Overview
Peter A. Davidson is a Senior Partner in the Bankruptcy, Receivership, and Creditors’ Rights Department.
Since 1977 Peter 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. He 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 Business Oversight, Attorney General, Federal Trade Commission, Commodities Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission involving: Ponzi Schemes, consumer fraud, 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 and individual debtors, creditors and creditors’ committees in Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.
Peter is the author of the book Ask the Receiver and writes a column and blog by that name. He is the author of numerous published articles, lectures regularly on receivership and bankruptcy topics and has been featured on the cover of Los Angeles Lawyer magazine. He was also the initial editor of Receivership News.
Past Employment
- Moldo Davidson Fraioli Seror & Sestanovich LLP, Los Angeles, California, Managing Partner
Honors & Affiliations
Honors & Recognitions
Robert C. Warren Memorial Award for Excellence in Service and Vision, 2013, California Receivers Forum
M&A Advisor Turnaround Award, Cross-Border Restructuring Deal of the Year (over $100MM to $1 Billion), Restructuring of Georges Marciano Estate (representing Creditors Committee), 2014
Global Award, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Corporate LiveWire, 2015 & 2016
Best Lawyers in America, 2008 – 2024
Southern California Super Lawyers, 2009 – 2024
Lawdragon 3000 Honoree for excellence and leadership in the legal profession, 2007
Community & Professional
Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum, 1994 – 1995, President, Board of Directors 1989 – 1996
California Bankruptcy Forum, 1994 – 1997, Board of Directors
California Receivers Forum, 1997 – 2003; 2012 – 2015, Board of Directors
California Receivers Forum/Los Angeles-Orange County Chapter, 1995 – 2017, Board of Directors
California Receivers Forum/Los Angeles-Orange County Chapter, 2000, 2011 – 2017, Co-President
California Bankruptcy Journal Corporation, 1989 – 2017, Board of Directors, Secretary 1998 – 2017, Treasurer 1989 – 1995
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Remedies Section, 1985 – 2018, 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
Media & Events
Client Alerts
Blog Posts
Publications
Speaking Engagements
Successes
Education
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, cum laude
Practice Areas
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 for the Ninth Circuit - U.S. Supreme Court