Robbin Itkin is a chamber ranked seasoned attorney and certified mediator who has spent her legal career addressing and resolving business issues facing public and private companies and high profile individuals. She uses her restructuring and problem solving skills to successfully advise on sophisticated and complex issues for boards, executives and portfolio companies on core matters ranging from fiduciary duties, to management and employment matters, acquisitions, dispositions, litigation and financial restructure, and during all stages of business growth, whether healthy or distressed.

Robbin has been appointed by the United States Trustee to serve in the fiduciary role as independent trustee in complex matters involving extensive litigation among multiple parties where an efficient resolution is required (see below). She is the recipient of the 2022 Turnaround Managers’ Association Transaction of the Year Award (Large Company) for her role in representing a large group of victims in the Professional Financial Investors, Inc. Ponzi scheme case, where she worked with competing interests to co-formulate a fair plan for distribution to all victims, notwithstanding their investment vehicle. These efforts serve as a model for “resolution not litigation” to maximize value for all stakeholders. Likewise, as counsel to the Ad Hoc Committee of Season Ticket Holders in the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy case, she formulated a resolution with the Office of the United States Trustee to allow for season ticket holders to serve as members of the official creditors’ committee, which membership was novel.

Robbin’s experience and advice spans all industries, including sports and entertainment, retail, manufacturing, real estate, healthcare, pharma, tech, transportation, commercial lending, food, lifestyle and hospitality. Experienced in serving on not-for-profit boards, including the City of Hope National Medical Center parent board, and its Risk, Audit & Compliance Committee among other committees, as well as private company boards, Robbin will serve as an informed and proactive independent director on private and public company boards, especially in light of the uncertain financial market and the effect that may have on companies and their strategic partners, as well as the uncertainty and impact of protracted litigation.

Board Member/Fiduciary Experience

• Recently served as the retained independent manager for Starbridge (Ontario) Investment, LLC, in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case, in light of the pending litigation and disputes among the LLC members, and to accomplish the sale of the company’s primary asset, the Ontario Airport Hotel & Conference Center.
• Bikram Yoga – Appointed Trustee of five Bikram Yoga related entities (Bikram Choudhury Yoga Inc, Bikram’s Yoga College of India, LP, Bikram, Inc., Yuz, Inc. and International Trading Representative, LLC. Administered all aspects of the businesses, resolved creditor claims and monetized intellectual property, real estate, collector cars and other assets.
• Ritter Ranch Development LLC – Appointed Trustee to administer the then largest available developable property in Los Angeles County (over 6,000 acres) and addressed development issues and Mello Roos Bond Financing issues, among other complex real estate and litigation matters. Formulated disposition plan and conducted auction sale of real property assets for over $50M. Hyo Dong Kim –
• Appointed Trustee over estate of individual owning and operating dental lab and commercial real estate and monetized estate assets for benefit of creditors.
• City of Hope National Medical Center parent board member (1997-2007); board member Emeritus (2007-present); member of Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee (formerly served on nomination and finance committees)
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Los Angeles Board (approximately 2009-2012)
• Century City Chamber of Commerce Board (2007-2010, 2012-present)
• Los Angeles Women’s Leadership Council Board (2017- present)
• Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE), Los Angeles Chapter Board (2020-present)
• Other not-for-profit boards in the restructuring and commercial industries
• Robbin has helped numerous companies and high profile individuals navigate the choppy waters of financial distress, many of which were resolved through a bankruptcy process but most of which were resolved out of court and through consensual resolution among stakeholders crafted by Robbin. Robbin is known as the “go to” person when complex matters need to be resolved efficiently and effectively. For example, in her role as the chapter 11 trustee in the Ritter Ranch bankruptcy case, she ended years of complicated and hostile litigation among developers, city officials and creditors regarding the largest developable real property in Los Angeles County at the time, through successful negotiations with every constituency; that resulted in a robust action sale of the real estate, which sale process was designed and conducted by Robbin.
• *Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee, Nominating Committee, and Finance Committee experience.
• Robbin has served as an equity partner at notable firms such as Kirkland & Ellis, Steptoe & Johnson and DLA Piper.
• Education: J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law (USC), and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, both with honors. Completed certificated director education at the UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management (Corporate Governance Program 2024).