As chair of Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones’s postconfirmation practice group, Mr. Caine oversees the entire spectrum of claims and avoidance litigation for debtors, creditors committees, trustees, liquidation or post-confirmation trusts, and defendants, from “mega cases” to smaller, individual matters. While many lawyers handle this type of work few, if any, can produce outstanding recoveries for all parties by calling upon the same case experience and litigation background, or utilize the proprietary avoidance and preference claim analysis software that Mr. Caine has helped to develop. He also spends considerable time as “general counsel,” assisting liquidating trustees in the administration of postconfirmation estates/corporate winddowns, and representing individuals and business entities in avoidance and claims litigation defense. He brings an experienced, responsive approach to all such disputes that might result in litigation, and lectures nationally on such topics.
In addition, Mr. Caine has lead responsibility in litigation concerning a variety of business, bankruptcy, and commercial law issues, as well as the representation of debtors, trustees, creditors, and committees in chapter 11 reorganization cases. He handles matters in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on disputes tried in bankruptcy court, including contested reorganization matters.
Mr. Caine has written numerous articles and often lectures nationally on bankruptcy and litigation, and is a past president and former chair and vice president of education of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the world's largest organization of insolvency professionals, with over 12,000 members. He is a member of the Registry of Mediators for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and a former member of the Los Angeles Superior Court panel of business law arbitrators. He holds an AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell's highest rating for ethical standards and legal ability, and has been named a Super Lawyer in the field of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights every year since 2007 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. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America in the 2016-2019 editions for the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law.
Mr. Caine is a graduate of Northwestern University and received his J.D. from UCLA. Mr. Caine is admitted to practice in California and is a resident in our Los Angeles office.
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
•Eighteen PSZJ Attorneys Named 2017 Southern California “Super Lawyers” January 25, 2017
•Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 2016
•Seventeen PSZJ Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America August 17, 2015
•Thirteen PSZJ Attorneys Selected as Southern California Super Lawyers Los Angeles magazine, February 2015
•Liquidating Trustees and Tax Refunds in United States of America v. Edward P. Bond PSZJ Case Alert, November 5, 2014
•Ten Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang Los Angeles magazine, February 2014
•Eight Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Stang Los Angeles magazine, January 2013
•Eight Southern California Super Lawyers at Pachulski Los Angeles Magazine, March 2008
Events
•All You Need to Know About Liquidating Chapter 11 Plans 93rd Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Washington DC, November 1, 2019
•The ABCs (and DEFs) of Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors 37th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Spring Meeting Washington DC, April 11, 2019
•Cutting-Edge Issues in Avoidance Actions 26th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas, September 7, 2018
•Update on Avoidance Actions American Bankruptcy Institute Rocky Mountain Conference Denver, January 26, 2018
•Running a Cost-Effective Receivership National Association of Federal Equity Receivers August 24, 2017
•Money, Money, Money: Tax, Insurance, Expenses, and Reporting Fifth Annual Conference of the National Association of Federal Equity Receivers Washington, D.C., October 13-15, 2016
•Best Practices for Avoiding Preference Suits AIRA 32nd Annual Bankruptcy & Restructuring Conference Coronado Island, CA, June 10, 2016
•D&O and E&O Claims American Bankruptcy Institute 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Denver, January 16, 2016
•Past Presidents’ Debate American Bankruptcy Institute 31st Annual Spring Meeting April 18, 2013
Clerkships
•Judicial extern, Arthur Alarcon (9th Cir.)
Publicaiton
•Co-Author, The Influence of Outcomes and Procedures on Formal Leaders, 41 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (No. 4 1981)
