Shira Isenberg is a Partner in the Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. Ms. Isenberg was a Senior Counsel at Freeborn & Peters, which combined with SGR in 2023.
Ms. Isenberg has significant experience in all aspects of complex bankruptcy and out-of-court workout matters. Prior experience has led to significant expertise in the representation of committees and liquidating trustees, especially including analysis of secured lender matters.
Moreover, her role in the Global Fraud, Investigations and Asset Recovery Team has utilized her skills with respect to thinking outside the box in obtaining successful results for clients.
Before joining Freeborn, she was an Associate in the Bankruptcy group at Goldberg Kohn Bell Black Rosenbloom & Moritz and at Latham & Watkins. Ms. Isenberg also served as a Judicial Extern to the Hon. Barry Russell, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, in Los Angeles, California.
Ms. Isenberg received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley with high distinctions and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was the Chief Managing Editor of the UCLA Law Review.
Co-author, “Clarity in Gifting Doctrine Is Elusive,” The Journal of Corporate Renewal (April 2011).
Co-author, “Last in Line: Landlords Use Letters of Credit to Bypass the Claim Cap of § 502(b)(6),” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (Dec./Jan. 2002).
Co-author, “Post-Petition Financing,” Chapter 12, Business Bankruptcy Practice – IICLE (2006).
