Represented an international bank and its affiliates in the Chapter 11 case filed by SemCrude, LP and certain of its affiliates, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The bank was one of the lenders in a $2.4 B credit facility provided to the debtors.

Represented an international bank in the Chapter 11 cases filed by Trinity Coal Corporation and certain of its affiliates, in the Eastern District of Kentucky. The bank was part of a syndicate which provided the debtors a $20 MM credit facility.

Represented Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. ("ERCOT") in 12 separate bankruptcy cases commenced by participants in the Texas energy market following the winter storm that hit Texas in February 2021. In the case commenced by Brazos Electric Power Cooperative, Inc., the debtor challenged ERCOT’s $2 B claim against the debtor.

Represented Power Energy Partners LP (PEP) and its affiliate Power Crude Transport Inc. (PCT) in the Chapter 11 cases filed by American Eagle Energy Corp. and AMZG, Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado. The debtors were an independent exploration and production operator that defaulted under a $175 MM senior secured bond Indenture. PEP was the second largest shareholder and it purchased all oil produced by the debtor. PCT transported, among other things, all of the debtor’s oil from the battery tanks to a railhead trans-loading facility. One of the highly contentious matters in the bankruptcy case involved a lien priority dispute between a group of well lien claimants (including PCT), on the one hand, and the bondholders, on the other hand. The lien dispute involved North Dakota lien statutes which have never before been judicially interpreted.

Representing a high net worth individual in connection with certain investments he made in three separate proton radiation therapy centers in the United States. In one proton center, he was one of the largest equity investors and formally served as a member of its Board of Managers. In the other two centers, he was one of the largest secured lender. After commencing a lawsuit against one of the proton therapy center, our client recovered 100 percent of the amount owed to him, including his attorneys’ fees and costs. He subsequently filed a lawsuit against another proton therapy center. Subsequent to the initiation of this lawsuit, the proton therapy center filed Chapter 11. The bankruptcy case was highly contentious due to allegations that the debtor and certain of its insiders fraudulently raised funds from investors. Our client was successful in getting a Chapter 11 trustee appointed in the case and having a Chapter 11 plan confirmed that he supported.

Represented Fujitsu Network Communications in the Chapter 11 cases filed by Adelphia Business Solutions, Inc. and its affiliates, and in the separate Chapter 11 cases filed by Adelphia Communications Corporation and its affiliates, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Adelphia Business Solutions and its affiliates were leading providers of facilities-based integrated communication services to customers throughout the United States. Adelphia Communications and its affiliates were the sixth largest operators of cable television systems in the United States.

Representing the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Gainesville Hospital District d/b/a North Texas Medical Center, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The debtor is a rural hospital district created in 1975 by the Texas legislature, and it owns and operates the hospital located in Gainesville, Texas. The hospital serves as the primary and acute care center for Cooke County, Texas. The debtor filed Chapter 9 to restructure and refinance its outstanding obligations and liabilities.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of BFN Operations LLC, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. BFN and its affiliates were one of the five largest growers and wholesalers of container-grown shrubs, trees, perennials, roses and groundcovers in the United States. The debtors owned or leased six facilities located across the United States, totaling 3.577 acres, and they employed approximately 1,600 employees.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of CEI Roofing, Inc. and 27 of its affiliates, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtors were the nation’s leading comprehensive provider of commercial roofing solutions.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of GNI Group, Inc. and its affiliates, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The debtors were a large chemical and hazardous waste disposal business.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of GC Logistics, Inc., filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor and its affiliates provided trucking and logistics services throughout North America.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Heartland Automotive Holdings, Inc., filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor and its affiliates were the largest franchisees of Jiffy Lube International, Inc. and operated 438 quick-oil change stores across the United States.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Buffet Partners, L.P., filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor owned and operated Furr’s cafeteria.

Representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Quail Piping Products, Inc., filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The debtor was a leading manufacturer and seller of plastic piping products serving several market segments.

Represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Kitty Hawk, Inc. and its affiliated debtors, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtors were a publically traded operator of a ground and air cargo network between selected cities in North America including the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Represented Tuesday Morning Corporation and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtors had over 450 store locations across 39 states and in the immediately prior fiscal year, generated sales of almost $750 MM.

Represented Base Holdings LLC in its Chapter 11 case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor operated the Chili’s restaurant located in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Represented Vanderra Resources, LLC in its Chapter 11 case filed in the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor was is a privately owned oilfield construction company based in Fort Worth, Texas providing one-stop oilfield services.

Represented the Chapter 11 trustee appointed in the bankruptcy cases filed by Provident Royalties, LLC and its 26 debtor affiliates in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtors were in the business of acquiring and investing in both producing and non-producing leaseholds and mineral interest across the United States, with a primary focus in Oklahoma. The Provident entities raised approximately $485 MM from over 7,700 investors nationwide. In response to significant declines in the price of both crude and natural gas, Provident and certain of its affiliates were forced to file bankruptcy.

Represented the Chapter 11 trustee appointed in the bankruptcy case filed by Halek Energy LLC in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor was an independent oil and gas exploration and production company that filed Chapter 11 after several investors commended litigation against it and its principal alleging securities fraud.

Represented the Chapter 11 trustee appointed in the bankruptcy case filed by Patman Drilling International, Inc. in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtor provided contract oil and gas land drilling services to exploration companies and independent operators in North America.

Representing the Chapter 7 trustee appointed in the bankruptcy case filed by Caroline D. Wyly in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. This is one of the largest individual bankruptcy cases ever filed in the United States. The IRS asserted a claim against the debtor in excess of $1.2 B for unpaid income taxes, gift taxes, penalties and interest. The case involves many difficult legal and jurisdictional issues, most of which involve attempts by the Trustee to bring into the United States foreign assets under the control of trusts created by the debtor and her late husband in the Isle of Mann.  

Represented, as special litigation counsel, the Chapter 7 Trustee of Auto International Refrigeration, Inc. in a usury action against the debtor's pre-petition lender under a revolving credit facility.