Peter A. Davidson

Peter A. Davidson is a partner in ECJ’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Department. Since 1977 Mr. Davidson has represented receivers, plaintiffs and defendants in receivership actions in state and federal court and trustees, creditors’ committees, secured creditors and debtors in the bankruptcy court. Mr. Davidson has also acted as a receiver, a conservator and a court appointed monitor.

His Receivership, Conservator and Monitor assignments have included enforcement cases brought by government agencies such as the California Department of Corporations, Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission, Commodities Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission involving, among other businesses, real estate limited partnerships, mining, numismatics, cellular telephone licenses, health maintenance organizations, money order companies, escrow companies, telephone companies, mortgage companies, finance companies, and personal property brokers; partnership and corporate disputes and dissolutions including law firm dissolutions and manufacturers; rents, issues and profits receiverships involving ongoing businesses, apartment buildings and office buildings. Bankruptcy matters have included all aspects of representing trustees, corporate debtors, creditors and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.

Mr. Davidson has been selected to be included in the 2008 and 2009 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America, was selected for inclusion in 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers, and was recently featured on the cover of Los Angeles Lawyer.

Media Appearances

• Fox Business Network, “Recovering Madoff’s Victims’ Money”, March 2009
• TruTv, Open Court, “Madoff Ponzi Scheme”, March 2009
• Bankruptcy Court Decisions, “Should Mortgages be Modified in Chapter 13″, November 2008
• Homechannelnews.com, “Dos and Don’ts for the Unsecured Creditor,” September 2008
• ATMmarketplace.com, “Negotiations underway for Pendum buyout,” June 2008
• CNN Money.com, “Profiting from the liquidations boom”, March 2008
• Bankruptcy Court Decisions, “Strike Threatens To Push Businesses, Consumers Over the Edge”, December 2007
• Blog Talk Radio “168 Hours of Television”, November 2007
• Chris and Tony Morning Show, K104 Radio N.Y., November 2007
• The Christian Science Monitor, “Writers’ Strike’s Wide Ripples”, November 2007
• Debt & Equity Journal, “Ruling Could Jeopardize Subprime RMBS”, November 2007
• Madison in the Morning, 1310 WIBA, November 2007
• Court TV, Bloom & Politan, “Phil Spector Murder Trial”, June 2007
• REIP the Rewards, “Fraud: Think You Can’t be Taken?”, October 2006

Current Employment Positions

• Partner

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy and Receivership
• Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court Central District of California
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. District Court Southern District of California
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Los Angeles, California, 1977 J.D.
• University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 1974 B.A.
• Honors: Cum Laude

