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Michael Delaney represents and advises corporate and individual debtors, creditors, committees, and fiduciaries in a variety of distressed financial situations, including Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, receiverships, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and out-of-court workouts. His most recent engagements have been in the entertainment, health care, real estate, and technology industries.Michael also represents individual and corporate clients in federal and state litigation involving, among other things, disputes pertaining to the ownership, enforcement and infringement of intellectual property rights, the rights of parties under franchise agreements, and the rights of parties in joint ventures. Michael also routinely represents debtors, creditors, committees, and fiduciaries in avoidance actions, including actions to avoid and recover pre-bankruptcy transfers.Prior to entering private practice, Michael served as law clerk to the Honorable Ernest M. Robles of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.In addition to his practice, Michael holds several leadership positions with professional organizations. He is a member of the Insolvency Law Committee of the California Bar Association and an editor on the Editorial Board of the California Bankruptcy Journal. He is also a former member of the Executive Committee for the Bankruptcy Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Michael also frequently speaks on insolvency-related issues and contributes articles to several publications relating to insolvency, creditors' rights, commercial law, and intellectual property law.In recognition of his achievements, Michael was selected by his peers as a Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Star from 2016 to 2018, and as one of 40 attorneys from across the country to participate in the Next Generation Program during the annual meeting of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.

Listed skills include Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Chapter 11, and 7 others.