George R. Howard

Lilis Energy in an in-court sale process in which substantially all of the company’s operating assets were sold to Ameredev Texas LLC as part of its chapter 11 cases involving approximately $400 million in total liabilities

Quantum Pacific (Gibraltar) Limited as the majority shareholder in the successful restructuring of Pacific Drilling S.A. pursuant to a consensual Chapter 11 plan that raised over $1.5 billion of new debt and equity financing

Peabody Energy, the world’s largest private coal company, in its $1.5 billion capital raise and successful emergence from chapter 11

Alpha Natural Resources, one of the largest producers of coal by volume in the U.S., in connection with the sale of substantially all of its assets and confirmation of a chapter 11 plan

Molycorp, one of the world’s largest rare earth producers and processors, in connection with its $2.2 billion chapter 11 restructuring and the related separation of its upstream mining and downstream processing businesses

NII Holdings, an international mobile communication services company, in connection with its chapter 11 reorganization

Fresh & Easy in connection with confirmation of a liquidating chapter 11 plan

Plant Insulation in connection with its reorganization and the implementation of a channeling injunction to address asbestos liability claims

Harry & David in connection with its chapter 11 plan of reorganization

Metaldyne Corporation in connection with the confirmation of a liquidating chapter 11 plan

AMP Capital Investors (US) Limited in the out-of-court financial restructuring of Limetree Bay Terminals LLC and certain affiliates under which AMP Capital will provide up to $100 million in new capital to Limetree

Bank of America, N.A. in connection with the $1.84 billion secured ABL DIP financing facility for Sears and $1.3 billion secured financing for the acquisition of Sears by Transform Holdco

Bank of America, N.A. and Deutsche Bank in connection with the $1.25 billion cross-border credit facility for Alegco Scotsman Group

Bank of America, N.A. in connection with the payoff, in full, of the prepetition $2.13 billion ABL facility of Toys “R” Us

Molycorp in connection with the negotiation and approval of its $135.4 million DIP financing facility

Fortress Capital Corp. in connection with the $100 million DIP financing facility for The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

NII Holdings in connection with the negotiation and approval of a $350 million DIP financing facility

Hostess Brands in connection with the negotiation and approval of a $75 million DIP financing facility

St. Mary of the Woods in connection with the negotiation and approval of a $4.5 million DIP financing facility

Quantum Pacific (the 70% shareholder of Pacific Drilling, S.A.) in connection with Pacific Drilling’s $350 million rights offering to finance the company’s exit from chapter 11

Peabody Energy in connection with the negotiation and court approval of a $750 million offering of common stock and $750 million private placement of preferred shares to finance the company’s emergence from chapter 11

NII Holdings in connection with the negotiation and approval of the sale of its Mexican business to AT&T for $1.875 billion

Fresh & Easy grocery stores in connection with the sale of over 150 stores to Yucaipa Cos. LLC and the sale of various miscellaneous assets pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

WL Ross & Co. in connection with the $110 million acquisition of a majority stake in Navigator Holdings from the Lehman bankruptcy estate pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

St. Mary of the Woods in connection with the $15 million sale of a continuing care retirement community pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

Industrial Growth Partners in connection with its acquisition of Lexington Precision Corporation pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code

Harry & David in connection with the negotiation and approval of a $55 million rights offering of common stock to finance the company’s exit from chapter 11

Metaldyne Corporation in connection with the sale of substantially of its assets pursuant to section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code to The Carlyle Group and Solus Alternative Asset Management for $400 million

The strategic analysis of various liability management alternatives for a major international pharmaceutical company

The court-appointed Dutch administrator in connection with the Brazilian insolvency proceedings and related chapter 15 proceedings of Oi S.A.

An ad hoc group of lenders in connection with restructuring negotiations for rue21, inc.

Mudrick Capital in connection with an objection to the sale of Revel Casino

Peabody Energy in connection with the negotiation and approval of a $310 million settlement agreement with the United Mine Workers in the first Patriot Coal bankruptcy case

General Motors LLC in connection with a $450 million lawsuit brought by the UAW

MBIA Insurance in connection with the chapter 11 cases of Forum Health