Profile: Richard W Havel

Insolvency and Restructuring

Biography: Insolvency & Restructuring

Richard W Havel is one of the senior members of Sidley's bankruptcy and corporate reorganisation practice. Mr Havel has represented parties in informal workouts and in Chapter 11 proceedings, and has served as counsel to creditors' committees, Chapter 11 trustees, debtors and other parties in interest. He is also the head of the firm's Los Angeles bankruptcy group.

Mr Havel has been active as a panellist and speaker in continuing education. He has lectured on ALI-ABA programmes on lender liability and issues relating to bankruptcy and environmental law. He participates annually in the Bankruptcy Litigation Institute in San Francisco. He was also an adjunct professor at Loyola School of Law, teaching debtor and creditor rights.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and currently serves on the board of trustees for the UCLA/Jonsson Cancer Center and on the board of directors for the Southern California Regional Board of Dollars for Scholars. He has previously served as an officer and director for the Financial Lawyers Conference, as a member of the board of trustees for the UCLA Law School Alumni Association, and as a chairman and member of the board of directors for the Industrial Development Authority for the City of Los Angeles. Mr Havel is also active in the local bar, having served on the executive committee of the commercial law and bankruptcy section of the Los Angeles County Bar.

Mr Havel is a graduate from UCLA School of Law where he was articles editor of the UCLA Law Review.