| Biography:
Martin Zohn leads the Firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice
in Los Angeles.
Mr. Zohn has played a central role in a number of Southern California's most
significant business reorganizations, both in and outside of Chapter 11. Such
matters have included court-approved representation of the official creditors'
committee or debtor in several of the largest Chapter 11 corporate reorganizations
in California (for example, Knudsen Corporation, Foremost Dairies, Gibraltar
Financial Corporation, Hansen Foods, Treesweet Companies and Lionsgate Films).
Mr. Zohn has also represented purchasers of financially distressed businesses
both in and outside of Chapter 11, and has represented major secured and unsecured
creditors, investors, investment bankers and advisors.
During the Iranian hostage crisis when Iranian assets were blocked and frozen
by Executive Order of the President of the United States, Mr. Zohn represented
the private commercial banks of Iran. The billions of dollars in controversy
were eventually resolved through a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Zohn is frequently named and quoted in national print and electronic media,
including The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, CNBC, USA Today,
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune,
San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, and other major metropolitan
newspapers. However, many of Mr. Zohn's most successful client representations
were completed without publicity, public disclosure, litigation or Chapter 11
proceedings.
Mr. Zohn's client representations have included diverse industries and sectors
of the economy including, for example, entertainment, communications, technology,
media, computer, automotive, manufacturing, food processing, financial institutions,
hotel, transportation, wholesale, retail, service, energy, metals and health
care.
Mr. Zohn is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Southern California
Law School ("USC") and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Public Counsel, the nation's largest pro bono law firm.
Mr. Zohn is a 1972 graduate of Harvard Law School.
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