- Sep 28, 2011: Congrats to 2011 Super Lawyers
- Aug 4, 2010: Bill Siegel interviewed by Joel Thomas of CBS 11 TV and Tracy Kornet of KTXA 21
- Jul 28, 2009: Bill Siegel Interviewed by Shaun Rabb Fox4News
- Jan 1, 2009: Super Lawyer: Bill Siegel
- Dec 5, 2008: Bill Siegel on KTRH News Radio in Houston regarding Big 3 automaker bailout
- Nov 24, 2008: Bill Siegel on Fox 4 KDFW regarding Citigroup funding
- Nov 20, 2008: Bill Siegel on Fox 4 KDFW discussing automaker bailout
- Sep 24, 2008: C&T Salutes its 2008 Super Lawyers
- Feb 15, 2008: C&T Attorney Co-Author in Upcoming Bankruptcy Book
- Nov 27, 2007: Metzler Appointed to City Commission
- Sep 25, 2007: C&T Salutes its 2007 Super Lawyers
- Mar 19, 2007: Cowles & Thompson Salutes its Rising Stars
- Nov 7, 2006: Cowles & Thompson Welcomes New Attorneys
- Oct 31, 2006: C&T Salutes its 2006 Super Lawyers
- Mar 30, 2006: C&T Honored by Dallas Business Journal
- Mar 30, 2006: C&T Salutes its Rising Stars
- Jun 24, 2004: Article on Legal Writing Published
- Dec 15, 2010: Stapleton: "Current Selected Issues in Bankruptcy"
- Jul 15, 2010: Stapleton Article: “Systemic Financial Failure: Can we Stop the Risk”
- Jun 15, 2010: Bill Siegel quoted in Dallas Business Journal
- Jun 14, 2010: Bill Siegel quoted in Dallas Business Journal
- May 24, 2010: Bill Siegel quoted in Star-Telegram
- Aug 10, 2009: Bill Siegel quoted in Dallas Business Journal
- Jul 28, 2009: Bill Siegel quoted in Dallas Business Journal
- Feb 15, 2009: Stapleton Article: “What Does the Current Financial Crisis Portend for Bankruptcy Reorganizations?”
- Oct 15, 2008: Stapleton Article: “Inside the Minds: Bankruptcy in the Airline and Travel Industries”
- Mar 15, 2008: Stapleton article: "Inside the Minds: Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Law, Client Strategies”
- Jan 1, 2008: Stapleton article: "A New Standard for Rule 12(b)(6)"
- Oct 15, 1999: Stapleton: Procedure in Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy and the Secured and Unsecured Creditor Chapter 13 Issues, and Bankruptcy Ethics
- Jul 15, 1998: Stapleton: Bankruptcy and the Secured Creditor, Chapter 13 Issues, Bankruptcy Ethics
- Mar 15, 1997: Stapleton article: "The Arts in Education"
- Mar 15, 1997: Stapleton: Everything You Should Know About Bankruptcy Procedure
- Mar 15, 1994: Stapleton: Is Foreclosure Your Best and Only Option? and Bankruptcy and the Secured Creditor,
- Oct 15, 1993: Stapleton article: “Acquiring Assets of Insolvent Companies”
- Jun 27, 1991: Stapleton: Property Exemptions Available in Texas
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
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Our Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group provides representation and counsel to secured lenders and factoring companies during reorganization and liquidation proceedings, as well as loan restructuring and workout services outside the courts.
Our services include matters relating to the automatic stay and rejection and/or assumption of executory contracts, post-petition financing and cash collateral issues, negotiation of plans of reorganization, analysis of the debtor’s financial performance, asset sales, preference analysis and general bankruptcy litigation.
The wide array of bankruptcy and restructuring knowledge of the group’s attorneys provides solutions benefiting:
- Administrators, liquidators, receivers, trustees and examiners
- Directors of financially distressed companies
- Equity holders committees
- Intellectual property licensors and licensees
- Official and unofficial committees of creditors, bondholders and noteholders
- Parties involved in any bankruptcy-related litigation, including avoidance claims
- Post-petition lenders, secured lenders and servicers of mortgage-backed securities
- Purchasers of debt or assets of distressed companies
- Secured and unsecured creditors
- Trustees
- Vendors
We can also advise lenders on documentation designed to avoid bankruptcy issues, pre-bankruptcy planning and Bankruptcy Code provisions that may be useful in liquidating collateral that is difficult to sell.
Our Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights lawyers have been involved in many of the largest and most important bankruptcy cases in the country. We have represented clients in a wide range of industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing, livestock production, grocery distribution, health care, restaurants, communications, freight forwarding and franchising. Our attorneys also have experience serving as bankruptcy trustees and representing bankruptcy trustees in Chapter 11 reorganization cases and Chapter 7 liquidation cases.
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