Aaron J. Malo

Aaron J. Malo is a partner working in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group of the firm's Orange County office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Malo's practice focuses on creditors' rights issues.  He primarily represents lending institutions, equity groups, financial services corporations, equipment lessors, landlords, real estate developers, and other creditors.  Mr. Malo has extensive experience in all aspects of bankruptcy and workout proceedings.  He has also served as lead trial counsel for significant jury and bench trials in state and federal courts.  Additionally, Mr. Malo has developed a specialized practice counseling clients on all aspects of high stakes landlord/tenant issues, taking many such matters to trial.  He frequently writes, teaches and lectures on bankruptcy and creditors rights issues.  Previously, Mr. Malo taught bankruptcy law at the Orange County campus of Golden Gate University's Graduate School of Taxation.

Mr. Malo has a strong commitment to community service and the provision of pro bono legal services.  Mr. Malo regularly provides pro bono legal counsel to a host of not-for-profit organizations ranging from Families Forward to the Milarepa Fund to the Huntington Beach Interfaith Council.  He has also spent considerable time working on elderlaw issues.

Education

• J.D., University of California, Hastings, 1995, Managing Editor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, Hastings Public Interest Law Foundation
• A.B., Stanford University, 1992, with honors

Clerkships

• Interned with the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Economics and the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement.

Honors

• Southern California Super Lawyer, 2008
• Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine, 2005, 2006

Memberships

• Board of Directors, Public Law Center
• Board of Trustees, Hastings 1066 Foundation
• Previously on the Board of Directors, Orange County March of Dimes
• Previously on the Board of Directors, Alternative Repertory Theater
• Previously on the Board of Directors, Capernam Foundation
• Member, American, California, and Orange County Bar Associations
• Member, California, Los Angeles, and Orange County Bankruptcy Forums
• Member, Financial Lawyer's Conference
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
• Board of Directors, Orange County Bankruptcy Forum
• Subcommittee on Commercial Lending, 2001, Chaired the and the Subcommittee on Litigation, 2002, 2003, Financial Institutions Committee, California Bar Association

Articles

• What Do The 2005 Bankruptcy Amendments Mean For The Healthcare Industry?, June 22, 2005
• Bankruptcy Considerations In Intellectual Property Licensing - Concerning The Unthinkable, March 4, 2005
• Senior Housing Options, March 12, 2004
• You Lost At Trial, So What?, August 21, 2000
• Tenant Bankruptcies: What Commercial Landlords Need To Know, April 17, 2000