- Lead Bankruptcy Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Merit Street Media bankruptcy case.
- Lead Bankruptcy Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Mercon Coffee bankruptcy cases.
- Lead Bankruptcy Counsel to the secured lender and DIP lender of a national “eatertainment” restaurant chain, culminating in the successful sale of substantially all of the debtors’ assets to the secured lender.
- Lead Bankruptcy Counsel to the secured lender, DIP lender, and plan sponsor of a leading ceramics producer in the oil and gas sector, culminating in the confirmation of a plan of reorganization resulting in a debt for equity swap of the prepetition indebtedness.
- Lead Bankruptcy Counsel for the debtors and debtors in possession for Elk Petroleum and its affiliated debtors that resulted in the successful confirmation of a plan of reorganization that restructured in excess of $150 million of prepetition indebtedness.
- Counsel to 10 US-based affiliates of a Mexican parent company in their successful reorganization of approximately US$1.2 billion of debt.
- Counsel to secured lender of a telephone, cable and newspaper operator involving over US$500 million in debt.
- Counsel to the secured lender in connection with the US$2.2 billion out of court restructuring of Danaos Corp.
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Texas
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
Education
- Southern Methodist University, J.D., cum laude, 2004
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Political Science and Government, cum laude, 2000
Honors & Awards
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring in Texas (2022-2026)
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Dallas, TX (2021-2026)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate (2022, 2024)
- Named a Texas Rising Star, Bankruptcy, Thomson Reuters (2008-2017)
Professional Activities
Speaking Engagements
- ABI NYC Bankruptcy Conference, "Revisiting Bad Faith Filings: Improper Purposes and Use of Chapter 11" (June 10, 2022)
Attorney Ad Litem
- Former attorney ad litem for one of the children removed from the YFZ Ranch in El Dorado, Texas
Clerkships
- The Honorable Robert L. Jones, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas (2004-2005)
Member
- State Bars of New York and Texas
- Dallas Bar Association
- Former Board Member, Second Wind Foundation
- Former Board Member, The Open Doors Foundation
Publications
- “Involuntary Bankruptcies from the Creditor Perspective,” Bankruptcy Litigation, Volume 15, Number 2, Spring 2009 (An American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Journal of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Committee publication)
- “Recognizing and Fulfilling Fiduciary Duties in the Bankruptcy Zone,” 2008 Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, November 13-14, 2008 (Co-Author with Lou Strubeck, Michael Anglin, Ryan Manns and Kristian Gluck)
- “A Post-BAPCPA Look at Lease Assumption and Rejection, Key Employee Incentive Plans, and Reclamation," State Bar Of Texas, 25th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, February 22 - 23, 2007 (Co-Author with Lou Strubeck, Ryan Manns and Kristian Gluck)
Volunteer
- A World for Children
- Martin Luther King Center Pro Bono Clinic
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