Michael Davis

Michael W. Davis is an attorney with DTO Law in Los Angeles, where he focuses on business, commercial and insolvency law. His transactional work includes secured lending, distressed-debt restructuring, lease financing, and corporate formation and governance. He also provides advice and oversight to clients with regard to insolvency issues, as well as the negotiation and documentation of business trans-actions. Mr. Davis has experience in bankruptcy-related litigation, including prosecuting and defend-ing fraudulent-transfer and preference matters, lien-priority disputes, non dischargeability matters and claims-related disputes. He has represented bankruptcy trustees, receivers, creditors and assignees for the benefit of creditors in a variety of matters, including fraud, breach of duty, professional negligence, malpractice and breach of contract. Mr. Davis represents clients in both federal and state courts, and where necessary in appeals cases. Recently, he was part of a trial team representing a bankruptcy trustee in a Ponzi-scheme related fraudulent-transfer adversary proceeding. Mr. Davis’s past representations include debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, and chapter 7 and 11 trustees in both individual and corporate cases, as well as court-appointed receivers. He also has worked on a number of pro bono matters. Mr. Davis received his undergraduate degree in business finance from the University of Florida and his J.D. from USC Gould School of Law.