Professional Biography
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Sara L. Chenetz Partner

  • Los Angeles

    D +1.310.788.3218

    F +1.310.788.3399

    Los Angeles

    1888 Century Park East, Suite 1700

    Los Angeles, CA 90067-1721

    +1.310.788.3218

    SChenetz@perkinscoie.com

  • San Francisco

    D +1.415.344.7088

    F +1.415.344.7050

    San Francisco

    505 Howard Street, Suite 1000

    San Francisco, CA 94105-3204

    +1.415.344.7088

    SChenetz@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Experience

First and Second Lien Debt Holders

Debt holders in Chapter 11 cases, restructurings, workouts and litigation involving cash collateral, relief from stay, lien avoidance, cramdown, intercreditor, confirmation, valuation, avoidable transfer, and other issues.

Borrowers and Guarantors

Borrowers and guarantors in workouts, refinancings, restructurings, and litigated disputes.

Official Committees

Official committees in cases involving, among other issues, contested plan confirmation, purchase price adjustment arbitration, disputed asset sales, prosecution of breach of fiduciary duty, equitable and contractual subordination, fraud and avoidance claims, and substantive consolidation.

Debtors in Possession and Other Troubled Businesses

Debtors in possession and other financially troubled businesses identifying challenges and determining and implementing fixes.

Post-Restructuring Corporate Governance

Restructured and reorganized businesses regarding post-emergence management, governance and operations.

Avoidance and Other Litigation

Plaintiffs and defendants in avoidable transfer adversary proceedings and other litigation through successful trial verdicts and appeals and structuring complex settlements.

Real Property Secured Lenders

Secured lenders to real property-owning debtors, including in single asset real estate (SARE) and large multi-debtor Chapter 11 cases and receiverships.

Buyers of Troubled Assets

Buyers of assets from debtors in possessions, assignees, and others in determining best structures for acquisitions and closing deals.

Owners of Troubled Businesses

Investors in troubled businesses in connection with maximizing the value of their investments and addressing their rights and obligations.

Debt Acquirers

Secondary market purchasers of secured notes and unsecured claims in bankruptcy, restructuring, and state court litigation matters.

Multi-Employer Benefit Plans

Multi-employer plans in cases involving plan underfunding, substantive consolidation of special purpose entities, and related issues.

Risk Assessment and Counsel

Financially healthy companies in structuring lending, distribution, licensing, sale, and other agreements in light of credit, compelled assignment, other risks and opportunities.

Directors and Officers

Current and past directors and officers of debtors in possession and other troubled businesses in connection with their rights and responsibilities and as defendants in and targets of litigation.

Estate Fiduciaries

Trustees, assignees in assignments for the benefit of creditors (ABCs), plan administrators and receivers regarding estate administration, asset recovery and liquidation, litigation, and exercise of duties.

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • California
  • New York
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Education

  • American University Washington College of Law, J.D.
  • University of Massachusetts, B.A., magna cum laude