Michael Fishel

Michael’s representative engagements include:

Debtor

• Legacy Reserves Inc. – Represents publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company Legacy Reserves in the restructuring of its $1.4 billion of funded debt (Bankr. S.D. Tex)
• Mattress Firm, Inc. – Represents Mattress Firm, Inc. and its affiliates in their pre-packaged chapter 11 cases in eliminating over $3 billion of debt. Mattress Firm is the largest specialty mattress retailer in the United States
• Trinity River Resources, LP – Represented private oil and gas exploration and production company through chapter 11 plan confirmation, relief for operations control, and relief for challenged sale transactions (Bankr. W.D. Tex)
• Key Energy Services, Inc. – Represented publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company Key Energy Services in a pre-packaged and prompt chapter 11 which deleveraged $1 billion within six weeks (Bankr. Del.) 
• Represented a Permian-based midstream company in an out-of-court sale

Creditor

• Borden UCC – Represents the Borden Dairy Company official committee of unsecured creditors (Bankr. Del.)
• Tallgrass Energy – Represented Rockies Express Pipeline with substantial regulated claims ($300+ million) and midstream covenants running with the land issues in Whiting, Linn/Berry Petroleum, Vanguard Natural Resources and both Ultra Petroleum Bankruptcies (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
• Benefit Street Partners – Represented alternative asset management firm Benefit Street Partners in R.E. Gas Development Bankruptcy in connection with its joint exploration and development agreement with Rex Energy Corporation (Bankr. W.D. Penn.)
• Crowley Maritime – Represented marine solutions, energy and logistics services company Crowley Marine in EMAS Chiyoda Subsea chapter 11 reorganizations in obtaining relief and payment in full to client after litigated objections and contested proceedings (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
• Forum Energy Technologies – Represented global oilfield services company in C&J Bankruptcy in obtaining near payment in full to client on account of numerous unsecured claims against the Debtor (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)

Acquisition

• Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia – Represented Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia in connection with acquisition of the XFL League via a section 363 sale in the Alpha Entertainment chapter 11 bankruptcy (Bankr. Del.)
• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners – Represented Stonepeak in GenOn Energy’s chapter 11 bankruptcy in connection with acquisition of power generation facilities in the northeastern United States via a section 363 sale (Bankr. S.D. Tex.)
• Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) – Represented MIRA in connection with its joint venture with California Resources Corporation in which MIRA committed to fund $300 million for the development of oil and gas properties in California

Liquidating Trust/Chapter 11 Trustee Litigation

• TRR Liquidating Trust – Represented TRR Liquidating Trustee in connection with his fiduciary duty and fraudulent transfer claims against various former officers and debtor related entities (Bankr. W.D. Tex.) 
• Howrey LLP – Represented chapter 11 trustee of a former AMLAW 100 law firm in district court and closely-watched appeals involving the “unfinished business rule” and clawback litigation under California and D.C. partnership law (Bankr. N.D. Cal.).
• Dewey & LeBouf – Represented post-confirmation trustee of a former AMLAW 20 law firm in constructive fraudulent transfer litigation under New York law (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)

Commercial Lender

• Represented agent in out of court, post-default transaction accomplishing prompt par recovery from California based oil and gas producer 

Business Litigation

• Represented four former officers and directors of an onshore drilling company in a state court lawsuit in which the plaintiff, a liquidating trustee of the company’s parent, alleged that each defendant breached his fiduciary duty in drilling onshore wells in Alaska
• Represented a former officer of Black Elk Resources in connection with breach of fiduciary duty claims

• Turnaround Management Association
• Houston Bar Association
• American Bar Association