Associate Talin Keshishian focuses on bankruptcy law with an emphasis on preference litigation and defense, complex bankruptcy fraud and distressed real estate. She also has significant experience in commercial law and general business litigation as well as commercial transactions in both state and federal court. She has appeared before the U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, U.S. District Court and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Ms. Keshishian’s clients include debtors, creditors, creditor committees in chapter 7 and chapter 11 matters, manufacturers, financial institutions, medium-size businesses, and banks and trustees in all types of bankruptcy matters.
Practice Emphasis
- Bankruptcy Law
- Preference Litigation and Defense
- Complex Bankruptcy Fraud
- Distressed Real Estate
- Business and Commercial Litigation
Qualifications/Memberships
- State Bar of California
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Sections
- International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
- San Fernando Valley Bar Association
- Financial Lawyers Conference
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
- American Bar Association
- Armenian Bar Association
- U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, U.S. District Court and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- All Cities Group
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1998, FIAT. Moot Court Competition Trial Advocacy
- Summer Externship at Kirkland & Ellis in London
- California State University Northridge, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1995
Representative Matters
Creditor Committee /Trustee Chapters 7 & 11 Representation:
- Florica, Inc.- Formerly known as Wolfgang Puck Casual Dining
- Mr. Rags
- Chorus Line
- Teddi of California:
- Mossimo, Inc.- Involuntary Petition
- Bodies in Motion
Creditor Representation
- Secured parties- Kawasaki Motors Finance Corp, Kawasaki Motor Corp.
- Counsel and Co-counsel in trials, evidentiary hearings and motions in Bankruptcy Court and other courts throughout the U.S.
- Complex Chapter 7 cases and adversaries.
- Litigated and defended numerous preference actions and fraudulent transfer actions against various entities
- In re Clothes Time, Inc.
- Appellate Work:
- Multiple appeals to the BAP, District Court and Ninth Circuit
- Beal Bank
- Countrywide Home Loans
Bankruptcy
- Achieved significant returns to estates on behalf of bankruptcy estate trustees through the pursuit of scores of preference and fraudulent transfer actions.
- Located buyers, arranged for liquidators, negotiated terms of purchase and facilitated bankruptcy approval of sale as part of assistance provided to bankruptcy trustees selling estate assets.
Foreign Languages
- Armenian