Debtor/Company-Side

Red Lobster Management, the nation’s largest seafood restaurant chain, in connection with its chapter 11 case (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)

Mattress Firm, Inc. and its affiliates in their pre-packaged Chapter 11 cases in eliminating over $3 billion of debt. (Bankr. Del.)

AeroTech Miami Inc., operator of the largest business-to-business air charter airline in the United States with a fleet of 42 passenger and cargo aircraft, servicing customers both domestically and internationally, as debtor’s counsel in its successful sale to Eastern Airlines via section 63 in underlying chapter 11 proceeding (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)

Legacy Reserves, in the restructuring of its $1.4 billion of funded debt. This deal was honored at the Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards in 2020 as the "Chapter 11 Restructuring Deal of the Year." (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Trinity River Resources in plan confirmation, relief for operations control, and relief for challenged sale transactions. (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)

Key Energy Services, in a pre-packaged and prompt Chapter 11 which deleveraged US$1billion within six weeks. (Bankr. Del.)

California-based oil & gas producer in an out-of-court restructuring of its $300 million capital structure.

Lender

CRG Financial, LLC as a new-money, priming DIP Lender in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Dynamic Aerostructures (Bankr. Del.)

Georgia’s Own Credit Union as Lender and DIP Lender in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Ryze Renewables, LLC (Bankr. Del.)

National Founders in in new-money DIP financing with an option to consummate $500+ million financing transaction in the GWG Holdings bankruptcy (Bankr. S.D. Tex)

Morgan Stanley in successful rollup of all prepetition hedge obligation upon entry of Interim Hedge order and related post-petition hedging transactions in the Talen Energy bankruptcy. (Bankr. S.D. Tex)

Major US bank, as administrative agent and as a lender, in connection with a distressed workout resulting in a full payoff of its RBL to an upstream E&P company.

Unsecured Creditors Committee

Borden Dairy Company’s official committee of unsecured creditors. The UCC was recognized for a "Special Situations M&A Deal" award in 2021. (Bankr. Del.)

Pareteum’s official committee of unsecured creditors. (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.)

Key Stakeholders

Ridgewood Energy, a significant non-operating interest-owner in obtaining complete relief relating to contested indemnification rights after litigated objections and contested confirmation proceedings in the Fieldwood Energy bankruptcy. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Veritiv, a leading provider of packaging solutions, in connection with obtaining prompt payment on account of administrative claim and favorable out-of-court settlement relating to preference claims in the Dean Foods bankruptcy. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Rockies Express Pipeline with substantial regulated claims and midstream covenants running with the land issues in Whiting, Linn/Berry Petroleum, Vanguard Natural Resources, and both Ultra Petroleum bankruptcies. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Global oilfield services company in the Mid-States Supply Company bankruptcy in obtaining a walkaway settlement despite facing over $500,000 in preference liability. (Bankr. W.D. Mo.)

Benefit Street Partners in the R.E. Gas Development bankruptcy in connection with its joint exploration and development agreement with Rex Energy Corporation. (Bankr. W.D. Penn.)

Crowley Maritime, in the EMAS Chiyoda Subsea bankruptcy in obtaining relief and payment in full to client after litigated objections and contested proceedings. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Global oilfield services company in the C&J bankruptcy in obtaining near payment in full to client on account of numerous unsecured claims against the debtor.(Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Acquisition

Backyard Products in connection with the successful acquisition of assets, as stalking horse buyer, in the KidKraft Inc.’s chapter 11 proceeding (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)

Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia in connection with acquisition of the XFL League via a section 363 sale in the Alpha Entertainment bankruptcy. (Bankr. Del.)

Stonepeak in the GenOn Energy bankruptcy in connection with acquisition of power generation facilities in the northeastern United States via a section 363 sale. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Fortune 500 healthcare company in its distressed equity investment in biopharma company in connection with revising supply agreement.

Liquidating Trust/Chapter 11 Trustee Litigation

TRR Liquidating Trustee in connection with his fiduciary duty and fraudulent transfer claims against various former officers and debtor-related entities. (Bankr. W.D.Tex.)

Chapter 11 trustee of a former AMLAW 100 law firm in district court and closely watched appeals involving the "unfinished business rule" and clawback litigation under California and D.C. partnership law. (Bankr. N.D. Cal.)

Post-confirmation trustee of a former AMLAW 20 law firm in constructive fraudulent transfer litigation under New York law. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)

Business Litigation

Four former officers and directors of an onshore drilling company in a state court lawsuit in which the plaintiff, a liquidating trustee of the company’s parent, alleged that each defendant breached his fiduciary duty in drilling onshore wells in Alaska.

Former officer of Black Elk Resources in connection with breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims.