Paul Traub

Paul R. Traub is an American attorney specializing in business law, particularly bankruptcy, insolvency, and trial litigation. He has handled notable retail bankruptcies such as Kmart, FAO Schwarz, KB Toys, Stage Stores, Office Max, and eToys.com. His clients have included Halston, Joan & David, Levitz, Bombay Company, Linens 'n Things, Zales, and Whitehall Jewelers. Born in Brooklyn, New York on January 31, 1952, Traub earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University at Buffalo in 1973. He received his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in 1977 and was admitted to the New York Bar Association in 1978. His legal practice includes admissions to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of New York, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Traub is the founding member and managing partner of Traub, Bonacquist & Fox, a boutique law firm focused on bankruptcy and business reorganization. In 2006, Marc Dreier acquired the firm, making Traub a partner and co-chair of the Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization group. Following Dreier's arrest in December 2008 for his involvement in a fraudulent scheme, Traub and other attorneys resigned and reestablished their original firm. In February 2009, Epstein, Becker & Green incorporated Traub’s seven-member bankruptcy team into their New York office. Traub represented creditors in the eToys.com bankruptcy, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in March 2001. The U.S. Trustee accused him of a conflict of interest due to his business partnership with Barry ...