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Brian A. Bash

Brian Bash has extensive experience in bankruptcy and commercial law and has represented banks, securities firms and corporations in bankruptcy proceedings. Prior to joining Baker Hostetler, he was Chair of the Bankruptcy Group in a Cleveland law firm. Mr. Bash also has extensive experience in fraud cases, including the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities SIPA proceeding and the Fair Finance Company bankruptcy.

Mr. Bash is the author of several publications on bankruptcy, commercial law and related topics. His publications and presentations include:

• “Bankruptcy Basics,” April 2007
• “Central Virginia Community College v. Bernard Katz—The Future of Seminole, Section 106 and BAPCPA Chapter 15,” William J. O’Neill Great Lakes Regional Bankruptcy Institute, 2006
• “Acquiring the Financially-Distressed Company Liability Risks/Acquisition Topics,” Presentation to the Corporate Section of Cleveland Bar Association, May 2001
• “Revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code: What Are They and How Will They Affect Your Clients?” William J. O’Neill Business Institute, December 2000
• “Repeal of Article 6—Bulk Transfers,” Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention, May 1998
• “ERISA Issues,” Chapter 7 Panel Trustee Seminar, September 1995
• “Alternatives to Bankruptcy,” Presentation to the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1992
• “Buying the Distressed Company,” Ohio Business Magazine, 1991
• “The Single Asset Real Estate Case: The Hitchhiker with Pets”
• “‘Hot Topics’ in Dischargeability Litigation”
• “Evidence and Discovery—Preparing Your Case and Presenting Evidence,” Chapter 7 Panel Trustee Seminar
• Banking Law, Volumes 7, 8 and 8A
• Ohio Collection Law, Ohio Real Estate Update, Ohio Mortgage Foreclosures, and Lender Liability in Ohio

Mr. Bash was an adjunct professor of commercial law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and is a member of the Federal Court Mediation Panel; the Cleveland Metropolitan and American Bar Associations; and the Commercial Law League of America. Mr. Bash is a Panel Trustee and member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees. He is listed as a leading insolvency expert by Chambers Publishing, Euromoney Publications, Woodward & White in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named an “Ohio Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics. Mr. Bash holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the leading resource for information on the legal profession, for his professional competence and ethical standards.