Sasha M. Gurvitz

Sasha M. Gurvitz is a member of KTBS Law LLP.

Ms. Gurvitz has represented clients as restructuring counsel in a variety of roles, both out of court and in chapter 11 cases in Delaware, Texas, New York, California, Nevada, and Indiana.  Ms. Gurvitz has represented chapter 11 debtors in numerous mid-market Delaware bankruptcy cases. Ms. Gurvitz also has experience representing official creditors’ committees, purchasers of assets, secured lenders, DIP lenders, contract counterparties, landlords, equity holders, independent directors, chapter 11 trustees, and other chapter 11 stakeholders.

Ms. Gurvitz’s chapter 11 practice has recently been focused on mass tort, abuse, real estate, hospital, retail, and restaurant cases.  Ms. Gurvitz serves as official committee counsel in the bankruptcy case of the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego and previously served as official committee counsel in 3M’s mass tort bankruptcy case, In re Aearo Technologies.  Ms. Gurvitz has also represented the interests of sex abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts and USA Gymnastics bankruptcy cases.  Ms. Gurvitz also has experience serving as counsel to secured lenders, asset purchasers, and independent directors in other bankruptcy matters.  Out of court, Ms. Gurvitz has experience advising borrowers and creditors with respect to workouts and restructurings in the healthcare, real estate, retail, and marijuana industries, among others.  In addition to her primary restructuring work, Ms. Gurvitz has represented clients in federal multi-district litigation, in fraudulent transfer actions, and in appeals, including to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Seventh Circuit, and Ninth Circuit. 

Ms. Gurvitz is honored to have been ranked as an Up and Coming Bankruptcy/Restructuring Attorney by Chambers and Partners USA Guide for 2025 and to have been named as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for the years 2019 through 2025.  Ms. Gurvitz is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2021 class of “40 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in Insolvency.”  Ms. Gurvitz has written articles for several bankruptcy publications, including Colliers on Bankruptcy, Colliers Practice Guide, the Norton Adviser, and Law360, and enjoys speaking at conferences on bankruptcy-related topics.

Ms. Gurvitz is a member of the California State Bar, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Financial Lawyers Conference.  Ms. Gurvitz serves as Vice President for the Financial Lawyers Conference and as Co-Chair of the advisory board for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Southwest Conference.  Ms. Gurvitz is also a past president of the Southern California chapter of the Turnaround Management Association. 

Ms. Gurvitz received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where she graduated tenth in her class and was admitted to the Order of the Coif and awarded the 2013 American Bankruptcy Institute Medal of Excellence.  Ms. Gurvitz earned her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with highest honors.