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Corey is a litigator with over 20 years of experience in bankruptcy, business and commercial litigation and represents creditors, bankruptcy trustees, court-appointed receivers and municipalities in bankruptcy proceedings, and in federal and state court litigation. He regularly litigates cases involving fraud, fraudulent transfers/voidable transfers and breaches of fiduciary duty, including in Ponzi scheme cases.

Corey received his law degree from the University of Southern California Law School, his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Notre Dame and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Irvine. During law school, Corey served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Alex Kozinski (Ret.), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and worked for IBM’s international financial consolidation group within IBM’s personal computer division while earning his MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Corey serves on the Board, and as Treasurer, of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society (NJCHS). The mission of the NJCHS is to preserve and promote the vibrant history of the law in the Ninth Circuit, and to raise awareness of the important role that the judicial system plays in our society.

He is also a commissioner on the State Bar of California Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) for the 2022-2025 term. The JNE Commission assists the Governor of the State of California in the judicial selection process, promoting a California judiciary of quality and integrity by providing independent, comprehensive, accurate and fair evaluations of candidates for judicial appointment and nomination.

In addition to those roles, Corey is an advisor to the California Lawyers Association (CLA) Business Law Section Executive Committee and served as the Chair of the CLA Business Law Section for the 2019-2020 CLA/Bar year. The CLA is comprised of the State Bar of California Sections, which became part of the CLA in 2018. Prior to the State Bar Sections becoming part of the CLA, Corey was appointed by the State Bar of California Board of Trustees to a 3-year term as a member of the State Bar of California Business Law Section Executive Committee and also served as Co-Chair of the Insolvency Law Committee (ILC), a standing committee of the State Bar of California Business Law Section.

Corey also served a three-year term as Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and as an ex officio Lawyer Representative. The Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference is held pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 333, which permits each circuit to hold a conference “for the purpose of considering the business of the courts and advising means of improving the administration of justice within such circuit.” In addition to the active circuit, district, magistrate, and bankruptcy judges, Section 333 provides for the “representation and active participation at such conference by members of the bar of such circuit.” During his term as a Lawyer Representative, Corey was a Lawyer Representative co-coordinator for the Ninth Circuit Civics Contest for the Central District of California for 2017-2019.

Cited/Reported Decisions

  • Kirkland v. Rund (In re EPD Investment Co., LLC), 821 F.3d 1146 (9th Cir. 2016).
  • Rund v. Bank of America, N.A., et al. (In re EPD Investment Co., LLC), 523 B.R. 680 (9th Cir. BAP 2015).
  • In re Sharp v. Bryan Cave LLP, et al. (In re Estate Financial Mortgage Fund, LLC)/Jeremiassen v. Bryan Cave LLP, et al. (In re Estate Financial, Inc.), 565 Fed. Appx. 628 (9th Cir. 2014).

Education

  • University of Notre Dame (M.B.A., Finance and Marketing, 2001)
  • University of Southern California, School of Law (J.D., 1999)
  • University of California, Irvine (B.A., 1995)

Admissions

  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • In re Ruby’s Huntington Beach, Ltd. (represented municipality/creditor in the bankruptcy case).
  • In re EHT US1, Inc., et al. (represent municipality/creditor in the Eagle Hospitality bankruptcy case and in adversary cases within the bankruptcy case).
  • In re Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (represented municipalities with claims in the bankruptcy case).
  • In re Queen’s Seaport Development, Inc. (represented municipality/creditor in the Queen Mary bankruptcy case and in adversary cases within the bankruptcy case).
  • In re Ruderman Capital Partners, LLC (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee in preference and fraudulent transfer litigation).
  • In re EPD Investment Co., LLC (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee).
  • In re Estate Financial, Inc. (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 11 Trustee).
  • In re WJA Asset Management, LLC, et al. (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 11 debtors).
  • In re Generation Next Franchise Brands, Inc. (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee).
  • In re Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, LLC (special litigation counsel for the Chapter 7 Trustee).
  • Board Member and Treasurer, Ninth Judicial Circuit Historical Society
  • Commissioner, State Bar of California Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE)
  • Advisor to the Executive Committee and Past Chair, California Lawyers Association Business Law Section
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Thomson Reuters Southern California “Super Lawyers” (2017-Present)
  • “Best Lawyers in America” (2016-Present)
  • Thomson Reuters Southern California “Super Lawyers – Rising Stars” (2006-2013)
  • Selected as the 2020 Lawyer of the Year by “Best Lawyers in America” for Litigation – Bankruptcy in Los Angeles, California
  • Selected for the 2020 & 2021 Top 100 list by Thompson Reuters of Southern California “Super Lawyers”
       


