About

Provided by Haynes and Boone, LLP

Our team excels in complex out-of-court financial restructurings and Chapter 11 reorganization cases, using the knowledge and experience gained during decades of advising clients facing troubled situations.

From representing a variety of parties-in-interest — debtors, creditors, lenders, agent banks and equity security holders — in multi-faceted, multibillion-dollar corporate reorganizations, our lawyers can anticipate developments that can lead to a mutually beneficial outcome for both the debtor and creditors. Our diversity of perspective and experience also means it is unlikely that our lawyers will encounter unfamiliar complications.

Our firm’s clients come from virtually every industry and include more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, major foreign companies and large financial institutions. While our restructuring team has served clients in a broad range of industries, we have developed extensive experience in the aviation, healthcare, retail, transportation, and manufacturing industries.

Haynes Boone also is recognized as a leader in the field of distressed energy, oil and gas, oilfield services and petrochemical companies, understanding both the day-to-day operational and financial issues involved and the larger economic and political trends that have led to varying business cycles.

Chambers Review

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Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Texas

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What the Team is Known For

Haynes and Boone is renowned for its work on complex bankruptcy and restructuring cases. The team regularly advises on workouts and Chapter 11 matters and is also able to offer tailored advice to local organizations, with particular expertise in matters relating to distressed oil and gas clients. It advises a wide range of parties, including debtors, creditors and buyers of distressed companies' assets and business operations. The teams' client base includes manufacturers and retail companies.

Work Highlights

  • Haynes and Boone LLP represented Old Copper as lead counsel in a wind-down process following bankruptcy proceedings, including claims reconciliation and related litigation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Charles Beckham Jr
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Charles Beckham Jr
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Charles Beckham enjoys a strong reputation as a leading bankruptcy lawyer. He offers extensive experience in acting for creditors in a wide range of issues, including in-court and out-of-court restructurings.

Charles Beckham offers outstanding client service.

Charles Beckham is a superb lawyer. He has been involved in all major cases in Texas in the last 25 years.

Charles Beckham commands respect because of his wealth of experience. He is a fountain of knowledge across the oil and gas bankruptcy spectrum.

Ian Peck
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Ian Peck
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Ian Peck advises clients on matters relating to complex Chapter 11 filings.

Ian is an exceptional partner.

Ian is hardworking and wonderful at representing debtors.

Ian Peck is well respected in the restructuring community and very thoughtful in the legal positions for which he advocates.

Eli Columbus
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Eli Columbus
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Eli Columbus enjoys a growing practice working on behalf of secured lenders and creditors in a range of bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 11 cases.

Eli is a strong advocate for his clients and very commercial in his approach.

Eli Columbus has a talent for getting deals done and facilitating solutions.

J. Frasher Murphy
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J. Frasher Murphy
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Frasher Murphy advises creditors and debtors on bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 11 proceedings and out-of-court workouts.

Frasher has the ability to work through the issues and get us the counsel that we need.

Stephen Pezanosky
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Stephen Pezanosky
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Stephen Pezanosky acts for creditors and debtors on a range of bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 11 proceedings.

Stephen Pezanosky immerses himself in his client's businesses and becomes a strategic part of the team.

Stephen's knowledge and level of service is top-notch.

Kelli Stephenson Norfleet
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Kelli Stephenson Norfleet
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Kelli Stephenson Norfleet advises on in-court and out-of-court restructurings in the energy and technology spaces, among others.

Kelli is very smart and well connected.

Kelli Stephenson Norfleet is a strong and very experienced bankruptcy lawyer.

Kelli Stephenson Norfleet is attentive towards clients and has extensive experience in her field.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Charles Beckham Jr
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Charles Beckham Jr
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Ian Peck
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Ian Peck
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Eli Columbus
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Eli Columbus
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J. Frasher Murphy
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J. Frasher Murphy
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Stephen Pezanosky
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Stephen Pezanosky
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Kelli Stephenson Norfleet
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Kelli Stephenson Norfleet
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