Michael S. Abrams

Senior Counsel

Phone: (310) 478-2541
Fax: (310) 473-0123
E-mail: mabrams@dwclaw.com

Practice Areas

Real Estate
Corporate
Bankruptcy
Litigation

practice emphasis

Michael S. Abrams focuses his practice primarily on real estate and corporate transaction, bankruptcy and complex business litigation. Mr. Abrams is committed to helping clients with their legal needs by applying sophisticated resolution techniques based on experience and diligence.

As part of his real estate and corporate practice, Mr. Abrams handles:
  • Acquisitions and dispositions of real estate and corporate assets
  • Tenant in common transactions
  • Financing transactions
  • Private equity structures and transactions
  • Joint ventures, limited liability companies and partnerships
  • Section 1031 exchanges
  • Private placements of securities


His bankruptcy and litigation practice includes:
  • Bankruptcy strategic planning
  • Fraudulent transfer and preference litigation
  • Partnership disputes
  • Contract and lease disputes

EDUCATION

J.D., Northwestern University Law School, magna cum laude, 1981
  • Order of the Coif
  • Editorial Board, Law Review
M.B.A., University of Chicago, 1977
B.A., University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, 1975

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

California, 1981
U.S. District Court for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California

AFFILIATIONS

State Bar of California
Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Member, Real Estate, Business & Corporations, and Commercial Law & Bankruptcy Sections

RECENT PUBLISHED WORK

"Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions: Drafting Tips" (2004, Institute of International banking Law and Practice)

"Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions: Advantages and Drafting Tips, Part II-Drafting Tips" (2002, Probate and Property)

"Letters of Credit in Lease Transactions, Part 1: Advantages to Landlord and Landlord's Lenders" (2002, Probate and Property)

RECENT PUBLISHED WORK

"Financing Tenancies in Common" (2005, Los Angeles County Bar Association)