Alan Kornfeld is a senior litigation partner with more than 30 years of experience. He is an accomplished trial attorney whose practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation matters. Among other things, Mr. Kornfeld has tried numerous adversary proceedings in bankruptcy and federal district courts, has tried a diverse set of bankruptcy matters, including contested confirmations, DIP financing and cash collateral motions, sale motions, rejection motions, incentive plan motions and claim objections in bankruptcy courts, and has argued related appeals on multiple occasions in the Ninth Circuit, Third Circuit and Second Circuit.
Mr. Kornfeld’s areas of expertise include, among other things, in-depth claims investigations in major chapter 11 bankruptcies, the development of litigation strategies in complex, multi-party and often multi-jurisdictional disputes, and the successful prosecution of tort, contract and other claims through the entire pre-trial process, trial, and appeal. At the same time, Mr. Kornfeld also is a highly skilled negotiator, with a proven track record of structuring and successfully negotiating sophisticated and creative settlements in a wide variety of contexts.
Mr. Kornfeld was selected for inclusion in the 2017-2020 editions of Best Lawyers in America for both Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy. He is a graduate of UCLA where he received his A.B. in 1976 and his J.D. in 1987. Mr. Kornfeld is admitted to practice in New York, California and the District of Columbia.
News
•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
•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
•Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 2016
•Rhodes Emerges From Chapter 11 April 1, 2010
•Plan Approved in Freedom Communications Greatly Enhances Creditor Recovery March 9, 2010
Events
•Cutting Edge Litigation Issues: Ponzi Schemes, the Return of Leveraged Buyouts, Valuation Disputes and More ABI 29th Annual Spring Meeting National Harbor MD, April 2, 2011
