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Michael D. Breslauer
Partner
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Michael D. Breslauer | Partner
Mr. Breslauer assists clients in navigating the complexities of bankruptcy and corporate insolvency. He represents businesses and corporations of all sizes, and has provided expertise in a variety of fields, including real estate development, pharmaceuticals and agribusiness. His experience with Chapter 11, on both the debtor and creditor side, helps him handle business litigation for clients facing a wide range of financial challenges. Mr. Breslauer received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Wisconsin and is a cum laude graduate of the University of San Diego Law School.
- Chapter 11 Debtor’s counsel in successful reorganization of 25 limited partnerships with combined values in excess of $80 million in connection with IRC Section 42 low income housing tax credits
- Chapter 11 Debtor’s counsel in successful reorganization of $6 million consumer pharmaceutical products company
- Chapter 11 Debtor’s counsel in successful reorganization of $30 million agribusiness
- Chapter 11 Official Creditors Committee counsel in 100% payment reorganization of $100 million real estate development project in Rancho Santa Fe, California
- Chapter 11 Official Creditors Committee counsel in reorganization/liquidation of $30 million per year fresh and dried herb company
- Chapter 11 Debtor’s counsel in 100% payment, 720+ acre mixed use project in Imperial County, CA
- Former Managing Partner, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP
- University of San Diego School of Law, cum laude, 1983
- University of Wisconsin (Madison), undergraduate degree in Economics and Political Science, 1978
- San Diego Magazine’s Top Lawyers in San Diego® – Bankruptcy, 2013, 2018 – 2022
- San Diego Super Lawyers® Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2019-22
- Avvo® Top Rated Lawyer, 2022
- MartindaleHubbell AV Preeminent® Rated
- Selected for The Best Lawyers In America®–2020-2022
- Wall Street Journal, Best Lawyers in Southern California, 2018
- AV Top Rated Lawyer®- Corporate Law, 2016
- Former Managing Partner, Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith, LLP
- Former Member of the Board of Directors San Diego Bankruptcy Forum
- Member of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, Insolvency Law Committee, 20102013
- Mediator in the Bankruptcy Mediation Project of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of California
- Member of the California State Bar Association
- Member of the San Diego County Bar Association
- Wexner Heritage Foundation Fellow
- Hillel of San Diego, President, 2005-2007