Best Lawyers Award Badge

  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Winkler v. McCloskey, 83 F.4th 720 (9th Cir. 2023), 2023-44 Comm. Fin. News. NL 87 (Oct. 30, 2023)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Matter of York, 78 F.4th 1074 (9th Cir. 2023), 2023-38 Comm. Fin. News. NL 75 (Sep. 18, 2023)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Tahican, LLC v. Eighth Judicial District Court in and for County of Clark, 523 P.3d 550 (Nev. 2023), 2023-13 Comm. Fin. News. NL 26 (Mar. 27, 2023)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Celsius Network LLC, 647 B.R. 631 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2023), 2023-7 Comm. Fin. News. NL 13 (Feb. 13, 2023)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Wansdown Properties Corporation N.V., 2022 WL 16749078 (Bankr. S.D. N.Y. 2022), 2022-50 Comm. Fin. News. NL 97 (Dec. 19, 2022)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Lupton, 2022 WL 4451810 (Bankr. D. Or. 2022), 2022-45 Comm. Fin. News. NL 88 (Nov. 14, 2022)
  • Panelist, Hot Topics in Subchapter V, Central District of California Judicial Conference Bankruptcy Judges Education Program (November 4, 2022)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Superpumper, Inc. v. Leonard, 495 P.3d 101 (Nev. 2021), 2021-43 Comm. Fin. News. NL 86 (Nov. 1, 2021)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Try the World, Inc., 2021 WL 3502607 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2021), 2021-35 Comm. Fin. News. NL 69 (Sept. 6, 2021)
  • Co-Author, California Lawyers Association Business Law Section Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Robert N. Kwan (Aug. 26, 2021)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Guzman v. Johnson, 483 P.3d 531 (Nov. 2021), 2021-17 Comm. Fin. News. NL 33 (April 26, 2021)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Medipro Medical Staffing LLC v. Certified Nursing Registry, Inc., 60 Cal. App. 5th 622 (2d Dist. 2021), 2021-9 Comm. Fin. News. NL 17 (March 1, 2021)
  • Panelist, Crossfire panel on enforceability of arbitration provisions in bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Bankruptcy Battleground West (March 10, 2021)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Matter of Alabama & Dunlavy, Limited, 983 F.3d 766 (5th Cir. 2020), 2021-3 Comm. Fin. News. NL 6 (Jan. 18, 2021)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on County of Sonoma v. U.S. Bank N.A., 55 Cal. App. 5th 696 (1st Dist. 2020), 2020-42 Comm. Fin. News. NL 83 (Nov. 2, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Janvey v. GMAG, L.L.C., 2020 WL 5948919 (5th Cir. 2020), 2020-41 Comm. Fin. News. NL 81 (Oct. 26, 2020)
  • Presenter, California Lawyers Association (CLA) Business Law Section Annual Breakfast at the CLA Annual Meeting (Sept. 26, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Medina, 2020 WL 4742491 (9th Cir. BAP 2020), 2020-35 Comm. Fin. News. NL 69 (Sept. 7, 2020)
  • Panelist, “Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation in Bankruptcy: Strategies for Bringing or Defending Trustee Clawback Claims,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Aug. 26, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Jenkins, 2020 WL 1907534 (Bankr. N.D. Tex. 2020), 2020-30 Comm. Fin. News. NL 59 (Aug. 3, 2020)
  • Guest speaker, Loyola Law School Bankruptcy Clinic (via Zoom) (July 28, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Isaiah v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, 960 F.3d 1296 (11th Cir. 2020), 2020-28 Comm. Fin. News. NL 55 (July 20, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Kurtz-Ahlers, LLC v. Bank of America, N.A., 2020 WL 2299447 (Cal. App. 4th Dist. 2020), 2020-20 Comm. Fin. News. NL 39 (May 25, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Point Center Financial, Inc., 2020 WL 2052897 (9th Cir. 2020), 2020-18 Comm. Fin. News. NL 35 (May 11, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Benitez, 2020 WL 1272258 (Bankr. E.D. N.Y. 2020), 2020-16 Comm. Fin. News. NL 32 (April 27, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Chur v. Eighth Judicial District Court in and for County of Clark, 458 P.3d 336  (Nev. 2020), 2020-13 Comm. Fin. News. NL 25 (April 6, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Diamond Trustee of Estate of Howrey LLP v. Hogan Lovells US LLP, 2020 WL 946025 (9th Cir. 2020), 2020-9 Comm. Fin. News. NL 18 (March 2, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Little, 610 B.R. 558 (Bankr. D. S.C. 2020), 2020-5 Comm. Fin. News. NL 10 (Feb. 3, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Janvey v. GMAG, L.L.C., 63 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 250, 2019 WL 6972237 (Tex. 2019), 2020-2 Comm. Fin. News. NL 4 (Jan. 13, 2020)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Palladino, 942 F.3d 55 (1st Cir. 2019), 2019-40 Comm. Fin. News. NL 79 (Dec. 16, 2019)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Enlow v. Enlow, 2019 WL 5616689 (Ga. Ct. App. 2019), 2019-38 Comm. Fin. News. NL 76 (Dec. 2, 2019)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Henry, 941 F.3d 147 (5th Cir. 2019), 2019-37 Comm. Fin. News. NL 74 (Nov. 25, 2019)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re LXEng LLC, 607 B.R. 67 (Bankr. D. Conn. 2019), 2019-35 Comm. Fin. News. NL 70 (Nov. 11, 2019)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on Bustos v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 39 Cal. App. 5th 369 (3d Dist. 2019), 2019-31 Comm. Fin. News. NL 62 (Oct. 14, 2019)
