Eric English represents corporate debtors along with creditors at all levels of the capital structure, including secured lenders and noteholders, unsecured bondholders and creditors' committees. He also frequently represents potential purchasers of assets in Section 363 sales. He has significant experience in a number of industries, including oil and gas, healthcare, renewables, real estate, financial services, mining, and construction.
Honors & Recognitions
Chambers USA, Leading Lawyer in Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Texas)
Chambers USA, Bankruptcy Firm of the Year (Texas), 2019
Texas Rising Stars, Bankruptcy, 2013-2019
Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Texas Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy
Practice Areas
Credentials
Education
J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, magna cum laude, 2005
B.A., Seattle Pacific University, magna cum laude, 2002
Admissions
Texas
Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Clerkships
- The Honorable Harold R. DeMoss, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Experience
Debtor’s Counsel
- In re ALH Properties No. 14, LP (Embassy Suites Downtown Houston) (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Confidential out of court workout for battery storage company.
- In re Alta Mesa Resources Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Calfrac Well Services Corp. (Chapter 15) (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Epic Companies, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Neighbors Health, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Milagro Exploration, LLC, et al. (Bankr. D. Del.)
- In re KiOR, Inc. (Bankr. D. Del.)
- In re Spectrawatt, Inc. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
- In re Bigler, LP (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In Re Moody National SHS Houston H, (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Bondholder and Other Creditor Counsel
- In re Fieldwood Energy LLC, et al. (Bamlr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Extraction Oil & Gas Inc., et al. (Bankr. D. Del.)
- In re Whiting Petroleum Corp., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Unit Corporation, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Sable Permian Resources, LLC, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re CEC Entertainment, Inc. (Chuck E. Cheese), et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Legacy Resources Inc., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Halcón Resources Corporation, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Jones Energy, Inc., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Cobalt International Energy, Inc., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Gastar Exploration Inc., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
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In re Vanguard Natural Resources LLC., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) (I and II)
- In re Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
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In re Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. et al. (Bankr. D. Del.)
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In re Linc USA GP, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Humble Surgical Hospital, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Counsel to Official Committees
- In re Washington Prime Group, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Bristow Group Inc., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Montco Offshore, Inc., et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- In re Breitburn Energy Partners, L.P. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
- In re Sabine Oil & Gas, Corp., et al. (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
- In re GWG Holdings, Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
Counsel to Secured Creditors and Lenders
- Counsel to secured lender in In re Lauren Engineers and Contractors (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to secured lender in In re Sogio Investments, LLC (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to DIP Notes Trustee in In re Toys "R" Us, et al. (Bankr. E.D. Va.)
- Counsel for secured lender in In re Uplift Rx, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to secured lender in In re Westmoreland Coal Co. et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to secured lender in In re All American Oil & Gas Inc. (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to secured lender in Mansfield Boat and RV Storage, LLC (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to secured lender in Jerry Torres Properties, LLC (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
Section 363 Asset Purchase and Sale
- Counsel to winning bidder in In re Southland Royalty Co. (Bankr. D. Del)
- Counsel to stalking horse bidder and winning purchaser in In re Vital Pet, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to qualified bidder for assets at auction in In re Echo Energy Partners I, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Co-counsel to seller at auction in In re Alta Mesa Resources Inc. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to stalking horse bidder in In re Texas Pellets, Inc. (Bankr. E.D. Tex.)
- Counsel for purchaser of oil and gas assets in In re Alpha Natural Resources for $339.5 million (Bankr. E.D. Va.)
- Counsel to purchaser of assets in In re Osage Exploration and Development, Inc. (Bankr. W.D. Okla.)
Representation and Defense of Officers and Directors
- Counsel to former officers and directors of Lyondell Chemical Corporation in defending fraudulent conveyance and breach of fiduciary duty claims. (S.D.N.Y.)
Additional Representation
- Counsel to equity sponsor in In re Juniper GTL, LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to Ch. 11 Creditor Trustee in In re Linc energy, et al. (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
- Counsel to Montana Resources, Inc. in defense of claims asserted by ASARCO, LLC (S.D. Tex.)
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Affiliations
Houston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
American Bankruptcy Institute
Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Turnaround Management Association
Federalist Society