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    Bankruptcy and Reorganization

    Now more than ever, corporations are faced with financial restructuring issues and need swift and experienced counsel to help resolve complicated matters. 

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    When facing financial distress, companies must act swiftly to avoid assuming additional debt. Phelps’ team can help explore your options, with bankruptcy as a last resort.

    Steadfast Counsel for Bankruptcy and Reorganization

    Phelps’ Bankruptcy practice holds decades of experience in representing clients in all aspects of restructuring and insolvency. Our team can guide you through seeking non-bankruptcy alternatives to reduce debt through other avenues, securing new sources of capital or negotiating and preparing for chapter 11, 7 and 13. We can protect interests through solutions that create and preserve value, from first-day pleading to plans of reorganization or litigation, if necessary.

    We have provided counsel for clients in the oil and gas, retail, banking, landlord, telecommunications, healthcare and construction industries. For the largest fraudulent conveyance action ever filed in the State of Louisiana, we helped numerous corporate and individual clients pursue more than $100 million in claims.

    Services

    • Consolidations
    • Forbearance agreements and loan document amendments
    • Chapter 11, Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 preparation and litigation
    • Collections and state foreclosures and liquidations
    • Restructurings
    • Representation and counseling for Secured and Unsecured Creditors
    • Insurance and reinsurance representation
    • Enforcement of statutory and contractual lien rights and security interests
    • Enforcement of Creditors’ Rights through lease agreements and commercial contracts

    Experience

    Ch. 11

    Debtor's Counsel

    Served as debtor's counsel in the Chapter 11 filing of a regional grocery chain and one of the largest privately held companies in the U.S.
    $100M

    Corporate/Individual Defense

    Represented corporate and individual defendants in federal bankruptcy court in $100 million lawsuit arising from the sale of oil and gas properties in South Louisiana. 
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    Business and Asset Sales

    Represented a computer software company in negotiation and documented sale of business and assets to a New York-based national competitor. 
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    Servitude Defense

    Defended servitudes and related rights of third party in connection with sale of chemical facility in bankruptcy court. 
    $400M

    Restructuring

    Served as debtor’s counsel in major oil and gas Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring over $400 million in secured debt. 
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    Lien Rights

    Successfully enforced lien rights for numerous secured creditors, including oil and gas and construction liens.
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    Credit Bid Purchases

    Represented a large general contractor in Chapter 11 bankruptcy and negotiation of credit bid purchase of industrial plant assets. 

    Insights

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      Super Lawyers Adds Three Phelps Texas Lawyers to 2024 List…

    • August 15, 2024

      185 Phelps Lawyers Chosen for Best Lawyers in America, 20 Named "Lawyer of the Year," 26 Added to “Ones to Watch” List…

    • July 26, 2024

      ABI Presents Striking Gold: Unearthing Intangible Assets in Bankruptcy…

    • June 20, 2024

      SCOTUS Rules that Insurers Have a Voice in Bankruptcy…

    • June 6, 2024

      Chambers USA Guide 2024 Ranks 24 Phelps Practice Areas and 69 Lawyers…

    • June 4, 2024

      When a Project Goes Awry and You Want to Collect: Real World Advice for the Construction Industry…

    • May 21, 2024

      Collections and Bankruptcy: Real World Advice for the Construction Industry…

    • May 8, 2024

      How Banks Can Preserve Value Amid Corporate Default Surge…

    • April 04, 2024

      Working Through Special Assets…

    • March 6, 2024

      Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference 2024…

    • February 27, 2024

      How Commercial Real Estate Workouts Can Help Banks and Borrowers…

    • January 5, 2024

      Are Chapter 5 Claims Assets of the Estate that a Trustee Can Sell?…

    • December 19, 2023

      Super Lawyers Recognizes 44 Louisiana Phelps Lawyers in 2024 Honors …

    • November 30, 2023

      ABI Winter Leadership Conference 2023…

    • November 28, 2023

      Sixteen Phelps Lawyers Honored on 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers Lists…

