The future of Frisco’s $2 billion Wade Park project could be more uncertain after a bankruptcy case containing fraud allegations was filed last week – and it could take years in court to untangle.
The Battle of the Texas Bankruptcy Legal Advisors – A Statistical Analysis of the Firms and Lawyers
The COVID-19 pandemic and the oil patch crisis have caused pain and cutbacks in the Texas legal community, but some corporate law firms are thriving because of these crises. Exclusive new Texas Lawbook data shows that more than 900 lawyers based in the Texas offices of 34 regional and national corporate law firms are representing debtors, creditors and other parties in 219 active Chapter 11 restructurings filed in Texas and other jurisdictions across the country. The Lawbook names the firms, the lawyers and the clients.
Chief Judge David Jones: The Man Who Saved the Texas Bankruptcy Practice
Bankruptcy Judge David Jones singlehandedly breathed new life into a Texas business bankruptcy practice that saw its work shift to Delaware and Manhattan for decades. Thanks to Jones’ reforms, Houston has the busiest corporate restructuring court in the U.S. The Texas Lawbook provides an in-depth look at Judge Jones, his career and the impact he has had.