Bankruptcy Representative Deals & Suits

Trustee

Representation of Chapter 11 trustee Daniel J. Sherman of Ondova Limited Company. Ondova Limited Company was one of the largest owners of Internet domain names in the world and Munsch Hardt has represented the Chapter 11 trustee in the administration and liquidation of Ondova Limited Company.
Representation, as special counsel, of a Chapter 7 trustee of VarTec Telecom, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in proceedings against certain former directors and officers of the debtors to recover damages caused by the breaches of their fiduciary duties and other wrongful conduct.
Representation of ORIX Capital Markets, L.L.C., as special servicer, of a trust for the certificate holders and in the name of the trustee of the trust, in the jointly administered bankruptcy cases of Cyrus II Partnership, et al. pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The trust is the largest creditor of the estate. Pursuant to a settlement agreement with the bankruptcy trustee, ORIX Capital Markets, L.L.C. is co-prosecuting litigation with the bankruptcy trustee on behalf of the estate against numerous domestic and foreign individuals and entities asserting claims which include avoidance of fraudulent transfers, alter ego, single business enterprise, breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, civil conspiracy and piercing the corporate veil.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee of Patman Drilling International Inc., filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. The debtor owns seven oil and gas drilling rigs.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee in the reorganization of an international exploration and production company operating in Columbia, South America.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee in Medical Select Management, a bankruptcy case filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. Medical Select Management is a non-profit independent physician association organized for the purpose of providing services to enrollees of health care service plans and health benefit organizations. The debtor had a provider network of approximately 2,300 primary care physicians.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee of Datasys Corporation, a large Dallas, Texas based software consulting firm.
Representation, as special counsel, of a Chapter 7 trustee of Auto International Refrigeration, Inc. in a usury action against the debtor's pre-petition lender under a revolving credit facility.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee of one of the largest real estate developers in Dallas, Texas. As counsel for the trustee, Munsch Hardt obtained confirmation of a plan of reorganization providing for the resolution of substantial pre-petition litigation and the payment of significant dividends to creditors.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee of Box-Crow Cement Company, L.P., filed in Dallas, Texas. The primary asset of Box-Crow Cement Company, L.P. was a state of the art cement manufacturing facility located in the Dallas area.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee in a case involving six hospitals located in Texas and Oklahoma. The case involved claims in excess of $75 million and involved substantial litigation associated with the purchase and sale of the hospitals. The trustee proposed and obtained confirmation of a plan of reorganization.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in multiple adversaries including disallowed claims in excess of $24 million, where Munsch Hardt pursued as counsel for this trustee an alter ego claim against the debtor's parent that allowed the trustee to pay all creditors in full.
Representation of a Chapter 11 liquidating trustee in an international fraud case involving litigation and assets in the Isle of Man, Switzerland, Germany, Bahamas, Luxembourg, United Kingdom and other countries. As counsel for this trustee, Munsch Hardt was able to recover approximately $80 million in a bankruptcy case with listed assets of less than $300,000.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee in a high profile, long running reorganization case of a former banker, insurance executive and member of one of the nation's wealthiest families. As a result of successful litigation, the trustee confirmed a liquidating plan providing a payout of 100 percent plus interest to the general unsecured creditors.
Representation of a trustee for a bankruptcy estate of medical prosthetics materials manufacturer, responsible for liquidating assets and the establishment of a mass torts claims resolution facility to deal with thousands of personal injury claims.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in the bankruptcies of the owners of one of Mexico's largest integrated seed oil operations where Munsch Hardt prosecuted the first petition ever filed under The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency seeking recognition of a United States bankruptcy decree in Mexico.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in jointly administered involuntary cases filed against the operators of a massive Ponzi scheme, with hundreds of avoidance cases against both domestic and foreign defendants including litigation in the Isle of Man. The case concluded with payment in full of all priority and secured creditors, and a 30 percent distribution to the general unsecured creditors.
Representation of a bankruptcy trustee in bankruptcy court to recover a fraudulent transfer of assets by the debtor resulting in a favorable verdict for the trustee.
Representation of a trustee in the defense of a trustee malpractice claim.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in breach of contract litigation against a large operator of ports and railways in Mexico. Munsch Hardt obtained and collected a favorable judgment.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in the liquidation of a maritime company involving dozens of ships, barges and other vessels with a value exceeding $50 million.
Representation of a Chapter 11 liquidating trustee in the prosecution of turnover adversary proceedings involving millions of dollars in an oil and gas bankruptcy case.
Representation of a Chapter 11 trustee in the reorganization of a publicly held exploration company with multiple classes in debt and equity interests and multiple non-debtor subsidiaries whose operating assets consisted of oil fields and pipelines in Colombia, South America.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in an adversary proceeding against the debtor's parent and affiliated companies for the fraudulent transfer of assets by the debtor to the parent and affiliates. Munsch Hardt obtained a favorable multimillion dollar judgment.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in connection with the liquidation of one of America's oldest drilling rig manufacturers including disposition of its technology, drawings, inventory, contract rights, receivables and name as well as the operation and sale of its non-debtor wireline rig manufacturing subsidiary as an ongoing concern.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustee in an adversary proceeding regarding the fraudulent transfer of assets by the debtor. Munsch Hardt obtained a favorable judgment.
Representation of a Chapter 7 trustees in various asset sales and dispositions including operating assets and real property.