Mark Shinderman has almost 30 years of experience restructuring companies inside and outside of bankruptcy in numerous industries, directing bankruptcy-related litigation, and handling the purchase of assets out of bankruptcy. He often represents ad hoc committees of lenders and bondholders and creditors’ committees, as well as debtors, purchasers of assets from troubled companies, key vendors, equity sponsors, and other important constituents in insolvency situations. He also has represented numerous clients involved in litigation and transactions in which the counterparty may be in financial distress, helping the clients mitigate potential insolvency risk. Clients call him “incredibly personable [with] a fantastic grasp of bankruptcy nuances...His commercial understanding is his single best feature, and his ability to simplify concepts for clients." (Chambers USA).
Los Angeles
Mr. Shinderman’s engagements have involved companies in a diverse group of industries such as apparel, consumer products and services, ecommerce, energy, finance, healthcare, media and entertainment, real estate, retail, technology, and transportation. He has played a significant role in numerous high profile insolvency cases and out-of-court restructurings, such as: Vertellus Specialties Inc., Cengage, Dex Media, Ocean Rig, Blockbuster; William Lyon Homes; American Capital; MSR Resort Golf; Relativity Media; Real Mex; Gatehouse; EveryWare; and Select Staffing, among other engagements. Mr. Shinderman also represents Fortune 500 companies, banks, hedge funds, and other financial institutions throughout the country.
IFLR 1000 cites Mr. Shinderman as a “…strong, organized team leader who can get the different constituents in a deal to the finish line, a finish line that represents the best for his client. Supremely accessible, persuasive and commercial, Mark is tops in terms of technical expertise and innovation, but excels to an even greater extent in managing the process of restructuring.”
Mr. Shinderman is a member of the Board of Directors of Students Run L.A., a nonprofit organization committed to serving at-risk youth in Los Angeles. He previously served as Board President for five (5) years. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Kehillat Israel.
Recognition & Accomplishments
Mr. Shinderman is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He was named to The Los Angeles Business Journal's Top 100 Lawyers list in 2024 and was named a "Lawyer of the Year" in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Los Angeles for 2022 by The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Shinderman was also named by Turnarounds & Workouts as one of the nation’s dozen ‘Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers’ of 2013 and again in 2017. He has been recognized in Chambers USA, IFLR1000, California Super Lawyers, and recognized as a Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyer in 2020 and 2023. Most recently, he was recognized with American Bankruptcy Institute's "2023 Asset Sale of the Year" Award. He is a frequent lecturer at bankruptcy and distressed investing conferences throughout the country and has authored numerous articles on bankruptcy-related issues.
Mr. Shinderman received his law degree from Harvard Law School (cum laude), and his B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University (summa cum laude). He is a member of the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Financial Lawyers Conference, Panel of Bankruptcy Mediators, California Bankruptcy Forum, and the American Bankruptcy Institute. For the last 25 years, he has served as a mediator in the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Court's pro bono mediation program.
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D.
- Georgetown University, B.S.B.A.
Admissions
- California
- US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- US Supreme Court
