JONATHAN M. LANDERS, Esq.

Jonathan M. Landers, age 56, joined the firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in 1986 as the founding partner of its San Francisco office. He graduated from Colgate University where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and magna cum laude from the Harvard Law School, where he was an Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Mr. Landers practiced in New York City, was a Professor of Law at the Universities of Kansas and Illinois, a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Chicago, and a Visiting Scholar at the American Bar Foundation. In 1982, Mr. Landers became head of the Bankruptcy Group at a large San Francisco firm. In addition to his practice, Mr. Landers currently is a Visiting Professor at the University of California Law School (Boalt Hall), teaching Civil Procedure and Lending Transactions.

Mr. Landers focuses on matters relating to insolvency and financing transactions, and has handled a wide diversity of workout, asset purchase/sale, complex lending, corporate restructuring, and bankruptcy matters.

Mr. Landers is the co-author of two books and the author of more than 20 published articles on the subjects of civil procedure, bankruptcy and consumer credit, has testified a number of times before congressional committees, and is a frequent speaker before bar associations and continuing legal education institutes. Recent presentations include programs on buying and selling distressed businesses, lender liability, and recent bankruptcy developments. Mr. Landers is a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference and the American College of Bankruptcy.