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Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

United States 2025
4
National Rankings
16
Metro Rankings
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General Information

7
Practice Areas
64
Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers
4
Client Comments

Overview

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Since 1983, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP has maintained a commitment to excellence that has earned it recognition as the nation's leading corporate restructuring boutique. We have become the largest law firm in the country devoted primarily to corporate restructurings, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Delaware. Our philosophy has not changed: The strength of our team of talented lawyers is expertise and experience, not numbers. As a result, leading national legal publication Law360 said "The firm's manpower stacks up favorably with the bankruptcy practices at any BigLaw firm."

We believe we offer a unique combination of top-quality representation and small-firm economics and commitment.

We have depth and expertise in four distinct, but closely related areas:

  • Bankruptcy reorganizations and out-of-court workouts
  • Bankruptcy litigation, including avoidance actions and claim litigation
  • Business litigation in courts of all jurisdictions
  • Business transactions

    Our goal is to provide exceptional and effective representation to a wide variety of clients, large public corporations and smaller businesses, debtors, creditors' committees and trustees, across many industries. We have a proven track record of success, and understand full well that we are judged by the results we achieve for our clients.

Rankings

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP is nationally ranked in 4 practice areas and metro ranked in 7 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Metro Rankings

Delaware
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Houston
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Regional Rankings

Delaware
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Houston
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 2 for Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
Tier 3 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
New York City
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 3 for Corporate Law
San Francisco
Tier 1 for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Bankruptcy

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Commercial Transactions / UCC Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Bankruptcy
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP has 64 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Awards

Awards are self-reported by firms and are not verified by the Best Law Firms rankings.
  • Vault.com Top 10 BK Practice
  • M&A Advisor Law Firm of the Year
  • Chambers USA Tier Rank
  • Southern California Super Lawyers
  • 2012 Mid Markets Law Firm of the Year

Main Location

Los Angeles, CA
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 13th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-4003
United States
310-277-6910 Get Directions

Office Locations

San Francisco, CA
One Sansome Street, Suite 3430
San Francisco, CA 94104
United States
415-263-7000 Get Directions
Wilmington, DE
919 North Market Street, 17th Floor
Wilmington, DE 19801
United States
302-652-4100 Get Directions
New York, NY
780 Third Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2024
United States
212-561-7700 Get Directions
Houston, TX
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
United States
713-691-9385 Get Directions

Management and Personnel

Managing Partner
Dean A. Ziehl
Director of Marketing
Seth J. Horowitz
Administrative Director
Megan Lorick
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