Mr. Peter J. Gurfein

Peter J. Gurfein is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Landau Gottfried & Berger LLP. He has represented unsecured creditors' committees, trustees, debtors, creditors and equity-holders in major chapter 11 cases in the airline, health care, retail, telecommunication, entertainment, high-tech and real estate industries. He has also appeared in cases involving bank insolvencies and insurance company insolvencies, and in chapter 11 cases of high-net-worth individuals. A former prosecutor, Mr. Gurfein has extensive experience in prosecution and defense of bankruptcy fraud investigations and officer and director liability. He has specific expertise in the purchase and sale of assets from bankruptcy estates. Mr. Gurfein is a past president of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum (2013-14), a director of the Cali- fornia Bankruptcy Forum (2012-present) and a past editor-in-chief of the California Bankruptcy Journal (1995-99), and he is currently co-editor-in-chief of the California State Bar Insolvency Law Committee e-Bulletin (2014-present). He has lectured extensively on corporate governance issues and the obliga- tions of directors in the zone of insolvency, the sale of assets under distress, prepackaged plans of re- organization, individual chapter 11 cases and bankruptcy in the hospitality industry. He has also been appointed to the approved panel of mediators for the Central District of California. Mr. Gurfein received his B.A. from New York University and his J.D. from George Washington University School of Law.