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William L. Wallander
Partner — Restructuring & Reorganization
E: bwallander@velaw.com T: +1.214.220.7905
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Partner — Restructuring & Reorganization

William L. Wallander

William L. Wallander
Dallas
T: +1.214.220.7905
F: +1.214.999.7905

Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, Texas 75201

New York
T: +1.212.237.0000
F: +1.212.237.0100

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

E: bwallander@velaw.com
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start quote symbolBill is an extremely talented lawyer. He is constructive and is a great presence in court and great with documents. He is significantly involved in the restructuring bar activities outside of his core clients. (Chambers USA, 2022)end quote symbol
William L. Wallander

Bill Wallander has led a robust restructuring practice with more than 25 years of experience. A complex commercial problem solver who knows his way around a courtroom, Bill has experience in all phases of distress including out-of-court workout and restructurings, distressed asset acquisitions and divestitures, distressed finance transactions, bankruptcy cases and litigation.

Bill has experience in representing creditors, syndicated bank groups, bondholder groups, non-bank lenders, private equity funds, and debtors, among others. Bill’s experience in complex chapter 11 cases covers all phases of the case including case preparation, financing, M&A, sales, plans of reorganization, post-emergence structuring and trusts, and bankruptcy litigation with substantial experience with fraudulent transfers. Bill has served as a witness in bankruptcy court (A.G. Financial Service Center, Inc. USBC S.D. Indiana), and in a significant state court class action matter on bankruptcy issues and impact. Bill’s practice includes a substantial amount of consulting and advisory work related to finance, M&A, other transactional structuring, and risk management for strategic evaluation and planning. Chambers has recognized Bill in its nationwide bankruptcy rankings every year since 2004.

Experience Highlights

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent, DIP Agent, and Exit Facility Agent  in connection with its $335 million RBL and DIP financing to Approach Resources Inc.

  • Wells Fargo Bank as Administrative Agent, DIP Agent, and Exit Facility Agent in Oasis Petroleum’s restructuring and prepackaged chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, including a $450 million DIP financing and $575 million exit financing

  • JP Morgan Chase as Administrative Agent, DIP Agent, and Exit Facility Agent of a $615 million credit facility in Denbury Resources’ restructuring and prepackaged chapter 11 bankruptcy

  • Bank of America as Administrative Agent for aggregate in excess of $230 million secured lending facility to the Sheridan upstream producers in the development of and production from oil and gas working interests, net profits interest, and related energy assets

  • Royal Bank of Canada as Administrative Agent of the $330 million RBL facility in the restructuring and prepackaged voluntary chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Chaparral Energy filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • Bank of America as secured lender of $100 million asset-based credit facility in the prenegotiated chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Parker Drilling, and as the post-petition $50 million DIP lender and $100 million Exit facility lender

  • Administrative Agent in a workout/potential restructuring of $300 million facility for midstream company in out of court restructuring

  • Wells Fargo Bank as Administrative Agent of a $224 million credit facility to Kingfisher Midstream LLC in its chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

  • Large investment firm in connection with it first lien facility of $139 million in the Fieldwood Energy LLC chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

  • Special situations investor in its role as lender and administrative agent under $129 million of revolver and multi-draw term loan prepetition and DIP financing and $50 million of take-back exit financing provided in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and equitization of a multi-site private cinema chain

  • Secured lender as Administrative Agent in the out-of-court restructuring of a $220 million reserve-based loan to an upstream producer

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank as administrative agent, DIP and exit facility lender in the chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization sale of Tuesday Morning Corporation, a national retail chain

  • Highbridge Principal Strategies as restructuring and acquisition party in conjunction with $150 million senior secured lender to effectuate Shoreline Energy’s chapter 11 prenegotiated plan and restructuring/sale of operating assets

  • Wells Fargo as agent for $145 million syndicated secured reserve based facility in connection with the workout and chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Southcross Energy

  • Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. as a reserve based $120 million secured facility lender in the chapter 11 case of Trinity River Resources, LP

  • A syndicated lender group in a $430 million secured lender credit facility to Paul Reinhart, Inc., a major U.S. commodity merchant, in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, plan confirmed

  • A secured lender in the Texoma Peanut Company Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, Dallas Division; debtor in possession financing, sale and auction process

  • An asset purchaser in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Gentek, a chemical company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • A bank group in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Laroche Industries, Incorporated, a chemical company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • A secured lender group in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Gulf Coast Holdings, Incorporated d/b/a Unidynamics, Incorporated, a defense company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • A secured lender in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case of Bionol Clearfield LLC, an ethanol refinery, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • A syndicated lender group in the chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. (“Aventine”), a producer and marketer of ethanol and ethanol co-products, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, plan confirmed

