 | - New York University, J.D., 1970
- University of California at Davis, M.A., 1967
- University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A. with honors, 1966
|  | - Los Angeles County Bar (Member, Executive Committee, 1979-1981 and Secretary, 1980-1981, Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy; Executive Committee, Barristers, 1973-1974; Executive Committee, Los Angeles Delegation to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1980-1984)
- American Bar Association
- The State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Disadvantaged Persons and the Law, 1973-1976; Chairperson, Committee on Human Rights, 1976-1977; Member, Committee on Law School Education, 1977-1979)
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Mr. Castanares is of counsel to ST&G. He received his B.A., with honors, from the
University of California at Santa Barbara in 1966. He earned his M.A.
at University of California at Davis in 1967 and received his J.D. from
New York University in 1970. He was a member of the Phi Sigma Alpha
Fraternity, Root-Tilden Scholar and a Member on the New York University
Law Review from 1968 through 1970.
He is the author of Comment, "Rowland v. Christian," 44 New York
University Law Review 426 (1968); "Foreclosures in Bankruptcy: Are they
Fraudulent Conveyances?" 21 Idaho L. Rev. 517 (1985). He served as an
Adjunct Professor of Law for Loyola University School of Law from 1976
to 1984.
Mr. Castanares is a Member of several organizations, including: Los
Angeles County (Member, Executive Committee, 1979-1981 and Secretary,
1980-1981, Section on Commercial Law and Bankruptcy; Executive
Committee, Barristers, 1973-1974; Executive Committee, Los Angeles
Delegation to State Bar Conference of Delegates, 1980-1984) and
American Bar Association; The State Bar of California (Member,
Committee on Disadvantaged Persons and the Law, 1973-1976; Chairperson,
Committee on Human Rights, 1976-1977; Member, Committee on Law School
Education, 1977-1979).
Reported decisions: In re Hechinger Investment Co.,
327 B.R. 537 (D.Del. 2005); In re County of Orange, 208 B.R. 117 (Bankr.
S.D.N.Y. 1997); Landes Construction Co. v. Royal Bank of Canada, 833
F.2d 1365 (9th Cir.1987); Computer Communications, Inc. v. Codex
Corp., 824 F.2d 725 (9th Cir. 1987); In re Mellor, 734 F.2d 1396
(9th Cir. 1984); Duggan v. Highland-First Avenue Corp., 25 B.R.
955 (Bankr., C.D.Cal. 1982); Misty Management Corp. v. Lockwood, 539
F.2d 1205 (9th Cir. 1976); and 101 Plating Corp. v. Pacific
Telephone etc., Cal. PUC Dec. No. 83824 (1974).
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