Ivan L. Kallick

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Ivan's engagements include and have included:

Counsel, on a nationwide basis, to an international solutions provider of digital services that accelerate digital transformation for tens of thousands of customers around the world.

Counsel to a multimillion-dollar creditor in a Chapter 11 case involving a far-reaching Ponzi scheme.

Counsel to a large pharmaceuticals company in connection with preservation of intellectual property rights and litigation with licensees and customers in bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings across the country.

Counsel to the California State Teachers Retirement System in connection with litigation arising out of the Tribune Company Chapter 11 case seeking recovery of funds received through Tribune Company's two-step leveraged buyout.

Counsel to several bank holding companies in connection with the Chapter 11 cases of In re FirstFed Financial Corp.; In re Vineyard National Bancorp; and In re First Regional Bancorp, tax refund issues, corporate governance and issues related to Section 363 sales.

Counsel to a highly public 501(c)(3) entity being sued for recovery of fraudulent transfers arising in the context of the bankruptcy proceeding of Ponzi scheme.

Counsel to the California Department of Managed Healthcare, in its capacity as the governmental licensing and oversight body in the matters of In re MedPartners, In re KPC Global, In re Maxicare, In re Tower Medical and In re Watts Health.

Debtor's counsel in the case of In re Irwindale Speedway, recognized by auto racing enthusiasts as the finest "short track" in the United States.

Counsel to Tenet Healthsystem in connection with the Chapter 9 proceeding of a municipality that involved the successful defense of an alleged fraudulent transfer involving several million dollars and a long-term hospital lease.

Counsel to the Department of Managed Healthcare in nonpublic matters involving entities licensed under California's Knox-Keene laws.

Counsel to the City of Los Angeles in connection with the Chapter 11 proceeding of In re Adelphia.

Counsel to Tenet Healthsystem in connection with the Chapter 11 proceeding of a hospital owner/operator that purchased hospitals from Tenet and later sold such hospitals pursuant to a Bankruptcy Code Section 363 sale.

Counsel to HealthFirst, Inc., in its capacity as a managed care provider in the cases of In re New York Westchester Square Medical Center and In re Saint Vincent's Medical Center.

Counsel to an investment banking firm tasked with selling the assets of the debtor in the case of In re People's Choice Home Loans.

Counsel to the largest secured creditor in the restructure and financing of several Orange County hospitals that are fully licensed and operational as acute care facilities, including fully licensed and operational emergency departments.

Counsel to the largest secured lender in In re USA Star Healthcare dba Elastar Community Hospital, during a period of time when the hospital was fully licensed and fully operational as an acute care facility, including a fully licensed and operational emergency department.

Counsel to Park Place Entertainment in connection with one of the largest fraudulent transfer cases involving a Las Vegas casino and its player.

Counsel to the Official Creditors' Committee and subsequently to Chapter 7 Trustee Richard Diamond in the case of In re Brea Community Hospital Corporation, during a period of time when the hospital was fully licensed and operational, both during the Chapter 11 proceeding and the Chapter 7 proceeding, as an acute care facility, including a fully licensed and operational emergency department.

Publications

“CalPERS Won the Battle, but Not the War,” Daily Journal, 2015.

"Chapter 18, Litigation Remedies," California UCC Sales and Leases, Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), 2003.

"Dangerous Debt," Los Angeles Daily Journal.

"Gamblers May Be Criminally Prosecuted for Failure to Repay Casino Markers," The Gaming Lawyer, an ABA Publication.

"Critical List," Pardo v. Pacific Care, Los Angeles Daily Journal.

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87 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers Guide

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08.19.21

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08.01.20

Municipal Bankruptcy in the Time of COVID-19

Manatt bankruptcy partner Ivan Kallick, and government and regulatory partner Randall Keen, and associate Jacob Itzkowitz authored an article ...

07.10.17

Bank Holding Company Execs Not Entitled to Insurance Coverage

By Ivan L. Kallick, Partner, Bankruptcy Is a bank holding company that owns and operates banks the same entity both pre- and postbankruptcy ...

04.10.15

Consumer Data in Bankruptcy: Saleable Asset or Liability?

A national retailer files Chapter 11 with the intent to liquidate assets. Among the assets to be liquidated are millions of customer email addresses ...

03.19.15

Fraudulent Transfers and Ponzi Schemes Meet the Media

Mainstream media—TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, the Internet—exist and prosper in no small part as a result of their ability to sell ...

03.30.20

Chapter 11—CARES Act Expands Reach of the Small Business Debtor ...

One provision of the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act makes available to a greatly expanded group of small ...
07.10.17

Treasury Spends Ink on Regulatory Changes

The Treasury Department, in the first of four reports to President Trump detailing its review of financial regulations and its recommendations about ...
09.30.13

Assets Held by Charitable Organizations Are Safe From Claims of ...

A charity, fulfilling its charitable mission, is successful in raising money for a variety of worthy projects - rebuilding after a natural disaster, ...

05.28.20

What Every Company Needs to Know About Insolvency, Workouts and ...

With economic disruption affecting almost every industry and sector around the globe, a wave of insolvency, bankruptcy and workout issues will ...

04.29.20

When Will This End—and How Do We Survive Until Then? Entertainment in ...

Manatt welcomes you to a webinar addressing challenges and opportunities facing entertainment companies and executives in employer/employee matters, ...

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