Ron Oliner, partner at Duane Morris LLP, is co-chair of the business reorganization and financial restructuring practice group. He advises lenders, secured creditors, and court-appointed fiduciaries on matters of insolvency, receiverships, and complex litigation. Oliner’s practice is industry agnostic, though he has particular experience in commercial buildings, construction, and hospitality. He also has specialized expertise in Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcies. He recently represented a court-appointed receiver in a $750m loan receivership of two iconic hotels.
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Ron Oliner is co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Fiduciary Representations division of Duane Morris' Business Reorganization and Financial Restructuring Practice Group. He represents financial institutions, including loan servicers, mortgage lenders and asset based lenders, as well as bankruptcy trustees, creditors' committees, and rents and equity receivers.

Mr. Oliner has served as a chapter 11 trustee in the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court, and is a court-appointed mediator and examiner. He has testified in jury trials as a qualified expert witness on bankruptcy and commercial remedies, and is versed in all creditors' remedies in both state and federal courts. He has also defended appeals in bankruptcy appellate courts, district courts, and before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Career
  • Duane Morris LLP
    - Partner, 2006-present
  • Buchalter Nemer, PC
    - Partner, 1993-2006
Memberships
  • Bay Area Bankruptcy Forum
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • San Francisco Bar Association
  • Northern District Bankruptcy Court Bench-Bar Liaison
Education

University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1990

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Key clients

  • Douglas Wilson & Company Torchlight Investors, LLC Michelle Russo

Work highlights

Represented a court-appointed receiver in the sale of a large commercial property in Silicon Valley.