Simon Mayer

Simon Mayer provides strategic advice, planning and representation to clients in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, he represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, creditor committees, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 Trustees and third-party purchasers in a wide variety of insolvency and restructuring related matters, including bankruptcy litigation, corporate reorganization, corporate liquidation and asset sales.

His representation of Creditor Committees in Chapter 11 cases includes:

• In re Victerra Energy Holding Co., LLC, et al., Case No. 20-32487 (SDTX)
• In re Seadrill Partners LLC, et al., Case No. 20-35740 (SDTX)
• In re Yuma Energy, Inc., et al., Case No. 20-41455 (NDTX)
• In re Sanchez Energy Corp., et al., Case No. 19-34508 (SDTX)
• In re Vanguard Natural Resources, et al., Case No. 19-31786 (SDTX)

His representation of businesses in their Chapter 11 cases in the Southern District of Texas includes:

• Facilitating the sale of two natural gas-fired peaking electric power facilities for $75,500,000.00 purchase price ($440,000 per MW) and confirmed plan of liquidation
• Reorganizing multiple affiliated debtors owning and operating six commercial retail shopping centers and offices located around the Houston metro area. Restructured primary secured debt of approximately $50 million
• Confirming plan enabling Debtor to complete build out of restaurant and resolve dispute with landlord
• Completing restructuring of real estate development company with more than $10 million of secured indebtedness

His representation of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Trustees in bankruptcy cases and related adversary proceedings trustees includes:

• Representing Chapter 11 Trustee in ship building case resulting in sale of primary assets for more than $15,000,000
• Representing Chapter 7 Trustee in sale of facility in Westlake Louisiana and in separate sale of certain chemical catalyst primarily located in Czech Republic production facility
• Prosecuted adversary proceedings against insiders and prudential transfer recipients resulting in recovery of $450,000 for the estate
• Prosecuting over 40 adversary proceedings against preference recipients resulting in more than $1,000,000 in avoided and recovered funds and reduced claims against the bankruptcy estate by approximately $1,900,000

He has represented both secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 7, 11 and 13 bankruptcy cases, including:

• In re Mountain Express Oil Company, Case No. 23-90147 (SDTX)
• In re Starry Group Holdings, Inc., Case No. 23-10219 (DE)
• In Re ION Geophysical Corporation, Case No. 22-30987 (SDTX)
• In re Patriot Well Solutions LLC, Case No. 20-33641 (SDTX)
• In re Fieldwood Energy LLC, Case No. 20-33948 (SDTX)
• In re Gulfport Energy Corporation, Case No. 20-33233 (SDTX)
• In re Southern Foods Groups, LLC, Case No. 19-36313 (SDTX)
• In re Emerge Energy Services, LP, Case No. 19-11563 (DE)
• In re PG&E Corporation, Case No. 19-30088 (NDCA)
• In re Energy XXI, Ltd., Case No. 16-31928 (SDTX)
• In re Luca International Group, LLC, Case No. 15-34221 (SDTX)
• In re Milton R. Cutler, Case No. 15-31634 (SDTX)