  • Secured lender in a debtor-in-possession financing to Norse Energy Corp. USA et al., an energy exploration and production company

  • A secured lender in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Teton Energy Corporation, an energy exploration and production company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • A bank group in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Triad Resources, Inc. (“Triad Resources”), an energy exploration and production company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio

  • Ad Hoc Committee of Secured Noteholders in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Tri-Union Development Corporation, an energy exploration and production company, filed in Houston, Texas

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank in the chapter 11 case of Chaparral Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration and production company, filed in Delaware

  • Wells Fargo as administrative agent for a $120 million syndicated lender group in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Emerald Oil, Inc., et al. filed in Delaware Bankruptcy Court 

  • RAAM Global Energy and its subsidiaries, an offshore and onshore E&P company, in their chapter 11 restructuring of over $300 million in debt; credit bid sale approved and plan confirmed in the first 3 months of the chapter 11 case filed in Houston, Texas

  • Crusader Energy Group, Inc. and affiliates, an energy exploration and production company, as debtors in possession in their chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas; plan confirmed

  • TriDimension Energy LLC and its affiliates, an energy exploration and production company, as debtors in possession in their chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division; plan confirmed

  • Wells Fargo as secured reserve based lender of $30 million in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Augustus Energy LLC, a natural gas producer in Colorado, included sale of substantially all assets under 363 of the bankruptcy code and structured dismissal with proceeds of the sale net of costs delivered to secured lender

  • Magnum Hunter Resources, an E&P company with extensive properties in Marcellus and Utica; represent Eureka pipeline system, an entity that provides gathering, transportation and processing services to one of the debtors in Magnum Hunter’s chapter 11 case filed in Delaware

  • Secured lender in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Age Refinery, Inc., filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas

  • A sponsor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Regal Cinemas, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee 

  • Secured lender agent in connection with its $25 million secured lending facility to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in chapter 11 proceeding and sale of hospital system

  • Monroe Capital Management Advisors as secured lender and DIP lender of a $55 million credit facility to Little River Healthcare System in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case and subsequent chapter 7 bankruptcy case

  • Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital as debtor in the restructure case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of ICH Corporation and affiliates, a major insurance holding company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Case for the Southern District of New York

  • Defendant in a fraudulent transfer action brought by Hallwood Group Incorporated, an energy exploration and production company; litigation successfully settled on favorable terms

  • Apollo Global Management in the defense of $20 million fraudulent transfer action seeking avoidance of payment of make whole amount

  • A secured lender in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Metals USA, Incorporated, a metal fabrication company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

  • A bank group in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Reliant Building Products, a home building products manufacturer, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • A DIP lender in the Chapter 11 debtor-in-possession financing and plan acquisition of Smart Papers, LLC, a paper manufacturer, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, plan confirmed

  • Jackson Products, Inc. and its affiliates, a safety products manufacturer, as debtors in possession in their pre-packaged chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; cases filed and plan confirmed in 16 days

  • Peregrine I, LLC, an energy services company, in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • A charter party in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Overseas Shipholding Group, an oil tanker operating company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • A secured lender in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Idearc, Incorporated, an advertising company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • Forward Contracts Parties in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Mirant Corporation, a power plant, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • A secured lender in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Continental Common, Inc., a real estate company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • An asset purchaser in the Chapter 11 distressed acquisition case of Lajitas Resort, Ltd., a real estate company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas

  • An asset purchaser in the Chapter 11 case of MA BB Owen LP, successful acquisition of real estate development via 363 sale

  • SunCrest, L.L.C., a real estate company, as debtor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah

  • Secured lender in the chapter 7 bankruptcy case of Highland Capital Real Estate Fund, L.P., a mezzanine real estate fund, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division; structured case dismissal

  • Goldman Sachs in connection with $50 million secured real estate and maritime loans to Offshore Exploration and affiliated entities and persons

  • A bank group in the Chapter 7 case of Brook Mays Music Group, a musical instrument retail, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • Represent client as secured asset based facility of $50 million with retail company in workout and potential restructuring matters

  • A bank group in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Mosaic Group, Incorporated, a services company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • NetworkTwo, Incorporated, a network company, as debtor in possession in the Chapter 11 case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • DIP Lender and Asset Purchaser in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for Peregrine Systems, Incorporated, a software company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

  • Debt holders and sponsors in the prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy case and related class action litigation of Via Systems, a circuit boards manufacturer, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

