Sanford R. Landress
Sanford R. Landress
Partner
sanford.landress@greenemarkley.com
Education & Professional Qualifications
- B.S., University of Oregon, 1976
- J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1981
- Admitted to Practice in Oregon and Washington; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Memberships & Honors
- Oregon State Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Bar of District of Oregon, Northern District of California, Western District of Washington
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- AV Rating
Publications
- Author: "Commercial Leases in Bankruptcy," Coast River Business Journal, July 2011
- Author: "Workout Strategies for Commercial Leases," Coast River Business Journal, June 2011
- Author: "No Delay in the Day of Reckoning: Foreclosing Creditors Can Execute Against Guarantors Before the Foreclosure Sale," Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Newsletter, spring 2011
- Author: “First-Day Motions: Perils and Pitfalls,” Oregon State Bar Debtor-Creditor Section Annual Meeting, 2010
- Author: “The Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights in Bankruptcy,” Oregon State Bar Computer and Internet Law Section CLE, 2010
- Author: "Commercial Lease Workout Strategies in a Difficult Economy," The Seminar Group, 2009
- Author: "Landlord Bankruptcy," The Seminar Group, 2009
- Author: "Commencing a Chapter 11 Case: What to Expect During the First Thirty Days," Lorman Education Services, 2009
- Author: "Avoidance Powers of Trustee and Debtor," Oregon State Bar Bankruptcy Law Handbook, 2007 Supplement
- Co-Author: "Contested Chapter 11 Plan Hearings," Oregon State Bar Debtor/Creditor Section CLE, 2004
- Author: "Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts in Bankruptcy," Oregon State Bar Debtor/Creditor Newsletter, Fall, 1999
- Author: "Avoidance Powers of the Trustee and Debtor," Oregon Bankruptcy Law, Oregon State Bar, 1989
- Author: "UCC Article Nine Priorities," Oregon Commercial Practice Manual, Oregon State Bar, 1988
- Author: "Bankruptcy and Local Government," Oregon District Attorney's Handbook, 1988
- Author: "Avoidance Powers," Bankruptcy Litigation, OTLA, 1987
Practice Emphasis
Mr. Landress concentrates his practice in the firm’s core area of debtor/creditor law, focusing in particular on representing banks, other creditors, committees, and debtors in commercial Chapter 11 reorganizations. He also concentrates his practice in commercial litigation including judicial foreclosure actions, receiverships, actions involving commercial leases, and complex collection matters. Mr. Landress has particular expertise in defending commercial creditors in preference and fraudulent conveyance actions in state and federal courts, including bankruptcy court.
