responsibilities and Best Practices

National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Webinar
November 4, 2025

The Roles, Duties, and Obligations of a Board of Directors in Bankruptcy

The Private Directors Association (PDA) Webinar
November 19, 2021

Issues in Retail Valuations

American Bankruptcy Institute and the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors VALCON 2018 Las Vegas
May 17, 2018

Best Practices in Settlements After Jevic

American Bankruptcy Institute 36th Annual Spring Meeting Washington D.C.
April 19, 2018

The Implications of Czyzewski v. Jevic to Business Bankruptcies

ABI 37th Annual Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute Kansas City
October 27, 2017

Retail Bankruptcies-Is It Possible to Save Bankrupt Retailers From Liquidation?

National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Las Vegas
October 10, 2017

Survey of the Supreme Court’s Recent and Lasting Decisions

25th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Coronodo CA
September 8, 2017

Making It Rain Without Getting Muddy: Developing Business the Ethical Way

American Bankruptcy Institute Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar Cincinnati
August 23, 2017

How Will Jevic Change Chapter 11 Practice?

American Bankruptcy Institute Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar Cincinnati
August 23, 2017

Why Are My Favorite Restaurants Closing? Review and Forecast of Restaurant Case Issues

ABI 2017 Spring Meeting Washington DC
April 20, 2017

Shark Tank

American Bankruptcy Institute Bankuptcy Battleground West Los Angeles
March 6, 2018

Hotcakes and Hot Topics: Judges’ Roundtable Q&A

24th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas
September 10, 2016

The Clash - The Intervention Between IP and Bankruptcy Law

28th Annual California Bankruptcy Forum
May 20, 2016

Beware of the Traps: Ethical and Fiduciary Issues for Committee Members and Professionals

American Bankruptcy Institute 34th Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC
April 16, 2016

Bankruptcy Judge Squares: The Supreme Court Edition

American Bankruptcy Institute 34th Annual Spring Meeting Washington DC
April 15, 2016

What to Expect and Do When Your Customer Becomes Insolvent

Restructuring, Insolvency & Troubled Companies 2016 Webinar
April 8, 2016

Everything-Must-Go Sale: The Ins and Outs of Retail Bankruptcies

ABI 24th Annual Bankruptcy Battleground West Los Angeles
March 11, 2016

Judges' Hot Topics

American Bankruptcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference Phoenix
December 5, 2015

The Great Debates

ABi Winter Leadership Conference
December 6, 2013

Past Presidents’ Debate

American Bankruptcy Institute 31st Annual Spring Meeting
April 18, 2013

Recent Developments Regarding Section 363 Bankruptcy Sales and Orders

Beverly HIlls Bar Association Los Angeles
February 19, 2013

Creditor Committee Representation Issues: Standing to Pursue Estate Causes of Action, SPM Gifts, Claims Against D&Os and Lenders

National CLE Conference Vail CO
January 11, 2013

The Great Debates: “Do creditors' committees serve a useful purpose in cases where the debtor's assets are overly encumbered and the amount of unsecured claims is a fraction of the amount of secured debt?”

ABI Winter Leadership Conference Tucson AZ
November 30, 2012

Breakfast and Judges Roundtable: Chapter 11 Venue Rules

California Bankruptcy Forum 24th Annual Insolvency Conference Rancho Mirage CA
May 19, 2012

The Effect of Insolvency, Receiverships, and Bankruptcy on Commercial Leases

Commercial Real Estate Leases: Strategies and Tools to Survive and Thrive in Today's Market and Anticipate Future Market Changes Long Beach CA
April 27, 2012

363: Bankruptcy Code Provision or New Ferrari Model?

2012 TMA Spring Conference Atlanta
April 5, 2012

Strategic Alternatives for Distressed Companies

Beverly Hills CA
January 26, 2010