Anthony P. Cali, Bankruptcy Attorney
PARTNER-MEMBER | CERTIFIED BANKRUPTCY SPECIALIST
Anthony is a Certified Bankruptcy Law Specialist that has represented clients from a broad spectrum of industries, including charter airlines, real estate developers, governmental agencies, commercial and multi-family real estate owners and developers, retailers, and manufacturers. Anthony represents constituents on all sides of bankruptcy proceedings, including debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, and purchasers and sellers of distressed assets. Anthony understands that reorganizing a distressed company requires real world business savvy as well as sound legal guidance. When insolvency situations result in litigation, clients can depend on Anthony to be a tireless advocate. Anthony has significant experience defending and prosecuting companies and individuals in breach of contract, fraudulent transfer, preference, and breach of fiduciary duty litigation.
Anthony has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights and Insolvency and Reorganization Law since 2022 and has been included in the Southwest Super Lawyers list for business bankruptcies since 2023.
Practice Areas
Bankruptcy
Creditors' Rights
Certifications
Certified Bankruptcy Specialist, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization
Recognitions
Listed in the 2022–2026 editions of Best Lawyers in America© for Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Selected for inclusion in Southwest Super Lawyers®, 2023–2025
Representative Experience
Successfully negotiated and helped achieve confirmation of a full payment plan of reorganization for unsecured claimants as counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of a defense equipment manufacturer.
Secured multimillion-dollar settlement for Litigation Plan Trustee in fraudulent transfer suit against a mining corporation.
Secured multimillion-dollar settlement for Litigation Plan Trustee in breach of fiduciary duty action against multiple officers and directors.
Achieved successful reorganization of telecommunications equipment manufacturing company in a contested confirmation proceeding.
Successfully defended the chief operating officer of a national charter airline in a bankruptcy avoidance action.
Represented agency advocating on behalf of California utility ratepayers in the Pacific Gas & Electric bankruptcy case.
Represented multiple corporate defendants, including officers and directors, in the charter airline industry in a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy avoidance action.
Achieved confirmation of a plan of reorganization that successfully restructured a multimillion dollar loan for prime commercial real estate in Sedona, Arizona.
Secured a complete recovery for an agribusiness/agricultural real estate lender in a Chapter 12 proceeding through successful stay relief proceedings and settlement negotiations.
Represented stalking horse purchaser in the successful purchase of a nationwide janitorial services business.
Achieved confirmation of a creditor plan of organization for a homeowners association.
Negotiated and drafted asset purchase agreements and related sale documents on behalf of clients purchasing or selling assets, both within and outside of bankruptcy in various industries.
Professional & Civic Activities
State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy Section
- Bankruptcy Section Char (2021-2022)
American Inns of Court, Arizona Bankruptcy American Inn of Court
- Executive Committee Member (2019-2021)
- Programming Committee Chair (2019-2021)
American Bankruptcy Institute
Turnaround Management Association
National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
Bankruptcy Section Board of Directors, Maricopa County Bar Association (2016-2021)
Aster Aging, Inc. (2016-2025)
- Board of Directors
- Program Committee Member
Publications
"SCOTUS's Latest Proclamation on the Limits of Sovereign Immunity," American Bankruptcy Institute, May 2025
"Does § 550 Cap Recoveries in Fraudulent-Transfer Proceedings?" ABI Journal, April 2024
"I Hear the Train A' Comin'": End of Sovereign Immunity for State Agencies in Bankruptcies?, American Bankruptcy Institute (2023).
Pre-Bankruptcy Planning for the Commercial Reorganization, American Bankruptcy Institute (2020).
The "Special Circumstance" of Student Loan Debt Under the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, Arizona Law Review, 2010
Speaking Engagements
"Commercial Case Law Update and Hot Topics," Arizona State Bar Annual Convention, June 2025
"Avoidance Litigation Relating to Setting Aside Marital Transfers and Utilizing IRS 10 Year Reach Back Rule," National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees Annual Conference, June 2025
"The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Environmental Law," Financial Poise Webinars™, May 2025
"The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property Law," Financial Poise Webinars™, April 2025
"The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Labor/Employment Law," Financial Poise Webinars™, March 2025
"2024 Advanced Current Issues in Real Estate: Spotlight on Distressed Real Estate," State Bar of Arizona, Real Estate Section, April 2024
"Trial Skills: Selecting, Preparing, and Examining Expert Witnesses; Using Demonstrative Exhibits" Arizona State Bar Convention, June, 2023
"2017 Rule Changes for Bankruptcy and Credit Enforcement Practitioners," State Bar of Arizona, Bankruptcy Section, December, 2017
"Recent Developments in 9th Circuit Bankruptcy Law," Maricopa County Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section, April 2017
Education
University of Arizona, James E. Rodgers College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
- Arizona Law Review Managing Editor
- Snell & Wilmer Award for Best Published Note
University of Arizona, B.S., Economics and Spanish, magna cum laude, 2005