Published Works

• “Recent Trends and Strategies in Pursuing Fraudulent Transfer Claims”, Understanding Fraudulent Transfers, Aspatore, Inc., 2009
• “Dissecting Ponzi Schemes in Light of Madoff and other Fraudulent Cases”, Recovering Lost Assets in Ponzi Schemes, Aspatore Special Report, 2009
• “Building on Quicksand: Insolvency in the Home Building and Supply Industry”, The Industries Most at Risk in Bankruptcy, Aspatore, Inc., 2008
• “Wise Receivers”, Los Angeles Lawyer (Cover Story), March, 2008
• “Ask the Receiver”, A column in Receivership News
• “The IRS Is Your Friend: How Trustees Can Use Tax Liens To Weave Straw Into Gold”, 29 Cal. Bankr. J. 191, 2007
• “Getting in Through the Back Door: Using the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act to Pursue Otherwise Time Barred Fraudulent Transfer and Preference Claims”, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol. 20, No. 4. Winter, 2004
• “Fraudulent Transfer Statute of Limitations: A New Wrinkle”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional and Post-Judgment Remedies Newsletter, Summer, 2001
• “Pictures at 11:00 – Judgment Debtors Exams are Public Proceedings”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional and Post-Judgment Remedies Newsletter, Winter, 2000
• “Recovering Fraudulent Transfers in Ponzi Schemes: A Primer”, 24 Cal.Bankr.J. 115, 1998
• “A Wrongheaded Bankruptcy Reform Law”, Los Angeles Lawyer, November, 1998
• Amendment to California Code of Civil Procedure §569, 1998
• “Pursuing Fraudulent Transfers Arising From Ponzi Schemes”, Journal of The National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol. 13, No. 3, Fall, 1997
• “Using Receivers in Arbitration Proceedings: The Wrong Way & The Right Way”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional & Post-Judgment Remedies Newsletter, Summer, 1994
• “Updated Thoughts on Bayside and on Avoiding One Form of Action Problems in Receiverships”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Real Property Section Newsletter, Nov./Dec., 1993
• “Avoiding One Form of Action Problems When Using a Receiver”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional Post-Judgment Remedies Newsletter, Spring, 1992
• “ZZZ Best – Ordinary Course Protection for Long-Term Debt”, 20 Cal. Bankr. J. 45, 1992
• “Grogan v. Garner: Nondischargeability by a Preponderance”, 19 Cal. Bankr. J. 71, 1991
• “Granfinanciera, S.A., et al. v. Nordberg, et al.: Jury Trials Come to the Bankruptcy Court-Maybe”, 17 Cal. Bankr. J. 207, 1989
• “Finding and Administering Assets”, Journal of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Vol. 15, No.3, Fall, 1999 (Co-Author)
• “More Answers to Common Receivership Questions”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional & Post-Judgment Remedies Newsletter, Winter, 1997 (Co-Author)
• “Answers to Common Receivership Questions”, Los Angeles County Bar Association Provisional & Post-Judgment Remedies Newsletter, Summer, 1995 (Co-Author)
• “Jury Trials: The Bankruptcy Court Dilemma”, Los Angeles Lawyer, July, 1990 (Co-Author)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Receiver’s Rights and Risks, Compensation of Receivers and Professionals, California Receiver’s Forum, Loyola Law School Seminar, 2009
• Receiverships, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Remedies Section, 2006
• Multistate Receivership Issues, Los Angeles/Orange County Receiver’s Forum, 2006
• Receiver’s Powers and Liabilities, Los Angeles/Orange County Receiver’s Forum, 2005
• Regulatory Receiverships, California Receiver’s Forum, Loyola Law School Seminar, 2004
• Receiver’s Rights and Risks, California Receiver’s Forum, Loyola Law School Seminar, 2004
• Collecting Restitution Judgments, Los Angeles District Attorney Welfare Fraud Division, 2004
• Maximizing Recoveries on Asset-Based Loans, California Receivers Forum & California Bankers Association, 2003
• Receiverships: Use and Practice, CMA Business Credit Services, 2003
• Using Receiverships in Real Estate Fraud Cases, California District Attorneys Association, Real Estate Fraud Seminar, 2002
• Selling and Buying Assets from Receivership Estates, Los Angeles/Orange County Receiver’s Forum, 2002
• Receiverships in the New Millennium, 2000
• California Receiver’s Forum Conference, 1999
• Finding and Administering Assets, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 1999
• Equity Receiverships, Los Angeles/Orange County Receiver’s Forum, 1998
• Fraudulent Conveyances and Ponzi Schemes, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 1997
• Receiverships: Beyond the Basics, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1994
• Fundamentals of Bankruptcy Law & Procedure in California, National Business Institute, 1993
• Remedies During a Recession, Los Angeles County Bar CLE Convention, 1993
• Basic Bankruptcy in California, National Business Institute, 1992
• How to Obtain and Use a Receiver, Los Angeles County Bar CLE Convention, 1992
• Pre-Judgment Remedies 1: A Primer Course, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California
• Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 1994 – 1995, Board of Directors 1989 – 1996
  President
• California Bankruptcy Forum, 1994 – 1997
  Board of Directors
• California Receiver’s Forum, 1997 – 2003
  Board of Directors
• California Receivers Forum/Los Angeles-Orange County Chapter, 1995 – Present
  Board of Directors
• California Receivers Forum/Los Angeles-Orange County Chapter, 2000
  Co-Chair
• California Bankruptcy Journal Corporation, 1989 – Present
  Board of Directors, Secretary 1998 – Present, Treasurer 1989 – 1995
• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Remedies Section, 1985 – Present
  Executive Committee, Chair 2006 – 2007
• Los Angeles Superior Court, 1993, 1995
  Ad Hoc Committee on Receivership
• State Bar of California, Business Law Section, 1988 – 1991
  Debtor/Creditor Relations and Bankruptcy Committee
• State Bar of California, 1989
  Counsel of Delegates
• Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum
• Financial Lawyers Conference
• National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees

Past Employment Positions

• Moldo Davidson Fraioli Seror & Sestanovich LLP, Los Angeles, California, Managing Partner