Steven W. Golden

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Steven W. Golden: Attorney with Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

Biography

Steve Golden, resident in the firm’s Delaware, New York, and Houston offices, represents debtors, foreign representatives, committees, unsecured creditors, and other constituencies in chapter 11 and 15 bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation and appeals. Among his many engagements, Steve was instrumental in the firm’s representation of Amyris, Watsonville Hospital, and CarbonLite in their chapter 11 cases and the official creditors’ committees in dozens of chapter 11 cases such as Neiman Marcus, Payless Shoes, Studio Movie Grill, and The Weinstein Company. Steve has also represented foreign representatives in chapter 15 cases including Junho Bang, Iovate, STS Renewables, Rokstad Power, and Nexii Building Solutions and is a member of the International Insolvency Institute NextGen Class X. Steve has authored some 20 articles and other publications on a wide range of bankruptcy topics and was named to the American Bankruptcy Institute’s (ABI) prestigious 2025 Class of 40 Under 40, in recognition of his exceptional ability, leadership, and achievement in the insolvency community. Additionally, he was recognized in 2024 as an Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor and in 2021 as one of nineteen recipients of the American Bar Association’s inaugural “20/20 Partners Rising Young Leader Award.” Steve holds a bachelor’s degree from Emory University, a JD from Georgia State University College of Law, and an LLM in bankruptcy law from St. John’s University School of Law.

Clerkships

•Judicial intern, Judge Margaret H. Murphy (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2013)

Chapter 11 Representations

Amyris, Inc. (D. Del.)

•Representation of Amyris, Inc. in its chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware. Based in Emeryville, California, Amyris is a leading synthetic biology company founded in 2003 to create a more stable supply of a key antimalarial treatment. Through its cutting-edge science, artemisinin-the most effective anti-malarial drug in the world-is now consistently available to treat the deadly disease. Using the same technological innovations that produced artemisinin, Amyris has become the world’s leading manufacturer of ingredients made with synthetic biology. Amyris provides sustainable ingredients that are eco-friendly alternatives to raw materials sourced for flavors and fragrances, sweeteners, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other consumer products.

Watsonville Hospital (N.D. Cal.)

•Representation of Watsonville Hospital Corporation in its chapter 11 case commenced in December 2021 in the San Jose division of the Northern District of California. The debtor operated the Watsonville Community Hospital, a 106-bed acute care facility serving patients in the Pajaro Valley area of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. The debtor sold the hospital to a newly created local healthcare district, formed with widespread political support, placing the hospital under public stewardship and ensuring continued access to medical care for a diverse and growing community. In July 2022, the debtor confirmed a plan of liquidation that established a trust to resolve claims and make distributions to creditors.

Borrego Community Health Foundation (S.D. Cal.)

•Representation of the creditors’ committee in the chapter 11 case of Borrego Community Health Foundation in the Southern District of California. The debtor is a nonprofit federally qualified health center that provides culturally competent healthcare services to underserved communities in San Diego and Riverside Counties. Borrego filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy case in September 2022 amid a dispute with the California Department of Health Care Services that threatened to shutter its 21 locations.

Neiman Marcus (S.D. Tex.)

•Representation of the creditors’ committee in the chapter 11 cases of luxury retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in the Southern District of Texas. The firm negotiated a favorable settlement following an extensive investigation into the prepetition transfer of the MyTheresa brand away from Neiman Marcus and potential claims arising from the transaction. Under the global settlement, unsecured creditors-originally slated to a negligible recovery under the debtors’ plan-will instead receive a combination of stock and a cash pool of $10.0 million for general unsecured creditors undiluted by any lender deficiency claims.

LeFever Mattson (N.D. Cal.)

•Representation of the creditors’ committee in the chapter 11 cases of LeFever Mattson and its debtor affiliates in the Northern District of California. The company controls or has ownership interests in more than 50 limited partnerships and limited liability companies, and manages a real estate portfolio of more than 200 properties, comprised of commercial, residential, office, and mixed-use real estate, as well as vacant land, located throughout Northern California. The committee is made up of investors who may have been defrauded.

Payless Shoes (E.D. Mo.)

•Representation of the creditors’ committee in the second chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Payless Holdings LLC. The debtor’s second filing came less than two years after it emerged from its previous bankruptcy, in which the firm also represented the creditors’ committee. The debtor was forced to file again after its prior reorganization left the company with a significant remaining debt, a large store footprint, and a yet-to-be-realized systems and corporate overhead structure consolidation. Payless closed all of its stores in the U.S. and Canada.

