Michael C. Schneidereit
Associate
Los Angeles
865 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90017
T: (213) 694-1153
F: (213) 694-1234
865 South Figueroa Street
Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90017
T: (213) 694-1153
F: (213) 694-1234
Mr. Schneidereit specializes in corporate reorganization and commercial bankruptcy matters. Mr.Schneidereit has represented both creditors and debtors in a wide range of cases, including the representation of bondholders in an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; representing creditors of a large energy corporation in a Chapter 11 case; and representing a debtor providing biometrically authenticated payment services in its Chapter 11 proceedings.
Prior to joining HBD, Mr. Schneidereit served as a law clerk to the Honorable Haley J. Fromholz at the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Publications
- Author: "A Cold Night: Unconscionability as a Defense to Mandatory Arbitration in Employment Contracts, 55 Hastings Law Journal 987 (2004)
Practice Areas
- Bankruptcy Litigation
- Bankruptcy Transactions and Financing
- Breach of Contract
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Business and Securities Valuation
- Creditors and Committees
- Debtors and Trustees in Out-of-Court and Bankruptcy Restructurings
Education
- New York University School of Law, L.L.M., Trade Regulation, 2005
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2004
- University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A., Philosophy, B.A., Sociology, 2000
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Executive Articles Editor, Hastings Law Journal
- Thesis Honors in Sociology, 2000
Bar & Court Admissions
- State Bar of California