The Dallas-based home goods retailer filed for bankruptcy last May. Haynes and Boone guided the company, which is emerging with additional liquidity that will support its ongoing operations and strategic initiatives.
Kirkland, Jackson Walker Lead Seadrill Partners in Ch. 11, Houston Retailer Francesca’s Files in Delaware
A Houston boutique retailer and a London oil rig operator filed for Chapter 11 last week. Francesca’s hired no Texas lawyers, while Seadrill filed for bankruptcy protection in SDTX and multiple law firms in Texas are involved.
The Texas Lawbook Lawyer of the Year: SDTX Chief Bankruptcy Judge David Jones
Most lawyers in Texas simply tried to survive 2020. A small handful thrived. One lawyer – a judge – has had a year for the ages. David Jones, Chief Bankruptcy Judge of the Southern District of Texas, is a disruptor of law and business. No judge in the U.S. in 2020 has had more impact on corporate boardrooms, C-suites and tens of thousands of day laborers as Judge Jones. Citing the extraordinary, commonsense reforms for complex corporate bankruptcies implemented by Judge Jones and the impact they have had on the practice of law in Texas, The Texas Lawbook is naming David R. Jones as the 2020 Lawyer of the Year.
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Lawyer Ranks Expanding in Mall Owner Bankruptcy
Two weeks after national mall owner CBL filed for bankruptcy protection in Houston, the number of legal and financial advisors involved in the corporate restructuring now includes Weil Gotshal, Akin Gump, Berkeley Research Group and at least seven other firms. The Texas Lawbook has the details.