Chapter 15 Representations

Nexii Building Solutions (D. Del.)

•Representation of the foreign representative in the chapter 15 cases of Nexii Building Solutions and its affiliates in the District of Delaware. As the sole manufacturer of Nexiite, an energy-efficient wall panel used in high-performance buildings, the company sought protection in Canada under the CCAA. The Canadian proceedings were recognized as foreign main proceedings by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in furtherance of a crossborder sale process.

Rokstad Power (D. Del.)

•Representation of the foreign representative in the chapter 15 cases of Rokstad Power Corporation and its affiliates, a British Columbia-based utility services provider, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The foreign representative of the debtors, a leading provider of transmission and distribution services for critical electrical power infrastructure throughout North America, filed for chapter 15 bankruptcy in November 2024, seeking recognition of a Canadian receivership. The Canadian proceeding was recognized as a foreign main proceeding by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, pursuant to which the foreign representative successfully obtained an order recognizing and enforcing the going-concern sale of Rokstad’s United States assets.

STS Renewables Ltd. (D. Del.)

•Representation of the foreign representative for STS Renewables Ltd. in its chapter 15 case filing in the District of Delaware. The debtors are U.S. and Canadian entities engaged in geothermal energy system development and drilling services in the U.S. and Canada. The foreign representative sought recognition of Canadian CCAA proceedings as foreign main proceedings under chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code. With the firm’s assistance, the foreign representative seeks to facilitate the restructuring of the U.S. entities and ensure effectiveness of the CCAA stay in the U.S.

Publications

•Coauthor, “The DAO Dilemma: Legal Identity and Asset Recovery in a Decentralised World,” Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law and Practice Volume 34, Number 3 (November 2025)
•“COMI Chameleon: Is ‘COMI Manipulation’ in Chapter 15 a Ballooning Problem?,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal Special International Issue (August 2025)
•2024 Second Circuit Review , Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (Spring 2025)
•2023 Second Circuit Review , Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (Spring 2024)
•2022 Second Circuit Review, Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (Spring 2023)
•2021 Second Circuit Review Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor 4 (Spring 2022)
•Sections 327 Through 330 Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals 2021 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 439, October 2021
•Sections 327 Through 330 Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals 2020 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 411, October 2020
•2017 Second Circuit Review, Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (Spring 2019)
•Sections 327 Through 330 Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals 2019 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 475, October 2019
•2017 Second Circuit Review, Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (Spring 2018)
•Sections 327 Through 330 Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals 2018 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 547, December 2018
•The Delaware of Asia Singapore Establishes Itself as a New Restructuring Center, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (Aug. 2017), 2017
•2016 Second Circuit Review, Norton Bankruptcy Law Advisor (Spring 2017)
•Recent Developments in Sections 327 - 330 : Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals , Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law (Spring 2017)
•Stripping Down and Stripping Off In Chapter 11 and Chapter 13: Does Caulkett Change the Calculus?, Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice (Spring 2017)
•The Role of Insolvency Practitioners in the United States Presented to the INSOL International Seoul One-Day Seminar, February 2017
•Headed Through the Boomerang Tube: Professional Compensation After ASARCO 2016 Norton Survey of Bankruptcy Law 220
•“In Art We Trust: The Intersection of Trust and Bankruptcy Law in Detroit , ” 48 Texas Tech Law Review 313 (Spring 2016)
•“The End of Fees for Fees: The Supreme Court Speaks in ASARCO,” 24 Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice 634 (December 2015)
•“A Lease by Any Other Name: Section 365 and Oil and Gas Leases,” 13 ABI Young and New Members Committee Newsletter (June 2015)
•“Let’s Keep This Between Us: Protecting PII in Bankruptcy Sales,” ABI Business Reorganization Committee Newsletter (February 2015)
•“Absolutely Absolute? The Extension of 203 N. LaSalle to Insiders,” 11 ABI Unsecured Trade Creditors Committee Newsletter (June 2013)
•Coauthor, “Stripping Down and Stripping Off in Chapter 11 and Chapter 13: Does Caulkett Change the Calculus?” 26 Norton Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice art. 4 (No. 2 April 2017)
•Coauthor with Robert J. Feinstein, “2016 Second Circuit Review,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser (No. 2 February 2017); “2017 Second Circuit Review,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser (No. 3 March 2018); “2018 Second Circuit Review,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser (No. 3 March 2019)
•Coauthor, “Recent Developments in Section 327-330: Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals,” 2016 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law 14 (2016).
•Coauthor, “Rule 3002.Fun: Does the Rule Need Negative Notice,” Vol. 32 ABI Journal 36 (July 2013)
•Rule 3002.Fun: Does the Rule Need Negative Notice , ABI Journal (July 2013) (Co-Author)
•Everything You Need to Know About Bankruptcy Claims , ABA (2013) (Co-Editor)
•Coeditor, Bankruptcy Claims Handbook , ” American Bar Association Business Bankruptcy Committee (2013)

