Michael L. Tuchin

Michael L. Tuchin is a founding member and co-manager of KTB&S.

Mr. Tuchin graduated with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. He received his J.D. from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1990. He served as an extern to the Honorable Joseph R. Sneed, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in 1989. Mr. Tuchin represents debtors, equity holders, secured and unsecured creditors, committees and parties interested in acquiring assets from troubled companies. Mr. Tuchin was named one of the top 12 outstanding young bankruptcy lawyers in the nation in 2002, 2003 and 2004, was recognized as the Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year by the Century City Bar Association for 2002-2003, was recognized as one of the top 20 young lawyers in the State of California in 2002, was recognized as one of the top 100 lawyers in Los Angeles County in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and was recognized as one of the top 500 lawyers in the United States in 2005.

On the debtor side, Mr. Tuchin has represented large complex debtors including Lake at Las Vegas Joint Venture, LLC and Affiliates (owner-developers of a 3,592-acre master-planned residential development and resort located in Henderson, Nevada) whose chapter 11 cases are currently pending in Las Vegas, Nevada, American Restaurant Group (the owner of the Stuart Anderson’s Black Angus chain of restaurants) in connection with their highly successful chapter 11 cases, Samuels Jewelers, Inc. (a national publicly traded retailer of fine jewelry operating more than 130 stores), Avado Brands, Inc. and affiliates (a national operator of 90 Don Pablo’s Mexican Kitchen and 22 Hops Grillhouse and Brewery restaurants in 20 states) in their ongoing chapter 11 case, Fountain View, Inc. (operator of more than 50 skilled care nursing and assisted care living facilities), Frederick’s of Hollywood, Inc. (a world-renowned retailer of innovative specialty apparel operating more than 150 stores, a catalogue, and an internet business) in connection with its highly successful chapter 11 case, and Maple Plaza, Ltd. (the owner of a significant commercial property in Beverly Hills, California).

Mr. Tuchin has represented Viacom, Paramount, CBS and their affiliates in numerous matters throughout the country. He has represented Baldwin Entertainment Group in out-of-court negotiations.

Out of court, Mr. Tuchin has led successful restructurings of the Lusk Company (a large California homebuilder with close to $1 billion in debts), a large giftware company, an international manufacturer of computer accessories, a national express delivery business, and L.A. Kings, Ltd. (the then-owner of the Los Angeles Kings hockey franchise).

Mr. Tuchin has represented creditors in numerous chapter 11 cases, including Ameriserve (Delaware), Black Hawk Casino (Denver, Colorado), Chevy’s (Oakland, California), Crescent Jewelers (Oakland, California), Diversified Restaurant Concepts (San Jose, California), Edwards Theatres (Orange County, California), ERLY Industries, Inc. (Corpus Christi, Texas), Falcon Industries (St. Louis, Missouri), Kmart (Chicago, Illinois), Merry-Go-Round (Wilmington, Delaware), Pegasus Satellite Television (Portland, Maine), Petries Retail (New York, New York), Deborah Raffin (Los Angeles, California), Sega Gameworks (Los Angeles, California), Sydran Services (Oakland, California), Tower Records (Wilmington, Delaware), United Airlines (Chicago, Illinois).

Mr. Tuchin has represented numerous purchasers of assets and is an expert on successor liability issues.

Mr. Tuchin is extremely active in bar activities. He is a past President and member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Lawyers Conference of Los Angeles, past President and a member of the Board of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, and a member of the Board of Directors of the California Bankruptcy Forum.