Corey R. Weber focuses on corporate bankruptcy law and litigation, business litigation and commercial collection actions. Mr. Weber is a Partner at EBG.
Mr. Weber represents bankruptcy trustees, committees of unsecured creditors, assignees for the benefit of creditors, municipalities and creditors in contested matters and adversary proceedings in bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Weber frequently litigates fraudulent transfer and preference actions (including fraudulent transfer and preference actions in Ponzi scheme cases), breach of fiduciary duty suits, commercial collection suits and contract disputes.
He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California Law School and served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Alex Kozinski, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
In addition to his legal experience, Mr. Weber also has a strong background in business and finance, having earned a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the University of Notre Dame, with an emphasis in finance and marketing. While at Notre Dame, Mr. Weber worked for IBM’s international financial consolidation group within IBM’s personal computer division. Mr. Weber’s background in business and finance provides Mr. Weber a unique perspective on bankruptcy and business litigation, providing a significant advantage in cases involving fraud or fraudulent transfers, and in multifaceted business disputes.
Mr. Weber has also previously served as Chairman of the California Republican Lawyers Association, as a director of the Republican National Lawyers Association and as Co-Chair of California Lawyers for Bush-Cheney 2004.
Practice Emphasis
- Corporate Bankruptcy Law and Litigation
- Fraudulent and preferential transfers
- Litigation involving Ponzi schemes
- Breach of fiduciary duty and professional liability litigation
Qualifications/Memberships
- State Bar of California
- U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Education
- University of Notre Dame, M.B.A., Finance and Marketing, 2001
- University of Southern California, J.D., 1999
- University of California at Irvine, B.A., 1995
Representative Matters
- In re Ruderman Capital Partners, LLC (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in preference and fraudulent transfer litigation).
- In re Automated Finance Corp., et al. (represent the Chapter 7 Trustee).
- In re EPD Investment Co., LLC (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee).
- In re Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (represent municipalities with claims in the bankruptcy case).
- In re Queen’s Seaport Development, Inc. (represented the City of Long Beach, a creditor, landlord and party-in-interest, in the Queen Mary bankruptcy case and in adversary cases within the bankruptcy case).
- In re Lux Corporation (represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the prosecution of preference and fraudulent conveyance actions within the bankruptcy case for the Mr. Rags chain of surf/skate retail stores and in preparing and obtaining approval for a creditors’ plan of liquidation, and then represented the Liquidating Trust).
- Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. Claire’s Stores, Inc. (represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a fraudulent conveyance case involving a leveraged buyout, and obtained a settlement for $5 million for the bankruptcy estate).
- In re Mountain High Hosiery, Ltd. (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in claims against a private equity fund).
- In re KB Toys, Inc. et al. (represented creditor in regard to claim filed in the bankruptcy case).
- In re Berjis (represented the Chapter 7 Trustee at trial in a fraudulent conveyance case in which the Trustee obtained a judgment of actual intent to hinder delay or defraud creditors and recovered transferred property from the transferee).
Honors
- Named a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine 2006-2011
Recent and Upcoming Speaking Engagements
- Credit Management Association (CMA) Ask the Experts Panel, CMA Annual Meeting 2011
- Strafford Publications Webinar, Fraudulent Transfers: Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation in Bankruptcy, August 17, 2011
- Strafford Publications Webinar, Bankruptcy Litigation: Far Reaching Impact of Stern v. Marshall, October 13, 2011
- CMA webinar: “Ponzi Schemes and Credit Management: Think It Can’t Happen To You?”, November 15, 2011