News

Steve Golden Named to American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2025 Class of 40 Under 40

October 14, 2025

PSZJ Achieves Precedent-Setting Chapter 15 Victory on Behalf of Advantage Tankers

September 4, 2025

Steve Golden Named to Co-Chair the International Insolvency Institute’s 2026 NextGen Conference Planning Committee

August 8, 2025

Bankruptcy Court Confirms Kal Freight Plan of Liquidation

April 22, 2025

Nine PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 New York Metro 'Super Lawyers' List; Three Recognized as 'Rising Stars'

October 24, 2024

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

September 1, 2024

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Recognizes and Enforces Third-Party Releases in Nexii Building Solutions Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Case

July 1, 2024

Steve Golden Named 2024 Emerging Leader by M&A Advisor

M&A Advisor June 20, 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

PSZJ to Represent Foreign Representative in Nexii Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Filing

January 11, 2024

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 17, 2023

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Elevates Steven Golden to Partner

January 23, 2023

Steven Golden to Chair New ABA Business Bankruptcy Committee

October 7, 2022

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Prestigious 2021 TMA Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Award

September 1, 2021

Steven Golden Named ABA Rising Young Leader

September 1, 2021

Diocese of Great Falls-Billings Confirms Chapter 11 Plan

August 16, 2018

Big Apple Circus Confirms Chapter 11 Plan

December 14, 2017

Eight PSZJ Attorneys Named to New York Metro “Super Lawyers” and 'Rising Stars' Lists for 2021

September 1, 2021

Events

Dealing with DAOs and De-Fi in International Proceedings

International Insolvency Institute 25th Annual Conference Sao Paulo, Brazil
June 8, 2025

Why Not Chapter 15?

2024 ABI International North American Insolvency Symposium New York, NY
November 6, 2024

ABI's 2023 Health Care Asset Sale of the Year: Borrego Community Health Foundation

American Bankruptcy Institute abiLIVE Webinar
September 23, 2024

Is There an App for That? Good News - the Answer is, ‘Yes!’: Pro Bono Meets Tech

2024 Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Seattle
September 19, 2024

Mind Your Own Mental Health: Navigating Chronic Stress, Depression, and Addiction for an Ethical Legal Practice

ABA Business Law Fall Meeting 2024 San Diego, CA (and online)
September 13, 2024

Old Mistakes and New Mistakes

2024 American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas
September 6, 2024

Help, My Business Is in Trouble!

Restructuring, Insolvency & Troubled Companies 2021 Financial Poise on-demand webinar
October 1, 2021

NextGen Class XIII: Quiz Time!

24th Annual International Insolvency Conference Singapore
June 9, 2024

The Nuts & Bolts of Retention

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
May 13, 2024

The Nuts & Bolts of a 363 Motion

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
April 17, 2024

Representing Asset Purchasers in Bankruptcy

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
February 15, 2024

Different Approaches to Sale Processes in Canada, U.S. and the Caribbean

III North American Regional Conference 2024: New Year, New Solutions in Insolvency Proceedings New York, NY
January 18, 2024

Bad Debtor Owes Me Money!

