Leonard M. Shulman - an Irvine, Santa Clara (CA) Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer

Irvine Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyer

Updated: 02/28/2026

Areas of Practice

Mergers and Acquisitions
Banking
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Litigation
Business Reorganization
Creditor Rights
Commercial Law
Financial Transactions

Attorney Information

Overview

Leonard M. Shulman is the Managing Partner of the firm and primarily carries out his practice in the Irvine office. Mr. Shulman’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions along with creditors’ rights and bankruptcy. He also handles all aspects of business litigation, creditors’ rights, trustees, creditor’s committees, and the representation of debtor’s in the insolvency context. More recently, Mr. Shulman has been hired multiple times as an attorney fee and billing fraud examiner. Mr. Shulman has participated in dozens of mediations as party counsel and has overseen numerous mediations and settlement conferences as a neutral. Based on the recommendation of other attorneys in the Orange County legal community, the legal publication Martindale-Hubbell has awarded Mr. Shulman an AV rating denoting excellence both in legal practice and in professional ethics.

Mr. Shulman graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of California, San Diego, in 1983. While at UCSD, Mr. Shulman was awarded the Regent Scholar Award for excellence in academics.

At the University of San Diego School of Law, Mr. Shulman was an editor for the San Diego Law Review and first became a published author in 1986 with, “Compensation for Collegiate Athletes: A Run for More than the Roses,” 22 San Diego Law Review 701 (1986). Since that time, Mr. Shulman has published dozens of articles on various issues within his practice areas.

Over the past 38 years, Mr. Shulman has been very active in his professional community, having spoken and moderated continuing education seminars on various topics related to creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, real estate, and commercial law. Mr. Shulman is a former president of the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum and is currently on the Editorial Board of California Bankruptcy Journal. Mr. Shulman was the president of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (2006-2007) and sat on the Board for over ten years.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

Leonard M. Shulman included in a Super Lawyers® list

Honors

Chosen for 2006 through 2025 California Super Lawyers magazine
Martindale Hubbell AV rating (highest rating available)

Other Sources of Feedback About Leonard M. Shulman

Included on the 2026 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2024 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2023 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2022 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2021 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2020 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2019 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2018 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2015 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2014 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2013 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2011 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2010 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2009 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2008 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2007 Southern California Super Lawyers list
2006 Southern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California, 1986
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- University of California, San Diego, CA, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Managing Partner
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Bar Admissions

U.S. District Court Central District of California
U.S. District Court Southern District of California
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
California

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Contact

Irvine, CA

100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 600
Irvine, CA 92618

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Phone: 949-340-3400

Fax: 949-340-3000

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Website: https://www.shulmanbastian.com

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