Teddy Kapur, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, represents debtors, creditors’ committees, trustees, assignees, and asset purchasers in chapter 11 corporate bankruptcies, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and other out-of-court restructurings.
Teddy has played a leading role in cases that have been awarded “Mid-Size Company Turnaround of the Year” and “Large Transaction of the Year” by the Turnaround Management Association, and “Restructuring Deal of the Year” and “Reorganization of the Year Award” by The M&A Advisor.
Teddy’s professional achievements are widely recognized by leading publications. Most recently, he was named to the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s 2026 list of the city’s “Top 100 Lawyers.” He is also perennially listed to Lawdragon‘s list of the 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, Super Lawyers Magazine‘s Southern California “Super Lawyers” list, and The Best Lawyers in America. The Los Angeles Business Journal has included Teddy in its list of the LA region’s “Most Influential Minority Lawyers,” as well as its list of “Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s.” Earlier in his career, Teddy received a number of “Top 40 Under 40” awards from the Daily Journal, The Recorder, The M&A Advisor, the Century City Bar Association, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
Prior to joining the firm, Teddy was a vice president at AIG SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners. He also worked as an analyst in the investment banking division of Merrill Lynch & Co.
Teddy earned his J.D. from New York University School of Law, his Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Rice University. During college, Teddy studied abroad for one year at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Clerkships
•W. Royal Furgeson (W.D. Texas 2004-05)
Publications
•Sections 327 through 331-Recent Developments in the Law of Employment and Compensation of Bankruptcy Professionals 2012 Norton Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law
•Absence of Legislative History Obscures the Plain Meaning of Bankruptcy Code Section 503(b)(1)(A) Business Law Today, January 2011
•Land Use Regulation in Houston Contradicts the City’s Free Market Reputation Environmental Law Reporter, 2004
News
Los Angeles Business Journal Names Teddy Kapur Among 2026 “Top 100 Lawyers” in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Business JournalApril 20, 2026
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon '500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers' Guide for 2025
LawdragonJune 27, 2025
Bankruptcy Court Confirms Kal Freight Plan of Liquidation
April 22, 2025
PSZJ Named in 2024 TMA Chicago/Midwest Turnaround/Transaction of the Year Awards
December 20, 2024
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 15, 2024
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Receives M&A Advisor Annual International Award for Sale of Noble House Home Furnishings
July 1, 2024
Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers for 2024
LawdragonJune 14, 2024
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Five M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards
M&A AdvisorFebruary 1, 2024
Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers” List
January 10, 2024
Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Wins Two M&A Advisor 2023 “Restructuring Deal of the Year” Awards for Acquisition of Bang Energy by Monster Beverage, and the Sale of Easterday Ranches
November 15, 2023
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
LawdragonJune 16, 2023
Imagine LA Recognizes Teddy Kapur for Service as Volunteer and Board Chair
April 26, 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
Teddy Kapur Named to Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2021 “Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s”
Los Angeles Business JournalDecember 20, 2021
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
Teddy Kapur Selected as “Next Generation Lawyer of the Year” by the Century City Bar Association
October 1, 2020
PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 20, 2020
Richard Pachulski and Teddy Kapur Named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 List
January 21, 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
Twenty-One PSZJ Attorneys Named 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers”
January 30, 2019
Teddy Kapur Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's 'Most Influential Minority Lawyers' 2019 List
January 28, 2019
Teddy M. Kapur Selected to Participate in ADL Glass Leadership Institute
October 9, 2018
PSZJ Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2018
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
Teddy Kapur Named to Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40”
May 26, 2016
Gordian Medical Confirms Chapter 11 Plan
May 1, 2015
Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Selected as Southern California Super Lawyers
Los Angeles magazineFebruary 1, 2015
Teddy M. Kapur Named One of NAPABA’s “Best Lawyers Under 40”
October 1, 2014
Gabe Glazer and Teddy Kapur Recognized as Southern California Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
June 23, 2014
Control Over Portfolio Companies Exposes Private Equity Firms to WARN Act Liability
PSZJ Bulletin No. 15February 1, 2014
Pachulski Stang Selected as Committee Counsel in Adair County Hospital District
January 1, 2014
Teddy Kapur Wins 40 Under 40 M&A Advisor Recognition Award
August 1, 2013
Teddy Kapur Recognized as a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers
July 1, 2013
Teddy Kapur Selected to Participate in International Insolvency Institute NextGen Leadership Program
May 1, 2013
Teddy Kapur Selected as a California Lawyer on the Fast Track
The RecorderApril 19, 2013
Pachulski Stang Selected as Committee Counsel in San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care Corporation
February 1, 2013
Teddy Kapur Selected to Participate in NCBJ Next Generation Program
September 1, 2012
Teddy Kapur Wins '40 Under 40' M&A Advisor Recognition Award
M&A AdvisorMay 1, 2012
Bankruptcy Court Finds Assignment of Voting Rights Unenforceable
December 1, 2011
Work on Z Gallerie Wins Third Award
October 1, 2010
Z Gallerie Wins Award for Corporate Turnaround Deal of the Year
June 17, 2010
Z Gallerie: Reorganization of the Year
March 23, 2010
S&B Surgery Center Plan Confirmed
December 1, 2009
A Happy Retail Story - Z Gallerie Reorganizes in Less Than Six Months!
