Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP

KBK is excited to announce the latest addition to our corporate bankruptcy and restructuring team, associate Alice Giang . Alice joins us after completing a clerkship with the Honorable Hannah Blumenstiel in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of California. We are delighted to welcome Alice to the Firm. Read Alice’s full bio here: https://lnkd.in/gxQxa4z5

KBK is pleased to announce that five of our attorneys have been identified as 2024 Super Lawyers by Thomas Reuters. Congratulations to Partners Tobias Keller (Bankruptcy, Business/Corporate), Jane Kim (Bankruptcy), Dara Levinson Silveira (Bankruptcy, Creditor Debtor Rights), Partner Emeritus Peter Benvenutti (Bankruptcy), and Of Counsel George Kalikman (Bankruptcy, Creditor Debtor Rights) for this well-deserved honor. Their selection for this list highlights their dedication to their clients and expertise in their respective fields. We are proud to have talented professionals on our team and are committed to continuing to provide excellent service to our clients. Please join us in congratulating our team on their achievements. For more information regarding inclusion on the Super Lawyers list for 2024, please visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/gYSe7-8j

The Firm is proud to share that Keller Benvenutti Kim has been ranked again by Chambers and Partners. Congratulations to Partners Jane Kim and Tobias Keller for their individual rankings. Thank you to our clients and peers who provided feedback and comments to Chambers, describing Toby as “very experienced” and “smart and practical,” and Jane as “a tremendous communicator – clear, concise and empathetic.” For more information regarding the Firm’s rankings, please visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/ddtTjN5b

The Firm is proud to share that Managing Partner Jane Kim and Partner Tobias Keller have been recognized as two of the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. The guide lists the 500 leading bankruptcy lawyers, specialists in leveraged finance and restructuring, and litigators. Jane was recognized in the area of Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, especially Litigation. Toby was recognized in the area of Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy. We congratulate Jane and Toby, as well as their peers, for this well-earned recognition. For more information regarding the selection process, and for the complete list of those included, please visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/eARpkPxF

KBK is proud to sponsor California Bankruptcy Forum’s 36th Annual Insolvency Conference. The Conference, held from May 16 – 19 at Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara, promises to be a great event with many interesting panels, presentations, and networking events. Senior Counsel Thomas Rupp and Associates Gabrielle Albert and Jullian Sekona will be representing KBK in Santa Barbara. We are looking forward to reconnecting with colleagues and friends as well as making new connections with attendees. Please feel free to come say hello if you see us!

KBK Managing Partner Jane Kim recently participated in a “View from the Top” interview with Top Ranked Legal. This interview is part of a larger series of interviews which Top Ranked Legal publishes every month. In the interview, Jane discusses practice area and industry sector growth, how the Firm has adapted since the onset COVID-19 pandemic, and shares her personal and professional story.    If you would like to read the full interview, please visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/es2Wnfez

View From the Top - Firm Leadership Interviews We are pleased to announce our leadership interview for March, with Jane Kim, Managing Partner of leading insolvency firm, Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP You can read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/es2Wnfez Jane advises debtors in possession, distressed companies, and other parties, in both in-court and out-of-court situations. Before joining Keller Benvenutti Kim in 2014, Jane practiced at Cleary Gottlieb in New York for over a decade. The 'View From the Top' firm leadership interviews are dedicated to the exploring various aspects of the legal industry from a leadership perspective, while also highlighting personal experiences and insights from leaders within the global legal profession. #leadinglawyers #insolvencylaw #topranked #restructuring

The Firm is pleased to share that Partner Tobias Keller has been recognized as a California Litigation Star / Bankruptcy Litigator in California and the United States (National) by Benchmark Litigation. Litigation Stars are individuals who were recommended consistently as reputable and effective litigators by clients and peers. Please join us in congratulating Toby on this well-deserved recognition.   For more information on Benchmark Litigation’s rankings and methodology, please visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/eteBywMd

KBK is proud to share that Managing Partner Jane Kim’s article Good Faith: What Recent Mass Tort Bankruptcy Decisions Tell Us is featured as the cover article of the March 2024 issue of the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal. Jane’s article examines five recent decisions, including In re LTL Management LLC, HONX Inc., and Aearo Technologies LLC, among others, and how they evaluate the question of who can file for bankruptcy protection. Jane is a frequent speaker on the intersection of mass torts litigation and bankruptcy.  For the full article, as well as other articles in the March 2024 American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gidKwBkm

KBK hopes that you will join Managing Partner Jane Kim, United States Bankruptcy Judge William Lafferty, and Jennifer Taylor at The Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum’s Recent Developments in Business Bankruptcy program. The panel will provide a broad overview of important business bankruptcy decisions in 2023, including cases pending before the United State Supreme Court, noteworthy decisions within and outside the Ninth Circuit, and spotlights on bankruptcy topics that have generated national discussion.   The program will be this Wednesday, February 28, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This program is offered in person only. For more information and to register, please visit the following link: https://lnkd.in/gJtmm8d8