  • Author, West’s Commercial Finance Newsletter article on In re Colusa Regional Medical Center, 2019 WL 4398419 (9th Cir. BAP 2019), 2019-30 Comm. Fin. News. NL 60 (Oct. 8, 2019)
  • Co-Author, California Lawyers Association Business Law Section Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Scott C. Clarkson (April 2, 2019)
  • Co-Author, California Lawyers Association Business Law Section Insolvency Law Committee and Business Litigation Committee Judicial Profile on United States Magistrate Judge Autumn D. Spaeth (March 20, 2019)
  • Panelist, “Bankruptcy Fraud & Forfeiture Law,” Ninth Circuit Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges and Bankruptcy Lawyer Representatives, Portland, OR (March 18, 2019)
  • Producer, “Judges’ Roundtable: Evidence,” California Bankruptcy Forum Annual Insolvency Conference, Olympic Valley (Squaw Creek), CA (May 18, 2018)
  • Panelist, “Handling Reports & Recommendations to the District Court,” Ninth Circuit Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges, Clerks of Court and Lawyer Representatives, Reno, NV (May 2, 2018)
  • Panelist, “Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation in Bankruptcy: Bringing or Defending Claims,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Nov. 7, 2017)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Profile on Kathleen J. Campbell, Clerk of Court, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California” (Aug. 15, 2017)
  • Panelist, “Judicial Estoppel and Bankruptcy Cases: Inconsistent Positions, Judicial Integrity, and Unfair Advantage,” Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, San Francisco, CA (July 18, 2017)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Maureen Tighe” (April 17, 2017)
  • Panelist, “Alternate Dispute Resolution,” Ninth Circuit Conference of Chief Bankruptcy Judges, Clerks of Court and Lawyer Representatives, Seattle, WA (March 1, 2017)
  • Moderator, “Discussion on Case Law Regarding Trustee Compensation,” Meeting of Central District of California Bankruptcy Judges at the Central District of California Judicial Conference, La Quinta, CA (Feb. 24, 2017)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Donovan” (Oct. 12, 2016)
  • Panelist, “Bankruptcy: Fraudsters’ Last Stop,” Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (LA-ACFE) (Sept. 28, 2016)
  • Panelist, “Leveraging Receivership as a Bankruptcy Alternative: Financial Restructuring, Disposition of Assets and More,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Aug. 23, 2016)
  • Panelist, “So What Makes You the Expert?” Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA) Conference (June 9, 2016)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Meredith A. Jury” (May 31, 2016)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Ernest M. Robles” (May 12, 2016)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Martin R. Barash” (Feb. 23, 2016)
  • Panelist, “Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation in Bankruptcy: Bringing or Defending Claims,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Oct. 22, 2015)
  • Co-Author, “State Bar of California Insolvency Law Committee Judicial Profile on United States Bankruptcy Judge Neil W. Bason” (July 28, 2015)
  • Panelist, “Bankruptcy Authority Post Stern, Bellingham and Wellness: Navigating the Uncertainties in Claims Litigation,” Strafford Publications Webinar (July 9, 2015)
  • Co-Author, “Ponzi Schemes and Poker – Is Recovering Gambling Losses a Winning Hand?” Business Law News, Business Law Section of the State Bar of California, Issue 3 (Dec. 2014)
  • Panelist, “Fraudulent Transfer Claims: LBOs and Sec. 546(e), Law Partner Profit Clawbacks, Jurisdiction, and Limiting Damages,” Strafford Publications Webinar (July 22, 2014)
  • Panelist, “Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation in Bankruptcy: Bringing or Defending Claims,” Strafford Publications Webinar (March 11, 2014)
  • Author, “ILC Members Report on U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument from In re Bellingham,” State Bar of California Business Law Section E-News (Feb. 2014)
  • Panelist, “Post Stern v. Marshall: Navigating Uncertainties in Bankruptcy Claims Litigation,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Nov. 26, 2013)
  • Panelist, “Bankruptcy Basics,” State Bar of California Solo and Small Firm Summit (June 22, 2013)
  • Quote, “Q&A With BG Law’s Corey Weber,” Law360 (May 6, 2013)
  • Panelist, “Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation: Bringing or Defending Claims,” Strafford Publications Webinar (March 12, 2013)
  • Panelist, “Stern v. Marshall: One Year Later,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Sept. 13, 2012)
  • Panelist, “Proving or Contesting Insolvency Under the Balance Sheet Test,” Strafford Publications Webinar (May 10, 2012)
  • Panelist, “Fraudulent Transfers: Ponzi Clawback Litigation,” Strafford Publications Webinar (March 14, 2012)
  • Panelist, “Bankruptcy Litigation: Far Reaching Impact of Stern v. Marshall,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Oct. 13, 2011)
  • Panelist, “Fraudulent Transfers: Ponzi Scheme Clawback Litigation in Bankruptcy,” Strafford Publications Webinar (Aug. 17, 2011)
  • Speaker, “Ask the Experts Panel,” Credit Management Association (CMA) Annual Meeting (2011)

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