Uzzi O. Raanan

Greenberg Glusker is pleased to announce that Keith Patrick Banner, Uzzi Raanan, and Jonathan Shenson, partners in the firm’s Bankruptcy, Reorganization & Capital Recovery practice, have been selected to the LA Times Studios 2026 Banking & Finance Visionaries list, published in the March 2026 Issue.

Keith Patrick Banner has spent 18 years developing a practice centered on business insolvency, distressed transactions and bankruptcy-related litigation across retail, entertainment, technology and real estate. He guides companies through the full spectrum of insolvency solutions, from out-of-court remedies such as assignment for the benefit of creditors to chapter 11 reorganizations and chapter 7 liquidations, while also representing bankruptcy trustees through complex investigations, asset sales and contentious litigation. Banner brings additional depth in fraudulent transfer and preference recovery actions, as well as mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions. He serves on the board of the Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and holds memberships in the Financial Lawyers Conference and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Uzzi Raanan advises individuals and entities on out-of-court workouts and complex insolvency matters. He draws on 34 years of experience, including representing bankruptcy trustees in landmark cases such as the chapter 11 proceedings for Death Row Records and Suge Knight. Raanan recently obtained a favorable Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmation in the East Coast Foods litigation regarding the defense of a former chapter 11 trustee. He previously served as president of the Beverly Hills Bar Foundation and held a long-standing position on the board of representatives for the California Lawyers Association. His community leadership includes co-founding the Men’s Group at Temple Isaiah and serving as vice chair for the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’ young adult leadership program.

Jonathan Shenson utilizes 30 years of industry experience to represent debtors, secured creditors and committees in high-stakes chapter 11 cases and out-of-court restructures. Shenson possesses specialized expertise in Section 363 asset sales and fraudulent conveyance litigation, as well as navigating complex syndicated and subordinated credit transactions for private lenders and borrowers. He is a frequent lecturer at prominent industry forums, including the California Bankruptcy Forum and the American Bankruptcy Institute, where he addresses fiduciary duties and intellectual property issues in insolvency. He previously practiced within the bankruptcy and finance departments of an AmLaw 100 firm and served as a partner at a nationally recognized bankruptcy boutique.