Experience
With more than 25 years of experience, bankruptcy partner Liz Berke-Dreyfuss represents creditors, trustees and debtor clients in a broad range of bankruptcy and insolvency matters for businesses and high net worth individuals. She has substantial experience in Chapter 11 cases and has assisted companies transitioning from public to private ownership, recapitalization, as well as representing both sellers and purchasers in asset sales through the bankruptcy process. Her practice emphasizes business reorganization, creditors’ rights, secured transactions, and commercial and real property litigation. In addition, she has assisted companies in resolving financial issues outside of bankruptcy, through workouts and assignments for the benefit of creditors.
Prior to entering private practice in 1984, Liz served as an extern for Justice Allen Broussard of the Supreme Court of the State of California and for Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the United States District Court Northern District of California.
Reported Decisions
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In Re Kadjevich, 220 F. 3d 1016 (9th Cir. 2000)
Education
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University of San Francisco; J.D., magna cum laude (1984)
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Lone Mountain College, San Francisco, California; M.A., Legal Studies (1978)
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Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; B.A., Geography (1976)
