Eric S. Pezold, P.C., Partner at our Orange County, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Phoenix law offices
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Eric S. Pezold, P.C.

Partner
Biography

Eric Pezold is the managing partner of Snell & Wilmer’s Orange County office and is a partner in Snell & Wilmer’s bankruptcy, insolvency and business reorganization group. He concentrates his practice primarily in bankruptcy, reorganization, creditor’s rights, foreclosure, unlawful detainer, receivership, Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors (ABCs), and workout law. Eric has extensive litigation experience including federal and state court commercial and business litigation. He represents financial institutions, including federal and state chartered banks and credit unions, private investment companies, private investors, public and private companies, special servicers, loan servicers, accounts receivable lenders, commercial and industrial lenders, creditor committees, receivers, trustees and debtors.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Texas


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of California
  • United States District Court, All Districts of California
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona


Education

  • Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., with honors)
    • Associate Editor, Rutgers Law Journal
  • Arizona State University (B.A., Communications, summa cum laude)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation (2024-2025)
  • Orange County Visionary, Los Angeles Times (2024)
  • Southwest Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Bankruptcy: Business (2014)
  • Southern California Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars Edition, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights (2013-2014)

Representative Matters

  • Counsel to buyers and sellers of distressed debt instruments
  • Counsel to financial institution in arresting commercial fishing vessels in federal district court and multiple chapter 12 bankruptcy cases
  • Counsel to lender in a multimillion dollar note enforcement lawsuit, including a receivership, against a commercial developer that used EB-5 investment money to build out a large mixed use commercial development
  • Counsel to gas station owner in unlawful detainer action to protect its $25 million investment
  • Counsel to owner of multiple smog test facilities in negotiating a buyout agreement with its landlords
  • Counsel to receiver appointed over retail center
  • Counsel to financial institutions, banks, credit unions, investment firms and private lenders involving gas stations, hotel, multi-family, retail and other commercial property receivership and bankruptcy cases
  • Counsel to multinational company involved in restructuring proceedings in the United Kingdom
  • Counsel to solar panel distribution and installation companies in federal, state, bankruptcy and arbitration proceedings
  • Lead counsel to primary fuel supplier in bankruptcy cases involving a charter transportation company
  • Lead counsel to transcontinental transportation provider in bankruptcy case involving a manufacturing company
  • Counsel to large national bank, the largest secured creditor in 60 jointly administered bankruptcy cases of California-based real estate developer
  • Lead counsel to take-out lender in $3.7 million assignment for the benefit of creditor (“ABC”) transaction
  • Committee counsel in nearly 300 jointly administered bankruptcy cases involving one of the country’s largest private builders
  • Lead counsel to national real estate lender in $1.2 million note sale
  • Counsel to a large national bank that initiated a $100 million real estate receivership spanning across California, Arizona and Colorado
  • Lead counsel to investor who acquired multi-million dollar property as part of debtors’ reorganization plan
  • Counsel to large national finance corporation, the largest secured creditor in numerous restaurant bankruptcy cases and a state court receivership
  • Counsel to national bank in work out of two retail mall properties with aggregate unpaid loan balances totaling $90 million
  • Counsel to national bank in work out of two retail mall properties with aggregate unpaid loan balances totaling $150 million

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Bankruptcy Institute (2004-Present)
  • Orange County Bankruptcy Forum (2008-Present)
  • California Receiver’s Forum (2008-Present)
  • Orange County Bar Association (2008-Present)

Community Involvement

  • Constitutional Rights Foundation-Orange County (2009-Present)
    • Career Forum Committee, Member (2011-Present)
      • Co-Chair (2014-Present)
    • Board of Directors, Member (2015-Present)
      • President (2021-Present)
  • California Receivers Forum
    • Education Committee, Co-Chair (2015-Present)
    • Board of Directors, Member (2015-Present)

Representative Presentations and Publications