October 29, 2009
Views from the Bench: Current Canada - U.S. Cross-Border Issues and Judicial Communication and Cooperation
International Insolvency Institute and the American College of Bankruptcy
March 14, 2019
Out-of-Court Restructuring Alternatives
17th Annual International Insolvency Institute Conference London, England
June 18, 2017
Solving Sovereign Debt Crises
International Insolvency Institute 16th Annual Conference Tokyo, Japan
June 5, 2016
U.S. Bankruptcy Code - A Model for Insolvency Law?
Mexican Bar Association Mexico City, Mexico
April 26, 2016
Exits from Chapter 11
Mexican Bar Association Mexico City, Mexico
April 25, 2016
Overview of National Insolvency Law: Discussion of Comparative Aspects and Different Influences
International Insolvency Institute 15th Annual Conference Naples, Italy
June 14, 2015
Where’s the Money? Recovering Hidden Assets-International Judgment Enforcement
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 26th Annual Conference Scottsdale, Arizona
November 7, 2014
Pitch Perfect: A Mock Pitch Event
Turnaround Management Association 26th Annual Conference Toronto, Canada
September 30, 2014
Bankruptcy Filings Under the Affordable Care Act: A Sickness or a Cure?
CARE 2014: Financial Literacy Conference Irving, Texas
September 11, 2014
Critical Insights on the European Insolvency Regulation Review Process and Challenges Presented by the 2014 Commission Recommendations
International Insolvency Institute 14th Annual Conference Mexico City, Mexico
June 9, 2014
Who Wants to Be a Section 363 Millionaire?
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 25th Annual Convention Kansas City, Missouri
November 9, 2013
Key Legal and Sale Issues for Bankrupt and Foreclosed Assets
IMN’s 4th Annual Bank & Financial Institutions Special Assets Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts Santa Monica, California
September 10, 2013
Leveraging Substantive Consolidation, Piercing the Veil, and Alter Ego in Insolvency Proceedings
Live 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with interactive Q&A
July 10, 2013
The Not So Secret of My Success
California Bankruptcy Forum 24th Annual Insolvency Conference San Diego, California
May 17, 2013
Diamonds in the Rough: Buying and Selling Distressed Assets
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Western Regional Conference Huntington Beach, California
August 25, 2012
Legal Careers in Bankruptcy and Restructuring
National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association Annual Conference Atlanta, Georgia
November 19, 2011
New Developments and Opportunities in Healthcare
Pepperdine University School of Law Malibu, California
November 2, 2011
Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips From Leading Practitioners
North American South Asian Bar Association 8th Annual Conference Los Angeles, California
May 24, 2011
Events
Views from the Bench: Current Canada - U.S. Cross-Border Issues and Judicial Communication and Cooperation
International Insolvency Institute and the American College of Bankruptcy
March 14, 2019
Out-of-Court Restructuring Alternatives
17th Annual International Insolvency Institute Conference London, England
June 18, 2017
Solving Sovereign Debt Crises
International Insolvency Institute 16th Annual Conference Tokyo, Japan
June 5, 2016
U.S. Bankruptcy Code - A Model for Insolvency Law?
Mexican Bar Association Mexico City, Mexico
April 26, 2016
Exits from Chapter 11
Mexican Bar Association Mexico City, Mexico
April 25, 2016
Overview of National Insolvency Law: Discussion of Comparative Aspects and Different Influences
International Insolvency Institute 15th Annual Conference Naples, Italy
June 14, 2015
Where’s the Money? Recovering Hidden Assets-International Judgment Enforcement
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 26th Annual Conference Scottsdale, Arizona
November 7, 2014
Pitch Perfect: A Mock Pitch Event
Turnaround Management Association 26th Annual Conference Toronto, Canada
September 30, 2014
Bankruptcy Filings Under the Affordable Care Act: A Sickness or a Cure?
CARE 2014: Financial Literacy Conference Irving, Texas
September 11, 2014
Critical Insights on the European Insolvency Regulation Review Process and Challenges Presented by the 2014 Commission Recommendations
International Insolvency Institute 14th Annual Conference Mexico City, Mexico
June 9, 2014
Who Wants to Be a Section 363 Millionaire?
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 25th Annual Convention Kansas City, Missouri
November 9, 2013
Key Legal and Sale Issues for Bankrupt and Foreclosed Assets
IMN’s 4th Annual Bank & Financial Institutions Special Assets Executive Conference on Real Estate Workouts Santa Monica, California
September 10, 2013
Leveraging Substantive Consolidation, Piercing the Veil, and Alter Ego in Insolvency Proceedings
Live 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with interactive Q&A
July 10, 2013
The Not So Secret of My Success
California Bankruptcy Forum 24th Annual Insolvency Conference San Diego, California
May 17, 2013
Diamonds in the Rough: Buying and Selling Distressed Assets
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Western Regional Conference Huntington Beach, California
August 25, 2012
Legal Careers in Bankruptcy and Restructuring
National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association Annual Conference Atlanta, Georgia
November 19, 2011
New Developments and Opportunities in Healthcare
Pepperdine University School of Law Malibu, California
November 2, 2011
Bankruptcy Basics - Practical Tips From Leading Practitioners
North American South Asian Bar Association 8th Annual Conference Los Angeles, California
May 24, 2011
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