In the last decade several cities filed bankruptcy cases under chapter 9 of Bankruptcy Code, including Detroit, Stocton and San Bernardino. The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to see a new wave of municipal bankruptcies. Such cases often involved a contest between bondholders and employees over the limited resources available. John Hansen served as counsel for three labor organizations representing employees of the City of Stockton, a municipal bankruptcy counsel for the Transportation Corridor Agencies, a major creditor in the Orange County, California, municipal bankruptcy, which was at the time the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history. His client was one of the seven members of the Pool Participants’ Committee that negotiated the plan of adjustment with Orange County. His clients recovered 95% of their $350 million investment. Mr. Hansen also represented a skilled nursing facility that operated on the campus of the Los Medanos Community Hospital during the latter's municipal bankruptcy case.debtor. He was successful in protecting the unions’ negotiated contracts and their members’ vested interests in pensions in the city's plan of adjustment confirmed by the court. Mr. John Hansen previously served as counsel for the Transportation Corridor Agencies, a major creditor in the Orange County municipal bankruptcy, which was at the time the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history. His client was one of the seven members of the Pool Participants’ Committee that negotiated the plan of adjustment with Orange County. His clients recovered 95% of their $350 million investment. Mr. Hansen also represented a skilled nursing facility that operated on the campus of the Los Medanos Community Hospital during the latter's municipal bankruptcy case.