Representative Experience

  • Prevailed for a multinational energy company, defeating claims for payments owed to 78 producers of crude oil in Texas, Oklahoma, and other states, including in the SemCrude L.P. bankruptcy litigation. 
  • Represented agent for $325 million credit syndicate in recovering full repayment from a multinational consumer rental business that required resolution of intercreditor agreement issues with significant second lien lender syndicate.
  • Achieved complete recovery for lender to a multistate dairy and calf raising operation of $68 million+ in loans including all fees despite second priority position on some real estate.  

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Examples of our clients’ matters include: 

  • Technology
    • Represented the agent for a syndicate with $150 million in loans to borrowers providing digital advertising platforms and targeted ad programs based on personally identifiable information.
    • Represented the agent for a syndicate with $65 million in credit to borrower providing FCC regulated products and services that were the subject of ongoing disputes with the FCC. 
  • Energy 
    • Represented $700 million lender to owner of three power-generating facilities impacted by natural gas price decline. Facilitated resolution with guarantors and bankruptcy filing, achieving full recovery of amounts owed. 
  • Agriculture
    • Represented lender to borrowers with one of largest table grape and raisin operations in the U.S. in restructuring with multiple related parties and extensive real estate collateral to secure the obligations.
    • Represented lender to borrowers with significant almond growing orchards and an almond processing facility in case involving issues related to grower and processor rights under California and federal law.
    • Acted for lender to one of the largest growers and suppliers of tulips and other flowers in North America regarding a prominent private equity funding source’s investment to recapitalize operations.
    • Represented $75 million lender in largest U.S. palm tree grower/distributor’s bankruptcy causing sales of all real and personal property collateral within one year with proceeds exceeding estimates by 150 percent.
  • Alcoholic Beverages
    • Restructured $25 million debt for winery lender that allowed winery’s sale for 25 percent higher price despite objecting majority shareholder’s opposition and winery’s managers favoring cheaper deal that retained their jobs. 
  • Professional Services
    • Represented agent for $80 million loan to major international law firm achieving full loan recovery during firm’s bankruptcy case and defended preference litigation that resulted in a favorable settlement. 
  • Financial Services
    • Represented $600 million mortgage warehouse lender to mortgage financer resulting in recovery of 98 percent of loan through liquidation of the mortgage loan portfolio. 
  • Real Estate 
    • Represented $23 million lender secured by commercial building with significant environmental contamination and disputes with adjoining property. Obtained receiver that facilitated clean up, resolved disputes and completed receiver’s sale.  
    • Represented agent lender secured by multiple condominium projects facing environmental, criminal activity and construction completion issues. Obtained receiver that resolved issues resulting in receiver’s sale of the condominium projects to a national developer. 
    • Represented lender to major developer of residential and commercial real estate. Enforced rights in state and bankruptcy courts, obtained trustee in bankruptcy that liquidated debtor’s real estate projects and recovered improperly transferred guarantor assets. 
  • Landlord-Tenant
    • Negotiated resolution for major commercial landlord facing $23 million in damages from tenant lease default. Obtained quick premises recapture, realization on letter of credit, cash payments, and expedited tenant replacement.
  • Retail
    • Acted for lender to owner of multiple auto dealerships. Obtained receiver to operate the dealerships, resolve issues, dispose of real and personal property collateral and collect deficiency.
    • Represented lender to auto dealership with huge fraud involving missing auto inventory. Obtained a receiver to wind down dealership, sell remaining autos and recover judgment against borrower and guarantor. 
  • Health Care
    • Acted for the agent for a lender group in restructuring obligations of a publicly traded health care laboratory company to improve position to allow for pre-bankruptcy sale of the loans. 
  • Hazardous Waste
    • Represented agent for lenders to public company processing radioactive waste materials. Positioned case to force bankruptcy where replaced recalcitrant management with trustee who liquidated real and personal property collateral.
  • Complex Agribusiness 
    • Obtained relief through litigation and government negotiations for $130 million secured lender to Hawaii sugar plantation with a cogeneration power plant, employee housing, health facilities and serious environmental violations.

Practice Area Highlights

  • Pillsbury is “Highly Commended” by Financial Times for legal innovation in our out-of-court work.
  • Best Lawyers recognizes our Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor practice as among the top in the nation and U.S. News & World Report reports top-tier national recognition to Pillsbury for bankruptcy litigation.
  • Lawdragon has recognized several of our partners on their annual lists of the 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers and 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers.

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  • Chambers USA recognizes individual Bankruptcy/Restructuring partners throughout our various offices.
  • Law360 recognized a Bankruptcy/Restructuring counsel as one of five national “Rising Stars” under 40 (2019).
  • Multiple “Deal of the Year” honors and other accolades from publications such as the Financial Times, M&A Advisor, Global M&A Network, Turnaround Management Association, International Financial Law Review and Latin Lawyer.