Alan J. Kornfeld

Alan Kornfeld, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, is a litigation partner with more than thirty years’ experience. He is an accomplished trial attorney whose practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation matters. Among other things, Alan 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. Alan’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 pretrial process, trial, and appeal. At the same time, Alan 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. Alan has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America each year since 2017 for his work in 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.

News

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

August 15, 2024

Nineteen PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California “Super Lawyers” List

January 10, 2024

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 17, 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

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

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2021 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 20, 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

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 1, 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