M. Reed Mercado

Reed Mercado is an associate in the Finance & Bankruptcy Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles Office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Mercado has been responsible for numerous aspects of the Firm's bankruptcy practice. He has experience representing creditors' committees as well as individual creditors in bankruptcy cases. He has also spent considerable time drafting motions for adversary proceedings arising out of different bankruptcy cases.

Education

• J.D., University of California, Boalt Hall, 2006
• B.A., New York University, 2002

Admissions

• California

Articles

• Split Widens Between State and Federal Courts on Assignee Issue, February 6, 2007

Bankruptcy & Restructuring Law Blog Articles

• "Fobian Overruled", April 10, 2007
• "Credit Managers Association of California v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. - A Second California State Appellate Court Holds That California Code of Civil Procedure § 1800 Is Not Preempted By The Bankruptcy Code", November 29, 2006
• "In Re Ramba: Contemporaneous Exchange for New Value Under 11 U.S.C.§ 547(c)(1) Requires Creditor to Deliver a Direct Benefit", August 22, 2005