  • Access Licensor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Teligent, Incorporated, a telecommunications company, filed in the United State Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

  • VarTec Telecom, Incorporated, telecommunications, as debtor in possession in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas

  • Software Licensor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Worldcom, Inc., a telecommunications company, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

  • An asset purchaser in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Delphi Corporation, an auto manufacturer, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (named a 2009 Deal of the Year by Asian-Counsel)

  • Airline services agreement creditor in the Chapter 11 case of Mesaba Airlines, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota

  • Airline services agreement creditor in the Chapter 11 case of Northwest Airlines, filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

Credentials

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1984
  • University of Phoenix, M.B.A. summa cum laude, 2001 (earned online while practicing law full-time)
  • University of Pittsburgh, B.A., Political Science and Economics magna cum laude, 1981 (minors: Mathematics and Latin; Phi Beta Kappa)
  • NACD Directorship Certification®, National Association of Corporate Directors
  • Certified Microsoft user specialist in Access relational database software (2000)
  • Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
  • John C. Ford American Inn of Court, Serjeant of the Inn, 2023
  • Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Nationwide), 2004–2019; Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Texas), 2020–2024
  • Legal 500 U.S., Corporate Restructuring, 2012–2014; Finance: Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate, 2015–2024
  • Lawdragon, 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers, 2020; 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers, 2022
  • Lawdragon, 500 Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers Guide, 2024
  • D Magazine (D Magazine Partners), “The Best Lawyers in Dallas” in Bankruptcy & Workouts, 2012 and 2014–2020
  • Who’s Who Legal (Law Business Research Ltd.) and GRR: Restructuring & Insolvency, 2016−2024
  • (Euromoney’s) Legal Media Group’s Guide to the World’s Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers, 2007–2011, 2013, and 2019
  • The Best Lawyers in America© (BL Rankings, LLC), (Dallas): Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2005–2025; Litigation–Bankruptcy, 2005–2025
  • Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers list, Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), 2004–2024
  • State Bar of Texas (Bankruptcy Law Section), Robert B. Wilson Distinguished Service Award, 2019
  • Chambers Global, Bankruptcy/Restructuring Law, 2012 and 2014–2018
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2024
  • Master and Executive Committee Member: John C. Ford American Inn of Court
  • Chair: The University of Texas/Jay Westbrook Advanced Bankruptcy Conference, Austin, Texas, 2020
  • Life Fellow: Keeton Fellow, The University of Texas School of Law; Dean’s Roundtable, The University of Texas School of Law; Chancellor’s Council, The University of Texas; Littlefield Society, The University of Texas
  • Sustaining Life Fellow: Dallas Bar Foundation
  • Director: American College of Bankruptcy Foundation, 2020–2022
  • Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, Class XXVI, 2015
  • Chair: State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section, 2015
  • Chair-Elect: State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section, 2014
  • Co-Chair: State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section 2015 Bench/Bar Conference
  • Member: John C. Ford American Inn of Court; American Bar Association; Dallas Bar Association; Dallas Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association; Texas Association of Bank Counsel
  • Planning Committee: State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section Bench/Bar Conference, 2005, 2007, 2009–2023
  • Treasurer: State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Section, 2013 and 2014
  • Co-Chair: Association of Insolvency and Reorganization Advisors 20th Annual National Meeting, Dallas, Texas, June 2004
  • Planning Committee/Sponsor: Turnaround Management Association Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 2004
  • Planning Committee/Sponsor: Turnaround Management Association Seminar “Critical Stages of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Process,” Dallas, Texas, 2003
  • Planning Committee: The University of Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Course, Austin, Texas, 1997
  • Texas
  • New York
  • Texas Supreme Court
  • The Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth and Tenth Circuits
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern Districts of Texas
  • U.S. District Court of Arizona
  • US District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court of Colorado
  • “Survey of the Circuits – Circuit Breakers and Makers” 43rd Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, Austin, Texas, November 20–22, 2024 (panel moderator/speaker)