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
November 1, 2023

Focus on Oil & Gas

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
October 5, 2023

Focus on Retail

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
September 7, 2023

The Nuts & Bolts of a Chapter 11 Plan

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
May 2, 2023

NextGen Panel: DIP Financing: A Cross Jurisdictional Comparison

22nd Annual International Insolvency Conference Toronto ON
September 8, 2022

The Nuts & Bolts of Retention

Financial Poise Webinars Webinar
September 2, 2022

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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Emory University, B.A., 2009
Law School Attended:
Georgia State University College of Law, J.D., 2014; St. John's University School of Law, LL.M., American Bankruptcy Institute Scholar, 2015
Year of First Admission:
2015
Admission:
2015, Maryland; 2015, New York; 2016, Texas; 2022, Delaware; 2024, Pennsylvania
Memberships:

Professional Affiliations

•Turnaround Management Association
•Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors
•Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
•International Insolvency Institute NextGen (Class X)

Reported Cases:
Representations: Amyris, Inc. (D. Del.); Representation of Amyris, Inc. in its chapter 11 case in the District of Delaware. Based in Emeryville, California, Amyris is a leading synthetic biology company founded in 2003 to create a more stable supply of a key antimalarial treatment. Through its cutting-edge science, artemisinin-the most effective anti-malarial drug in the world-is now consistently available to treat the deadly disease. Using the same technological innovations that produced artemisinin, Amyris has become the world's leading manufacturer of ingredients made with synthetic biology. Amyris provides sustainable ingredients that are eco-friendly alternatives to raw materials sourced for flavors and fragrances, sweeteners, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other consumer products.; Watsonville Hospital (N.D. Cal.); The firm was counsel to Watsonville Hospital Corporation in its chapter 11 case commenced in December 2021 in the San Jose division of the Northern District of California. The debtor operated the Watsonville Community Hospital, a 106-bed acute care facility serving patients in the Pajaro Valley area of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. The debtor sold the hospital to a newly created local healthcare district, formed with widespread political support, placing the hospital under public stewardship and ensuring continued access to medical care for a diverse and growing community. In July 2022, the debtor confirmed a plan of liquidation that established a trust to resolve claims and make distributions to creditors.; Borrego Community Health Foundation (S.D. Cal.); Representation of the creditors' committee in the chapter 11 case of Borrego Community Health Foundation in the Southern District of California. The debtor is a nonprofit federally qualified health center that provides culturally competent healthcare services to underserved communities in San Diego and Riverside Counties. Borrego filed a chapter 11 bankruptcy case in September 2022 amid a dispute with the California Department of Health Care Services that threatened to shutter its 21 locations.; Nexii Building Solutions (D. Del.); Representation of the foreign representative in the chapter 15 cases of Nexii Building Solutions and its affiliates in the District of Delaware. As the sole manufacturer of Nexiite, an energy-efficient wall panel used in high-performance buildings, the company sought protection in Canada under the CCAA. The Canadian proceedings were recognized as foreign main proceedings by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in furtherance of a crossborder sale process.; Neiman Marcus (S.D. Tex.); Representation of the creditors' committee in the chapter 11 cases of luxury retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in the Southern District of Texas. The firm negotiated a favorable settlement following an extensive investigation into the prepetition transfer of the MyTheresa brand away from Neiman Marcus and potential claims arising from the transaction. Under the global settlement, unsecured creditors-originally slated to a negligible recovery under the debtors' plan-will instead receive a combination of stock and a cash pool of $10.0 million for general unsecured creditors undiluted by any lender deficiency claims.; LeFever Mattson (N.D. Cal.); Representation of the creditors' committee in the chapter 11 cases of LeFever Mattson and its debtor affiliates in the Northern District of California. The company controls or has ownership interests in more than 50 limited partnerships and limited liability companies, and manages a real estate portfolio of more than 200 properties, comprised of commercial, residential, office, and mixed-use real estate, as well as vacant land, located throughout Northern California. The committee is made up of investors who may have been defrauded.; Rokstad Power (D. Del.); Representation of the foreign representative in the chapter 15 cases of Rokstad Power Corporation and its affiliates, a British Columbia-based utility services provider, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The foreign representative of the debtors, a leading provider of transmission and distribution services for critical electrical power infrastructure throughout North America, filed for chapter 15 bankruptcy in November 2024, seeking recognition of a Canadian receivership. The Canadian proceeding was recognized as a foreign main proceeding by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, pursuant to which the foreign representative successfully obtained an order recognizing and enforcing the going-concern sale of Rokstad's United States assets.; Payless Shoes (E.D. Mo.); Representation of the creditors' committee in the second chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Payless Holdings LLC. The debtor's second filing came less than two years after it emerged from its previous bankruptcy, in which the firm also represented the creditors' committee. The debtor was forced to file again after its prior reorganization left the company with a significant remaining debt, a large store footprint, and a yet-to-be-realized systems and corporate overhead structure consolidation. Payless closed all of its stores in the U.S. and Canada.
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