Vartabedian, Hester & Haynes announced Tuesday that the 30-lawyer DFW-based firm is expanding its business bankruptcy and restructuring practice with the addition of two lawyers from Butler Snow — Martin Sosland and Candice Carson.
Sosland, a former partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, is a prominent corporate bankruptcy partner with more than four decades experience representing debtors, creditors and third parties in major Chapter 11 cases. He has led or been heavily involved in some historic bankruptcy cases, including Enron, Pilgrim’s Pride, the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars.
Carson has practiced bankruptcy law at Weil Gotshal and Butler Snow and is joining Vartabedian Hester as counsel. Sosland is a partner.
“Marty is a legend in the practice of bankruptcy law and having worked with and against him my entire career, his arrival, along with Candice, is a game changer,” Jeff Prostok, a partner at Vartabedian Hester who co-leads the bankruptcy practice, said in a written statement. “For businesses seeking the highest level of restructuring expertise and the personalized service of a litigation boutique, no Texas firms can match our team. We are positioned as one of the strongest corporate restructuring and finance practices in the state.”
Prostok, Robert Forshey and five other commercial bankruptcy and restructuring attorneys joined the Vartabedian Hester firm earlier this year.
“Candice and I are excited to be joining the talented team at Vartabedian, Hester & Haynes,” Sosland. “In addition to the fact that every practice group has top-notch lawyers we respect, Jeff, Bobby and I have known each other for years. We have worked together for clients such as the Texas Rangers and Mrs. Baird’s, and we’ve been on opposite sides in other cases. I am thrilled to now have the opportunity to work with them full time and look forward to helping the firm continue to build on its already remarkable success.”