Sara L. Chenetz

Sara L. Chenetz is a partner with Perkins Coie LLP in Los Angeles, where she represents clients with varied interests in bankruptcy, restructuring, workout and litigation matters. She has served as first chair in multiple trials, arbitrations and mediations, in addition to having served as a court-appointed chapter 11 trustee in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada and as a mediator in bankruptcy cases in New York and California. In this capacity, she helps clients formulate and implement complex restructuring, workout, litigation and settlement strategies in a variety of situations, including bankruptcies, out-of-court workouts, federal and state litigation and arbitration, receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, distressed asset sales, capital and transaction structures, and conducting business with financially troubled companies. Ms. Chenetz has worked with businesses in an array of industries, including aerospace, biotech, defense, ecommerce, entertainment and media, finance, investment management, health care, hotels and leisure, lending, manufacturing, mining, professional services, real estate, retail, sports, technology, transportation, unmanned vehicles systems and wineries. Through the course of her career, she has represented all parties involved in bankruptcy, restructuring, workout and litigation matters. She regularly counsels first- and second-lien holders, asset, business and debt acquirers, official and unofficial committees, debtors in possession, bond and equity holders, directors and officers, and trustees and examiners. Her clients include vendors, employee benefit plans, landlords, tenants, retained professionals, plaintiffs and defendants. Ms. Chenetz is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and has been recognized in Chambers USA. She is also a frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy, restructuring, workout and litigation issues. Ms. Chenetz received her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1980 and her J.D. in 1983 from AmericanUniversity Washington College of Law.