Jason Rosell

Jason Rosell represents debtors and creditors’ committees in complex chapter 11 cases. Jason’s recent notable engagements include representing Amyris and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in their respective chapter 11 cases, the creditors’ committee in LeFever Mattson, and victims in the chapter 11 cases of crypto companies FTX and Voyager.

Jason is also a recognized thought leader on the intersection of cannabis and insolvency law and leads the firm’s Cannabis Restructuring Group, which advises cannabis industry companies, lenders, and investors in out-of-court restructurings and related merger-and-acquisition transactions.

Jason is also the co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Derivatives and Digital Assets Subcommittee. Jason received his B.S. in Computer Information Systems, M.B.A., and J.D. from Arizona State University. Jason also served as a legal extern for the Honorable Redfield T. Baum, Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona, and is admitted to practice in California and New York.

Clerkships

•Legal extern, Judge Redfield T. Baum (Bankr. D. Ariz. 2009)

Publications

•Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code A Future Restructuring Option for Cannabis CompaniesDaily Journal, July 20, 2022
•Will U.S. Cannabis Companies Find Grass Is Greener in Canada for Restructuring? Journal of Corporate Renewal, January 2019

News

Jason Rosell Named to Cannabis Law Report's Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers Directory

Cannabis Law ReportSeptember 1, 2024

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

August 15, 2024

Six PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2024 Northern California “Super Lawyers” List

June 26, 2024

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 17, 2023

Six PSZJ Attorneys Named to 2023 Northern California “Super Lawyers” List

June 27, 2023

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 18, 2022

Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal Recognizes Jason Rosell as a 2022 “Top Cannabis Lawyer”

Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily JournalJuly 20, 2022

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP Formalizes Cannabis Restructuring Group, Led by Jason Rosell

April 27, 2022

PSZJ Attorneys Named in 2022 Edition of Best Lawyers in America

August 19, 2021

PSZJ Completes Restructuring of Loudpack

December 3, 2020

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones Elevates Jason Rosell to Partner

May 12, 2020

Jason Rosell Speaks to Law360 on the Legality of Cannabis Receiverships

Law360February 7, 2020

Northern California Super Lawyers and a Rising Star

March 12, 2019

Bankruptcy Court Finds Assignment of Voting Rights Unenforceable

December 1, 2011

Events

High Risk, High Reward: Cannabis Deals in 2025

Turnaround Management Association 2025 Distressed Investing Conference Las Vegas, NV
February 11, 2025

Roll the Dice: Cannabis Restructuring and Receiverships

Thirty-Fifth Annual California Bankruptcy Forum Insolvency Conference La Quinta CA
May 21, 2023

Insolvency Issues in Cannabis

Financial and Real Estate Hurdles Leading to Insolvency Issues in the Cannabis Space San Francisco
April 18, 2023

Bankruptcy Issues in the Cannabis Industry: Strategies Under State and Federal Law for Marijuana, CBD, and Hemp

State-Appointed and Private Receiverships, Alternative Restructurings, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors, Latest Cases Strafford Live Webinar
November 13, 2019

Cannabis and Bankruptcy: The Impermissible Contact High

2019 American Bankruptcy Institute Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Las Vegas
September 6, 2019

Cannabis and Bankruptcy: The Hazy State of the Law

Jointly presented by the Bar Association of San Francisco Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section and the Cannabis Law Section San Francisco
July 30, 2019

Cannabis in Canada and the U.S.: From Banking to Bankruptcy

ABA Business Law Section Joint Meeting of the Business Bankruptcy and Banking Committees Vancouver BC
March 26, 2019

Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Cannabis

National Cannabis Bar Association Webinar
February 21, 2019

Cannabis-Ness

Turnaround Management Association Next Generation of Leaders
September 14, 2017