Peter A. Davidson

Peter A. Davidson is a 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.