SOUTHLAND STATS
LARGEST BANKRUPTCY LAW FIRMS Los Angeles firms compose one-third of the nation’s 15 largest.
Bankruptcy Total Firm Attorneys Attorneys 1. Stutman, Treister & Glatt (Los Angeles) 22 29 2. Murphy, Weir & Butler (San Francisco) 20 30 3. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (New York) 19 300 4. Robinson, Wolas & Diamant (Los Angeles) 18 18 5. Winston & Strawn (Chicago) 17 NA 6. Levin, Weintraub & Crames (New York) 15 16 7. Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner 13 50 (Los Angeles) Anderson & Adams (Baton Rouge, La.) 13 20 9. Shannon, Grace, Ratliff & Miller 12 55 (Fort Worth) 10. Hertzberg, Jacob & Weingarten (Detroit) 11 25 Levene & Eisenberg (Los Angeles) 11 11 12. Kroger, Gardis & Regas (Indianapolis) 10 15 13. Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Houston) 9 310 Wright, Lindsey & Jennings 9 52 (Little Rock, Ark.) Sullmeyer, Kupetz, Baumann & Rothman 9 17 (Los Angeles)
For the record:
12:00 a.m. July 12, 1987 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Sunday July 12, 1987 Home Edition Business Part 4 Page 2 Column 6 Financial Desk 2 inches; 43 words Type of Material: Correction
The Los Angeles law firm of Danning, Gill, Gould, Diamond & Spector, with 20 bankruptcy attorneys, should have been included in a list of the nation’s largest bankruptcy law firms published June 28 in the Business section. The list was compiled by Turnarounds & Workouts, a newsletter published in Washington.
Firm Clients 1. Stutman, Treister & Glatt (Los Angeles) Wickes Cos.; Bank of America in Evans Products case 2. Murphy, Weir & Butler (San Francisco) Bank of America in Evans Products; creditors committee in Wickes Cos. 3. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan (New York) Creditors in Manville and W.T. Grant; creditors committee in Wheeling 4. Robinson, Wolas & Diamant (Los Angeles) Aetna Life in North American Car 5. Winston & Strawn (Chicago) North American Car; Pettibone 6. Levin, Weintraub & Crames (New York) Pennzoil in Texaco; LTV; Food Fair 7. Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner Imperial International (Los Angeles) Anderson & Adams (Baton Rouge, La.) Trustee in Gulf Union; Hollanger 9. Shannon, Grace, Ratliff & Miller Noteholders committee in Texas Int’l; (Fort Worth) Great Western Sugar Co. 10. Hertzberg, Jacob & Weingarten (Detroit) Michigan Transportation Co.; trustee in Ironton Coke Co. Levene & Eisenberg (Los Angeles) Security Pacific Finance in Wickes Cos. 12. Kroger, Gardis & Regas (Indianapolis) Merchants National Bank (creditor); Ford Motor Credit Co. (creditor) 13. Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Houston) Dreco Energy Service; Exxon in Commonwealth Oil Wright, Lindsey & Jennings McCrary’s Farm Supply; Sibley Engineering (Little Rock, Ark.) Sullmeyer, Kupetz, Baumann & Rothman Trustee in Bubble Up Corp.; Armour Oil (Los Angeles)
Source: Turnarounds & Workouts
