Todd Schwartz is a partner in the Corporate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s San Francisco and Palo Alto offices. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital fund formation and operation, minority and venture capital investments, joint ventures, and restructuring, bankruptcy, and distressed investments. Mr. Schwartz represents companies as well as private equity funds in all aspects of their businesses.

Mr. Schwartz regularly advises boards of directors and senior management regarding their fiduciary duties and corporate governance. Mr. Schwartz has advised borrowers (including portfolio, privately-held, and public companies), creditors, and distressed investors (including hedge funds and private equity funds) in acquisitions, out-of-court restructurings, and chapter 11 cases.

Mr. Schwartz received a B.A. in Integrative Biology and Legal Studies from the University of California, Berkeley in 2003. He received his J.D. in 2007 from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a member of the University of Illinois Law Review and editor for the Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal. Mr. Schwartz is admitted to practice in California, Illinois and Texas.

Experience

363 Purchaser and Investor Representative Transactions

• Sorrento Therapeutics, in connection with the acquisition of BioServ through a 363 sale transaction
• Victory Park Capital, in connection with its acquisition of Mi Pueblo, a Latino supermarket chain with 21 locations and approximately 3,000 employees, through chapter 11 plan process
• Blue Point Capital Partners, in connection with the out of court restructuring and winddown of WDC Exploration and Wells
• Monomoy Capital Partners, in connection with various 363 sales
• Parallax Capital, in connection with a potential 363 sale transaction
• Firsthand Technology Value Fund, in connection with its acquisition of IntraOp Medical Care, a medical device company based in Sunnyvale, California, through a 363 sale process
• Navistar, Inc., in connection with its acquisition of Monaco Coach through a 363 sale process

Has actively participated in the out-of-court workouts, restructurings, and sales and acquisitions of various confidential debtor and creditor matters across varied industries, including gaming, real estate, aviation, energy, retail, technology, hospitality, manufacturing, drilling, and finance.

Significant Chapter 11 Related Representations include: Chapter 11 Debtor Representations

• Vanguard Natural Resources, a publicly traded limited liability company focused on acquisition, production, and development of oil and natural gas properties
• Atlas Resource Partners, a publicly traded exploration and production master limited partnership
• Innkeepers USA Trust, the owner and operator of an extensive portfolio of extended-stay and select-service hotels, in connection with its chapter 11 reorganization
• Visteon Corporation, a Fortune 500 global automotive supplier, in connection with its chapter 11 reorganization and numerous 363 sales
• GGPLP L.L.C., the owner and manager of more than 200 regional shopping centers and other properties, in connection with its chapter 11 reorganization and sale of real property
• Portola Packaging, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of tamper-evident plastic closures, in connection with its prepackaged chapter 11 case
• Calpine Corporation, the world's largest producer of geothermal electricity, in connection with its chapter 11 case
• SIRVA, Inc., a leader in the global relocation industry, in connection with its prepackaged chapter 11 case

Creditors' Committee Representations

The Official Committees of Trust Preferred Securities Holders in the Chapter 11 Case of First Place Financial Corp., involving the disposition of its bank subsidiaries.

Accolades and Recognitions

Admitted to Practice in the following venues:

• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Illinois
• State Bar of Texas
• United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court, Northern District of California
• United States District Court, Southern District of California
• United States District Court, Central District of California

Speaking Engagements and Publications

• Panelist, LES Houston Chapter Meeting, IP License-Extinguishing "Free & Clear" Sales in Bankruptcy, January 2017
• Co-author, Client Alert, Recent SEC Enforcement Action Merits a Second Look by Private Equity Firms and Fundless Sponsors at Broker-Dealer Registration, June 2016
• Member, Advisory Committee, The Deal
• Co-author, International Financial Law Review, Foreign Direct Investment Report 2014, US Chapter (2014)
• Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, Chapter 11 Reorganizations, Fall 2010
• Visiting Professor, University of Illinois College of Law, Chapter 11 Reorganizations, Spring 2009

Professional and Community Involvement

Pro Bono

• The Honnold Foundation
• Tse Chi Ling – Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in San Francisco, California