Troy Zander, Finance and Bankruptcy Attorney, Joins Sheppard Mullin; San Diego Office Adds Loan Documentation and Creditor Rights Expert

Business Wire, Jan 7, 2004

Business Editors/Legal Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2004

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP announced today that Troy Zander has joined the firm as partner in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group in San Diego. Zander focuses his practice on commercial finance, loan documentation and workouts, and insolvency and creditor rights.

Zander said, "I was very attracted to Sheppard Mullin's breadth and depth of practice areas and its collegial environment. In addition to having one of the top finance and bankruptcy practices in the nation, the firm enthusiastically advocates teamwork across practices and offices."

Robert Sbardellati, administrative partner of the San Diego office, commented, "We are delighted to have Troy join us in San Diego. He is a recognized leader in the region and his expertise in bankruptcy, finance and corporate matters adds valuable additional resources to our office and firm. This is another step for strategically growing the San Diego office and reinforcing the firm's national expertise in finance and bankruptcy." Added Richard Brunette, chair of the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group, "Troy's commercial finance experience fits perfectly into our client base and business model. Troy also brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to his practice."

Zander has represented lenders and companies in documenting high-tech and middle-market loans aggregating in excess of $1.5 billion. Additionally, he has represented agents in syndicated facilities aggregating in excess of $500 million. Zander has also represented companies, secured and unsecured creditors, committees, trustees and asset-purchasers in bankruptcy proceedings. He has also represented lenders and companies in federal, state and out-of-court proceedings restructuring debt in excess of $500 million.

Zander received his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1993, and his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from the University of California at San Diego in 1989. He is admitted to practice in California and Texas.

Zander is a member of the San Diego and Federal Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Association for Corporate Growth, San Diego, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the San Diego Bankruptcy Forum (where he was previously on the Board) and the San Diego Receivers Forum.

Frequently conducting presentations, Zander has addressed such topics as perfecting security interests in intellectual property, financing leveraged buyouts and management buyouts, and Division 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code.

Sheppard Mullin has more than 400 attorneys among its eight offices in San Diego, Del Mar Heights, Orange County, Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The full-service firm provides counsel in Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Litigation; Construction, Environmental, Real Estate and Land Use Litigation; Corporate; Entertainment and Media; Finance and Bankruptcy; Financial Institutions; Government Contracts and Regulated Industries; Healthcare; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Real Estate, Land Use, Natural Resources and Environment; Tax, Employee Benefits, Trusts and Estates; and White Collar and Civil Fraud Defense. The Firm celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2002.