Brian T. Harvey's practice focuses on matters involving insolvency, creditors' rights, finance, real estate, receiverships, and commercial litigation. He has significant experience representing financial institutions, creditor committees, trade creditors, debtors, lessors, lessees, and investors in all aspects of bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidations, including debtor in possession financing, collateral recovery, asset sales and purchases, lease assumptions and rejections, plan confirmation, claims objections, fraudulent transfers, and preference liability. He has represented clients in bankruptcies involving a broad range of industries, including commercial real estate, construction, retail, manufacturing, apparel, hospitality, media, and health care.

Mr. Harvey also provides legal and strategic advice to commercial banks, finance companies, factors and other lenders regarding the structuring, documentation, workout, and recovery of secured and unsecured financial transactions.

Mr. Harvey was recognized by Super Lawyer Magazine as a Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2014 and 2015.

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• USC Gould School of Law, J.D.
• University of California, B.A., with honors

• Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Star, 2014 & 2015

• Keeping the Money: Strategies for Protecting Against Preference Liability
• Patient Care Ombudsman: A New Role in Health Care Bankruptcy Cases
• Receiverships as a New Alternative to Traditional Workout Options
• Assumption of Hotel Franchise Agreements in Bankruptcy
• Just When You Thought You Were Out, They Pull You Back In
• ABA California Lending Law- Section X
• The CFPB Has Bigger Problems Than Being Unconstitutional
• When Are Goods "Received" By Your Buyer?
• Buchalter Client Alert COVID-19: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Bankruptcy Court System
• Brian Harvey to Present Webinar on Bankruptcy Code §503(b)(9)
• Brian Harvey, Moderator at the California Receivers Forum's Local Forum Education Program
• Webinar: Don't Give It Away For Free: What Every Vendor Should Know About Bankruptcy
• Buchalter Webcast: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Insolvency Reality: In and Out of Bankruptcy