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Provided by Eric English
Eric English advises distressed companies in restructurings, workouts, and chapter 11 cases. He is skilled at navigating difficult and complex cases, including those with substantial litigation. He also counsels committees, secured creditors and purchasers of distressed assets. He has worked with clients across a broad range of industries, with significant experience in energy, healthcare, real estate, mining, and construction.
Eric serves on the firm’s Management Committee.
Eric's admissions include: Texas, Washington, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
Houston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
American Bankruptcy Institute
Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Turnaround Management Association
Federalist Society
Heights-Norhill Little League, Board Member
Collier on Bankruptcy Taxation, Contributing Author responsible for Ch. 1 and Ch. 4.
2011-present
Energy Alert: "Bankruptcy Court Rejects Midstream Contracts"
03.09.2016
“Fifth Circuit Refuses to Adopt ‘Artificial Impairment’ Standard to Reverse Confirmation of Chapter 11 Single Asset Real Estate Plan,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law
06.01.2013
“Bankruptcy Court Surprises Observers and Transfers Venue of Patriot Coal Chapter 11 Cases to Missouri,” Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law
Feb./Mar. 2013
“Recent Developments Regarding Releases, Exculpation Provisions and Presenting Claims in a Plan,” Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course (co-author)
09.2012
“Eric English on Supreme Court Opinion and Dissent in Hall v. United States,” LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis, 2012 Emerging Issues 6405 (June 2012), available at 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3781
05.14.2012
Collier Bankruptcy Practice Guide (contributing author)
2012
“Releases in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Plans,” Texas Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course (co-author)
09.2011
Texas Bankruptcy Court Rejects Chapter 11 Debtors’ Request to Sell All of Their Assets and Calls for Fifth Circuit to Clarify Legal Standard, LexisNexis Emerging Issues Analysis, 2009 Emerging Issues 3629
05.2009
“Director and Officer Duties In and Out of Bankruptcy,” Oklahoma State Bar Association 25th Annual Advanced Bankruptcy Seminar: Riding the Bankruptcy Tsunami (co-author)
12.2010
“Overview of the Claims Process and Avoidance Litigation Including Motions for Relief from Stay,” State Bar of Texas Business Bankruptcy 101 Course (co-author)
06.2010
You Have the Right To Remain Silent. Now Please Repeat Your Confession: Missouri v. Seibert and the Court's Attempt To Put an End to the Question-First Technique, 33 Pepp. L. Rev. 423 (2006), cited in Wilkerson v. State, 24
A.3d 703
Pepperdine University School of Law
J.D.
2005
Seattle Pacific University
B.A.
2002
Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Texas)
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Energy Deal of the Year Turnaround Award
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