Richard H. Golubow, a founding member and the managing shareholder of Winthrop Couchot Professional Corporation, a premier bankruptcy law firm located in Newport Beach, California was honored as the recipient of the 2014 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award as Bankruptcy Attorney of the Year in California. The 2014 Corporate INTL Magazine Global Awards recognize law firms and attorneys who have been successful in the past year and who have shown excellence not only in expertise but in service.
Golubow has practiced in the area of bankruptcy, commercial law and debtor/creditor law for over 20 years, and is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and commercial law subjects before professional and trade organizations. His practice is focused on all aspects of insolvency, including bankruptcy, out-of-court workouts, assignments for the benefit of creditors, receiverships and debtor/creditor rights. Golubow’s clients include debtors, creditors, creditor committees, bankruptcy trustees, assignees for the benefit of creditors, receivers and asset purchasers in a wide range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, distribution, importing, construction, entertainment, education, religious institutions, healthcare, hospitality, real estate, automotive, golf and country club, biotech, transportation, telecommunications and internet businesses.
Golubow has achieved an “AV Preeminent” Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer recognition, generated from evaluations by other members of the bar and the judiciary for legal ability and ethical standards. Golubow is also rated "superb" by the leading independent attorney rating service, AVVO, and has been selected by his peers as a Super Lawyer, representing the top 5% of practicing attorneys in Southern California based on peer recognition and professional achievement. Golubow is a member of the International Network of Boutique Law Firms, an invitation only network of lawyers from single-discipline boutique law firms with the highest level of knowledge, experience, reputation and credentials comparable or superior to what can be found at the highest-ranking full-service law firms.
Golubow served as judicial law clerk and judicial extern to the Honorable John J. Wilson, United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Central District of California, Santa Ana Division.
Established in 1995, Winthrop Couchot limits its practice exclusively to complex bankruptcy, insolvency, business reorganization, related commercial litigation, liquidations, acquisitions, out-of-court workouts and general assignments for the benefit of creditors. The firm’s practice includes pre-bankruptcy petition and post-bankruptcy petition planning and representation.