Christopher D. Crowell

Christopher D. Crowell represents financial institutions and other parties in federal and state court litigation and proceedings in alternative dispute resolution forums, with an emphasis on bankruptcy and other insolvency-related litigation as well as judgment enforcement.

Mr. Crowell has substantial experience representing secured and unsecured creditors, trustees, lessors and lessees, debtors and asset purchasers in all aspects of bankruptcy cases and related proceedings. He also handles out-of-court workouts and restructurings. Clients likewise regularly turn to Mr. Crowell for counsel in all stages of non-bankruptcy litigation, from initial pleadings through trial and appeal.

Mr. Crowell received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and economics from Stanford University in 2002. He earned his law degree from the University of Chicago Law School in 2007. He subsequently clerked for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California.

Immediately before joining the firm, Mr. Crowell worked as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Civil Division, Financial Litigation Section, where he represented the United States and its agencies in obtaining and enforcing judgments for debts owed to the United States and victims of federal crimes.

Mr. Crowell’s publications include “Thanks But No Thanks: When Does a Debtor’s Disclaimer of His or Her Inheritance Constitute a Fraudulent Transfer,” 34 Cal. Bankr. J. 277 (2018). Mr. Crowell’s published cases include In re Nobel Group, Inc., 529 B.R. 284 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2015) and In re Heller Ehrman LLP, 461 B.R. 606 (Bankr. N.D. Cal. 2011).