Joshua R. Duffy, Partner at our Orange County law office
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Joshua R. Duffy

Partner
Biography

Joshua Duffy represents individuals and companies in general business and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on the representation of lenders in the areas of creditors’ rights and bankruptcy litigation. He has tried cases to verdict as the second chair trial attorney. Joshua also represents the firm’s lender clients in engagements involving the documentation and work-out of real estate and commercial lending transactions. He also represents a Fortune 10 Company in commercial litigation matters nationally, on a variety of matters involving a variety of businesses. Before studying law, he worked as an analyst for a private wealth management firm at Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), which was responsible for $1 billion in client assets. Joshua’s responsibilities at UBS included performance reviews, analytics, and client relations.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California


Court Admissions

  • United States District Court, All Districts of California


Education

  • Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (J.D.)
    • J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Student Chapter
    • Willard H. Pedrick Scholar Certificate
  • Brigham Young University (B.S., Finance)
Experience

Awards & Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Bankruptcy Litigation (2023-2025)

Representative Experience

  • Represented national lender in years’ long litigation involving commercial real property, in the appointment of a Receiver over the property to preserve rents and profits, and the sale of the Property through the Receiver
  • Represented national lender in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of high-net worth individual, including negotiating lenders treatment throughout the plan approval process
  • Represent American multinational telecommunications company with nationwide litigation matters involving breach of contract for telecommunications services

Previous Professional Experience

  • Assayag Mauss, Associate (2010-2019)
  • Assayag Mauss, Summer Associate (2008)
  • Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), Analyst (2005-2006)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • Orange County Bar Association (2011-Present)
  • J. Reuben Clark Law Society (2011-Present)
  • California Receivers Forum, Los Angeles/Orange County Region, Member (2021-Present)
  • Orange County Bankruptcy Forum, Member (2021-Present)
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member (2021-Present)

Representative Presentations and Publications

  • “Selected Issues in Real Estate and Commercial Lending Transactions,” Co-Presenter, Lending Group for a Major Banking Institution (September 12, 2022)
  • “The Expansion of the Sham Guaranty Defense Threatens California’s Construction Industry, Author, Orange County Lawyer, Vol. 56, No.1 (January 2014)
  • “Writs of Attachment and Real Property Receiverships,” Presenter, Assayag Mauss Continuing Legal Education Course, Orange County, CA (June 2013)