$ 800-800 per hour
Peter James Benvenutti
About Peter
Biography
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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Fees and Rates
Cost
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Licensed in California for 51 years
State: California
Acquired: 1974
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Location
Keller & Benvenutti LLP
650 California St FL 19, San Francisco, CA, 94108
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Experience
Honors
2015
Listed - Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2015
Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2014
Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2014
Listed - Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
AV Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2013
Listed - Bankruptcy & Bankruptcy Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2013
No. Calif. Lawyer of the Year - Bankruptcy Litigation, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Listed - Bankruptcy, Best Lawyers in America
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, No. Calif. Top 100, Super Lawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, No. Calif. Top 100, Super Lawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, No. Calif. Top 100, Super Lawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, Keller & Benvenutti LLP
2008 - 2013
Partner, Jones Day
1988 - 2008
Shareholder, Heller Ehrman LLP
1974 - 1988
Associate & Shareholder, Dinkelspiel & Dinkelspiel
Associations
2004 - Present
American College of BankruptcyFellow
1985 - Present
American Bankruptcy InstituteMember
1980 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1975 - Present
Bar Association of San FranciscoMember
1974 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
2001 - 2004
Ninth Circuit Judicial ConferenceAdvisory Committee
1997 - 2000
Ninth Circuit Judicial ConferenceMember, Conference Executive Committee
1995 - 1997
Ninth Circuit Judicial ConferenceCo-Chair, N.D. California Lawyer Representives
1994 - 2000
Ninth Circuit Judicial ConferenceLawyer Representative, N.D. California
1993 - 1994
California Bankruptcy ForumPresident
1991 - 1995
California Bankruptcy ForumDirector
1991 - 1994
Bay Area Bankruptcy ForumDirector
1991 - 1992
Bay Area Bankruptcy ForumPresident
1985 - 2016
Bar Association of San Francisco (Attorney Fee Dispute Committee)Arbitrator
Education
1974
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1971
Harvard College
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English