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Peter James Benvenutti

Bankruptcy and debt Attorney at San Francisco, CA

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  • Licensed for 48 years
    State CA
    Acquired 1974
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After nearly 40 years of business insolvency and bankruptcy litigation practice in prominent large firms, in October 2013 I formed a two-lawyer boutique with Tobias Keller, another former Jones Day partner. My experience includes representing chapter 11 debtors in possession and trustees, committees, asset buyers, secured and unsecured creditors, and parties in a wide range of insolvency-related litigation; and I've counseled numerous businesses on insolvency-related issues. At Keller & Benvenutti LLP, we focus on on complex business insolvency matters and disputes, with flexibility to accept engagements that often are not feasible at a big firm. We can handle interesting engagements that are "too small" for a mega-firm. Our staffing is necessarily lean. Clearing conflicts is much simpler and faster.  We believe our greatest strengths, and the added value that we offer our clients, are our experience and our judgment which enable us to identify our client's legal alternatives, recommend the best option for the client's situation, and implement the chosen strategy effectively and efficiently.  We value referrals from other lawyers and welcome co-counsel arrangements where they make sense for the client. If we are not the right lawyers to handle your matter, we will tell you so, and will try to help you find other lawyers who are.

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650 California St FL 19
San Francisco, CA, 94108

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Cost

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  • Hourly Rates $ 800-800 per hour

Resume

AVVO RATING 10.0 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Partner
  • Keller & Benvenutti LLP
  • 2013 - Present
  • Partner
  • Jones Day
  • 2008 - 2013
  • Shareholder
  • Heller Ehrman LLP
  • 1988 - 2008
  • Associate & Shareholder
  • Dinkelspiel & Dinkelspiel
  • 1974 - 1988
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Education

  • University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1974
  • Harvard College
  • BA - Bachelor of Arts
  • 1971

Associations

  • American College of Bankruptcy
  • Fellow
  • 2004 - Present
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member
  • 1985 - Present
  • American Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1980 - Present
  • Bar Association of San Francisco
  • Member
  • 1975 - Present
  • State Bar of California
  • Member
  • 1974 - Present
  • Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Advisory Committee
  • 2001 - 2004
  • Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Member, Conference Executive Committee
  • 1997 - 2000
  • Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Co-Chair, N.D. California Lawyer Representives
  • 1995 - 1997
  • Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Lawyer Representative, N.D. California
  • 1994 - 2000
  • California Bankruptcy Forum
  • President
  • 1993 - 1994
  • California Bankruptcy Forum
  • Director
  • 1991 - 1995
  • Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
  • Director
  • 1991 - 1994
  • Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
  • President
  • 1991 - 1992
  • Bar Association of San Francisco (Attorney Fee Dispute Committee)
  • Arbitrator
  • 1985 - 2016
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Listed - Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2015
  • Listed
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • 2015
  • Listed - Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2014
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2014
  • Listed
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • 2014
  • AV Peer Review Rating
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • 2014
  • No. Calif. Lawyer of the Year - Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2013
  • Listed - Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2013
  • Listed
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • 2013
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2013
  • Listed - Bankruptcy
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2012
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2012
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2011
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2010
  • Super Lawyer, No. Calif. Top 100
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2009
  • Super Lawyer, No. Calif. Top 100
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2008
  • Super Lawyer, No. Calif. Top 100
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2007
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2006
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2005
  • Super Lawyer
  • Super Lawyers
  • 2004
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San Francisco Bankruptcy and debt Lawyer Peter James Benvenutti
Peter James Benvenutti
Bankruptcy and debt Attorney
San Francisco, CA
Licensed for 48 years