    • November 2, 2023

      Sixteen Phelps Attorneys Honored on New Orleans Magazine’s Top Lawyers List…

    • August 17, 2023

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 208 Phelps Lawyers, Names 12 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 47 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    • July 20, 2023

      Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop…

    • June 26, 2023

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    • June 1, 2023

      Chambers USA 2023 Ranks 20 Phelps Practice Areas and 60 Lawyers…

    • March 31, 2023

      Local Bankruptcy Rules: Mississippi (N.D./S.D. Miss.)…

    • February 3, 2023

      Tulane Biennial Bankruptcy & Restructuring Symposium…

    • February 2, 2023

      Danielle Mashburn-Myrick Receives ABC Business Bankruptcy Law Certification …

    • January 30, 2023

      Getting Paid: Retention and Compensation of Special Counsel in Bankruptcy…

    • January 27, 2023

      Phelps Dunbar Has Been Mississippi’s Go-to Litigation Firm for Over 30 Years…

    • December 19, 2022

      42 Phelps Lawyers Honored by 2023 Louisiana Super Lawyers and Rising Stars …

    • December 8, 2022

      ABI Winter Leadership Conference…

    • December 5, 2022

      Local Bankruptcy Rules: Mississippi (N.D./S.D. Miss.)…

    • November 29, 2022

      Super Lawyers Names 22 Phelps Lawyers to 2022 Mid-South Lists…

    • November 17, 2022

      Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Annual Seminar…

    • October 27, 2022

      Phelps Partner Appointed as New Mississippi Director of the Gulf Coast IWIRC Network Board…

    • October 24, 2022

      Danielle Mashburn-Myrick Selected for ABI’s 2022 40 Under 40…

    • September 7, 2022

      Sarah Beth Wilson Appointed to Bank Attorneys Committee by Mississippi Bankers Association …

    • August 18, 2022

      Best Lawyers in America Selects 158 Phelps Lawyers, Names 10 "Lawyer of the Year," Adds 40 to "Ones to Watch" List…

    • July 21, 2022

      Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop…

    • June 1, 2022

      Chambers USA 2022 Ranks 19 Phelps Practice Areas and 56 Lawyers…

    • May 18, 2022

      Strafford Publications Presents Protecting Cash Collateral in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy…

    • February 2, 2022

      Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Bench-Bar Conference…

    • December 10, 2021

      “Can Someone Please Tell Me What to Do?” How Best to Sell Your Assets…

    • May 20, 2021

      Chambers USA 2021 Ranks 18 Phelps Practice Areas and 52 Lawyers…

    • March 12, 2021

      Two Recent Bankruptcy Cases Highlight Questions Over Unsecured Creditors Committees…

    • December 14, 2020

      Oh No! I Forgot to File My Proof of Claim on Time. Now What?…

    • November 19, 2020

      Be Careful What You Ask (or Don't Ask) For in Bankruptcy…

    • October 20, 2020

      How the SBRA's Raised Debt Cap Can Help Those Facing Bankruptcy with Personal Guarantees…

    • July 13, 2020

      Recent Rulings Could Signal Greater Protection for Tenants With Bankruptcy Issues Due to COVID-19…

    • May 11, 2020

      They Paid Me, Went Bankrupt and Then Sued to Get That Money Back: How to Avoid Being an Unsecured Creditor…

    • April 28, 2020

      SBA: No, Bankrupt Companies Are Not Eligible to Receive PPP Loans…

    • April 9, 2020

      Announcement of Bankruptcy Filing Foreshadows What's to Come…

    • April 2, 2020

      Breaking Down the 2019 Small Business Reorganization Act…

    • March 23, 2020

      What Businesses Need to Do Now to Cope With the COVID-19 Downturn…

    • March 12, 2020

      Is Bankruptcy a Cure for the Coronavirus Economic Fallout?…

    • February 13, 2020

      Phelps Expands Regional Employee Benefit, Executive Compensation and Bankruptcy Practices…

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