Mr. Wilson represents secured and unsecured creditors, including creditors' committees, lenders, landlords, vendors, holders of public debt securities and trustees. He also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in avoidance actions, and purchasers of distressed assets.
Representative Experience
Significant Chapter 11 Representations
BP in SemCrude, L.P. ($200 million in claims), Lehman Bros. ($25 million+ in claims), ASARCO LLC and Lyondell Chemical Company.
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas in Pacific Gas & Electric Company ($160 million+ in claims).
The Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Verestar, Inc. ($100 million+ in assets and liabilities), Z Gallerie ($65 million+ in assets and liabilities) and Magic Brands aka Fuddruckers ($100 million+ in assets and liabilities).
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in Delta Air Lines ($2.2 billion+ in claims) and Delphi Corp. ($5 billion+ in claims).
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York I and II ($70 million+ secured claim).
U.S. Bank N.A. in Hawaiian Telecommunications ($350 million in claims) and Trump Entertainment Resorts ($1.25 billion in claims).
Other Significant Representations
HSBC Bank, N.A. in Calpine Canada's foreign insolvency proceeding ($2.5 billion+ in claims).The Receiver of certain assets of Calpine Corp.'s Chapter 11 bankruptcy estate ($250 million+ in assets).
Memberships & Associations
American Bankruptcy InstitutePractising Law Institute
Turnaround Management Association
Honors & Awards
"Leading Individual, Bankruptcy and Restructuring," Chambers USA, 2011.
"Legal 500," Legal 500 Series, 2009-2011.
"Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Z Gallerie)," The M&A Advisor, 2010.
"Up-and-Coming, Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer," Chambers USA, 2009-2010.
"Top Bankruptcy Lawyer," Daily Deal, 2008-2009.
"Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer Under 40," Turnarounds & Workouts Magazine, 2008.
"The Burton Award for Legal Achievement," The Burton Foundation in association with the Library of Congress, 2008.