  • “Section 363(m) Circuit Split Headed for U.S. Supreme Court Review,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law, Volume 18, Number 7, October 2022 (co-author)
  • “Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Case Highlights Third-Party Release Split,” Law360, September 2022 (contributing author)
  • “Bankruptcy Financing–The Debtor-In-Possession Credit Alternative,” The Review of Banking & Financial Services, Volume 38, No. 3, March 2022 (co-author)
  • “Debtor-in-Possession and Exit Financing,” American Bankruptcy Institute, Winter Leadership Conference, December 10, 2021 (panelist)
  • “Healthcare Restructuring,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, May 17, 2018 (moderator/speaker)
  • “Trends Transactions and Opportunities in Oil and Gas,” February 15, 2018 (panelist)
  • “Momentive Ruling – Make Whole Litigation Controversy Continues,” V&E Restructuring & Reorganization Update E-communication, November 8, 2017 (co-author)
  • “Energy Industry: Lessons Learned? What’s Next?” The 2017 Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Annual: Disruption and Its Ripple Effect, October 24, 2017 (speaker)
  • “Cram Down Plans,” 35th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, Austin, Texas, November 17, 2016 (speaker)
  • “Hot Spots in a Cold Bankruptcy World: Health Care and Energy Restructurings,” 90th Annual National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, San Francisco, California, October 27, 2016 (panelist)
  • “Corporate Turnarounds,” NACD Global Board Leader’s Summit, Washington DC, September 19, 2016 (moderator/panelist)
  • “Fueling the Bankruptcy Fire: Restructuring the Oil & Gas Industry,” 12th Annual Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop, Cambridge, Maryland, August 5, 2016 (speaker)
  • “Successor Liability – Living in a Post-GM World,” CLE presentation to Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, August 3, 2016 (author/speaker)
  • “Energy Restructuring and Dealing in Distressed Energy Assets,” Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, Squaw Valley, California, July 21, 2016 (speaker)
  • “Thoughts for Officers and Directors of E&P Companies and MLPs in 2016,” V&E website, January 19, 2016 (co-author)
  • “Dealing in Distressed Energy Assets,” 4 LSU J. Energy L. & Resources 175 (2016) (co-author)
  • “Drilling On Anyway Energy Co. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Part 1,” 30th Oklahoma Bar Association’s Bankruptcy and Reorganization Section Annual Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 4, 2015 (invited panel speaker)
  • “M&A and Financing — Energy Sector,” Fourth Annual Energy Summit: Current Opportunities and Challenges in the U.S. Energy Sector, Dallas, Texas, September 16, 2015 (speaker)
  • “Bankruptcy Considerations,” EUCI’s Financial Restructuring & Turn-around for Oil & Gas Companies, Houston, Texas, September 15, 2015 (speaker)
  • “Energy Restructuring and Reorganization Part II – Dealing in Distressed Energy Assets,” V&E Energy Restructuring and Reorganization Updates E-communication, June 16, 2015 (co-author)
  • “Energy Restructuring and Reorganization,” The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, Volume 10 No. 1, 2014 – 2015 (co-author)
  • “Energy Restructuring and Reorganization,” V&E CLE Program, April 16, 2015 (speaker)
  • “Distress in the Energy Industry,” VALCON 2015: Emerging Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy and Beyond, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26, 2015 (speaker)
  • “Energy Restructuring and Reorganization Part I – The Company,” V&E Energy Restructuring and Reorganization Updates E-communication, February 26, 2015 (co-author)
  • “Running Out of Steam: Trouble in the Energy Sector,” 2015 M&A Advisor Distressed Investing Summit, Palm Beach, Florida, February 23, 2015 (speaker)
  • “Distressed Situations: Duties and Liability Management for Surviving a Downturn,” V&E CLE Program, November 18, 2014 (speaker)
  • “Valuation Analysis, Applying Valuation Models to Restructuring and Reorganization Stages,” Texas Society of CPAs: Business Valuation, Forensics & Litigation Services Conference, October 14, 2014 (speaker)
  • “Supreme Court Declines to Review Ruling on IP Licenses Subject to Foreign Bankruptcy Proceedings,” V&E IP Insights E-communication, October 8, 2014 (co-author)
  • “The Texas Energy Boom – The Explosive Growth of Energy Investment in Texas, Focusing on What is Driving the Growth and How it is Helping Shape the Energy Industry Throughout the Country,” Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors and Commercial Finance Association, 2014 Energy Summit, September 17, 2014 (speaker)
  • “Fifth Circuit Bench Bar Energy Panel,” The Center for American and International Law, New Orleans, LA, February 13–14, 2014 (author/speaker)
  • “Idearc and Valuation Methods in Bankruptcy,” CLE presentation to Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, April 2013 (author/speaker)
  • “Valuation Boot Camp,” Co-Coordinator, Valcon 2013, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 20–22, 2013 (author/speaker)
  • “Alternative Energy Issues,” Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors Regional Event Series, Dallas Energy Series, Dallas, Texas, September 24, 2012 (author/speaker)
