DBSI: represented lender in a 1031 exchange company case, and recovered the client's property

Osyka: represented first lien creditor/letter of credit issuer, resulting in a fully paid claim with attorneys' fees

R&R Marine: represented secured creditor with claim exceeding $21 million. Obtained stay relief to recover and liquidate collateral

Southern Mineral Corporation: represented pre-petition secured lender with a loan exceeding $16 million to an oil and gas exploration and production company. The loan was fully repaid. Also represented the take-out lender under a Confirmed Plan

American Homestar Corp: represented creditor in a case involving rebate fraud

Agape Christian Fellowship: represented secured lender with claim in excess of $1.5 million. Obtained confirmation of a plan providing for payment of creditors in full, with interest

Members Credit Union: represented credit union to assist in foreclosing on real estate collateral and pursuing a guarantor

Superior Offshore: represented leased equipment supplier. Negotiated claim treatment to address unpaid invoices and missing equipment

Cooper Manufacturing: represented debtor with $3 million of claims resulting in a confirmed plan involving an asset sale and a creditor trust

Reef Chemical Company, Inc.: represented debtor with claims of $15 million resulting in a confirmed plan within nine months

Syncro Vac, Inc.: represented debtor with claims in excess of $6 million resulting in a court-approved sale of substantially all of the debtor's assets

International Communications Group, Inc.: represented telecommunications debtor in the sale of substantially all assets

Edwin A. Epstein Operating Company: took on debtor representation after Chapter 11 case was filed. Negotiated settlement resulting in confirmed plan with a substantial recovery for creditors

Franklin Bank Corp.: represented bank holding company in filing a Chapter 7 liquidation case in Delaware

PSI Net, Inc.: defended $7.1 million preference claim resulting in an agreed settlement with no out of pocket payment by the client

RSL COM U.S.A., Inc.: defended $8.1 million preference claim utilizing ordinary course of business and new value defenses

Adelphia, Inc.: successfully represented client with a $5 million proof of claim against an alleged claims purchaser

Old Ladder Co.: obtained dismissal of two preference actions with prejudice after demonstrating the underlying contracts were assumed by the debtor

San Angelo Pro Hockey Club, Inc.: successfully defended municipality from damages claimed by the debtor arising from pre-petition termination of a lease of a municipal coliseum

Dallas Tigermark LP: defended partnership that was the subject of an involuntary petition

InvestIn Group: successfully defended securities firm against an involuntary petition

Continental Airlines: represented Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee with unsecured claims exceeding $10 million. A plan was confirmed providing for payment to unsecured creditors of 100%

North Texas Motorcars: represented Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee involving unsecured claims of $57 million in a subprime automobile lender

Consolidated Fuel Corporation: represented Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee with claims of $10 million resulting in a plan which paid unsecured creditors in full, with interest

Lyondell: represented landlord of debtor's corporate headquarters. Lease was assumed and cure obligation was agreed to by the parties

Kmart Corporation: represented non-residential real property lessor in the procurement of an order rejecting lease and the prosecution of a lease rejection claim

Fleming Foods, Inc.: represented post-petition service provider in the allowance and payment of a substantial administrative claim and in the prosecution of a claim for rejection of a service contract

Homegold, Inc.: represented commercial real property lessor in the recovery of a leased premises and the prosecution of a lease rejection claim

Wall Homes, Inc.: represented successful bidder in the purchase of several hundred developed and undeveloped lots throughout Texas

Butan Valley, N.V.: assisted judgment/judgment lien purchaser in negotiating bid procedures, obtaining stalking horse status and successfully credit bidding (with a small cash component) to purchase the collateral in a subsequently filed Chapter 7 case

Schulz Nursery, LLC: assisted client in the purchase of several nurseries in Texas from a Chapter 11 debtor

Elitech SAS Financiere: assisted French company with its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of California-based technology company

Osyka: represented letter of credit issuing bank in chapter 11 case of oil and gas E&P company that sold most of its assets via a confirmed Chapter 11 Plan

Enron: represented second highest bidder for "new" Enron building in Houston during Enron's Chapter 11 case.

Apollo Software: represented debt and equity holder in takeover and sale of all assets of software company in bankruptcy proceeding.

Coraza Holding: represented bank group in bankruptcy bid procedures and sale of assets of metal fabricating company operating in four countries

Lajitas: represented creditors committee in bankruptcy auction and sale of 25,000 acre luxury resort in Texas

Tekoil: represented member of creditors committee of oil and gas E&P company where major oil and gas interests were sold via a Section 363 Sale. Client was also part of a prospective purchaser group

Panaco: represented chairman of creditors committee of oil and gas E&P company where major oil and gas interests were sold via a Section 363 Sale

Davis Petroleum Corporation: represented shareholder/director/former president of oil and gas exploration and production company. Pre-packaged Plan was confirmed in 3 days, providing for payment in full of all allowed claims. Equity holders have already received interim distributions

Spectrum: represented committee of equity security holders

Trinity Energy: represented Chapter 11 Trustee (and later the Plan Trustee) of oil and gas exploration and production company. Creditors and preferred shareholders were paid in full, leaving funds available for a small distribution to common shareholders

Gerard Lazzara: representing Chapter 11 Trustee of estate of individual shareholder of related corporate chapter 11 debtor

Fiduciary Trust Co.: represented a receiver for the liquidation of a trust company under the Texas Banking Act

Ballentrae Health Care, Inc.: represented the plan trustee in the liquidation of estate assets and distributions

Norgulf Shipping Limited: represented the Chapter 7 Trustee of a failed shipping company with claims in excess of $120 million

Ponta Negra: represented a Jackson Walker partner who was appointed a receiver by the federal court pursuant to a request by the SEC based upon allegations of a Ponzi scheme

Sunpoint Securities, Inc.: represented a Jackson Walker partner who was appointed as trustee to liquidate a securities firm under the Securities Investor Protection Act involving customer and corporate assets in excess of $350 million

General Growth Properties, Inc.: represented retail electricity provider in objection to Section 366 utility motion and was successful in getting client removed from list of providers to pursue rights and remedies as a forward contract merchant

Lyondell Chemical Company: represented retail electricity provider in objection to Section 366 utility motion and negotiated delivery of substantial cash deposits to secure post-petition services

Linens 'N Things, Inc: represented multiple retail utility provider in connection with Section 366 utility motion and negotiated delivery of cash deposits between $329,000 and $434,000 to secure delivery of post-petition services