  • “Bankruptcy Case Law Review,” State Bar of Texas 30th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, Houston, Texas, September 13, 2012 (author/speaker)
  • “363 Asset Sales: Procedures to Facilitate a Smooth Process,” BNA’s Bankruptcy Law Reporter, Vol. 24, No. 28, July 19, 2012 (co-author)
  • “Credit Bidding Under a Plan: To Be or Not To Be, or, To Be and Not To Be,” CLE presentation to Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section, March 2012 (author/speaker)
  • “Stern v. Marshall – Digging for Gold and Shaking the Foundation of Bankruptcy Courts (or Not),” Dallas Bankruptcy Bar Presentation, September 7, 2011 (author/speaker)
  • “‘Apocalypse Now?’ Municipal Bankruptcy – Coming Soon to a Theater Near You?,” State Bar of Texas Bench/Bar Conference, May 26, 2011 (author/speaker)
  • “Restructuring Municipal Debt: Chapter 9 is Not the Only Option,” PLI, October 26, 2010 (author/speaker)
  • “Confirmation, Exit Financing, and Structuring Issues,” Fifth Circuit Bench-Bar Conference, April 2010 (author/speaker)
  • “Public Finance Challenges and Opportunities for Resolution,” Municipal Finance Journal, Volume 31, No. 2, 2010
  • “Chapter 11 Confirmation and Recent Issues,” Dallas Bar Association Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section, Dallas, Texas, 2010 (author/speaker)
  • “Chapter 15: Fundamentals and Recent Case Survey,” Texas 26th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, 2008 (author/speaker)
  • “The Coming Wave: Keys of Distress M&A,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2008 (author/speaker)
  • “An Introduction to DIP Financing,” Practicing Law Institute, New York Center, Contributing Author, 2007 (Author)
  • “Claims Trading in Distress: Clearing an Imperfect Market,” State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter,2007
  • “First Day Pleadings in the Wake of BAPCPA,” The University of Texas 2007 Bankruptcy Litigation: Advanced Pretrial Practice and Procedure Workshop, Plano, Texas, 2007 (author/speaker)
  • “Deepening Insolvency and Other Forms of Insolvency Issues,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2006 (Author/Speaker)
  • “Top Cash Collateral/DIP Issues for Litigator,” The University of Texas 2006 Bankruptcy Litigation: Advanced Pretrial Practice and Procedure Workshop, Austin, Texas, 2006 (author/speaker)
  • “Fiduciary Duties: Who Owes What to Whom – and When?,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2006 (author/speaker)
  • “Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” Corporate Revitalization Partners, LLC 2006 National Meeting, Dallas, Texas, 2006 (author/speaker)
  • “BAPCPA 2005 Goals/Impact and Emerging Second Lien Issues in Bankruptcy,” Risk Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2006
  • “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2005
  • “Embracing Change in the 21st Century: Business Process – Impact of the Bankruptcy Code on Executory Offshoring Contracts,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2005
  • “Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005,” Risk Management Association, San Diego, California, 2005
  • “Restructuring Market Trends,” Corporate Revitalization Partners National Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2005
  • “Lockup Agreements in the Restructuring Process: Benefits and Burdens,” Turnaround Management Association, Dallas, Texas, 2005
  • “Outsourcing and Offshoring – Panacea or Pandora’s Box?” American Bankruptcy Institute, Scottsdale, Arizona, 2004
  • “Market Trends for Insolvency Professionals,” Annual Turnaround Management Association Conference, Dallas, Texas, 2004
  • “Exchange Offers, Prepackaged Plans – Options for Insolvency Professionals,” Dallas Bankruptcy Bar Association, Dallas, Texas, 2004
  • “Complex Chapter 11 Cases in the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas,” Moderator of United States Bankruptcy Judges’ Panel, 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors, Dallas, Texas, 2004
  • “Financing the Debtor in Possession and Cross Border Finance Issues,” 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Advisors, Dallas, Texas, 2004
  • “Restructuring Agreements, Exchange Offers and Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization,” Risk Management Association, Charleston, South Carolina, 2004
  • “Restructuring Agreements, Exchange Offers and Prepackaged Plans of Reorganization,” Turnaround Management Association Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 2003
  • “Chapter 11 Financing Issues: Dealing with the Current Economic Climate,” American Bankruptcy Institute: 3rd Annual Investment Banking Program, New York, New York, 2003
  • “What’s New Is Old Again – Deepening Insolvency Issues,” Texas Lawyer, 2003
  • “Dealing in Distress: A Buyer’s Market?,” Structured Finance Institute, 2003
  • “Key Motivational Drivers in Restructuring and Bankruptcy Processes,” The University of Texas Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar, Austin, Texas, 2002
  • “High Tech Wreck,” CLE International – Strategies for Distressed Businesses, Dallas, Texas, 2002
  • “Shifting Sands: Claims Tra

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