Profil
James T. Grogan represents both company and creditor clients in intricate financial restructurings, bankruptcy cases, and out-of-court workouts. Additionally, James works with clients on strategy design and implementation for negotiation and litigation processes, offering significant contributions as the lead trial counsel in bankruptcy disputes. His work extends to cross-border restructuring projects, representing some of the most noteworthy market engagements in recent years. Apart from his representations in bankruptcy court, he is regularly involved in appellate matters connected to bankruptcy cases.
James has deep experience with diverse business restructurings that occur both inside and outside of chapter 11. These include handling restructurings across a multitude of sectors such as oil and gas, FinTech and payments, corporate finance, and technology, media, and telecommunications among others. James frequently advises FinTech and other clients on cryptocurrency issues related to financial restructurings.
Concentrations
- Corporate reorganization
- Business restructuring
- Commercial complex bankruptcy
- Distressed mergers and acquisitions
- Special situations and distressed transactions
- Creditors’ rights
- Litigation
- Health care insolvency
- Energy, oil and gas
- Blockchain and digital assets
- Telecommunications
Expertise
Erfahrung
- Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, AbitibiBowater°
- Counsel for Ad Hoc Noteholder Group, Adelphia Communications°
- Counsel to Plan Administrator, Alta Mesa Holdings°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, American Airlines°
- Counsel to Secured Lender, BJ Services°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Castex Energy°
- Counsel to Secured Lender, CHC Helicopters°
- Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Chisholm Oil & Gas°
- Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Compute North°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Cred, Inc.°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Cypress Energy Partners°
- Counsel to Secured Lender, Francis’ Drilling Fluids°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, FairPoint Communications°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Furniture Brands International°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, GT Advanced Technologies°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Lehman Brothers°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Magna Entertainment°
- Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, MolyCorp°
- Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, NewPage°
- Counsel to Secured Lender, Pioneer Energy Services°
- Counsel to Secured Lender, Pliant°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, PRC LLC°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Quotient Limited°
- Counsel to Secured Lender, SandRidge Energy°
- Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Sable Permian Resources°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 reorganized debtor, Seadrill Ltd.°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Six Flags°
- Counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, SmileDirectClub°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, Vanguard Natural Resources°
- Counsel to Unsecured Creditor, VarTec Telecom°
- Counsel to litigation party, Washington Mutual°
- Counsel to Chapter 11 debtor, WorldCom°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Grogan prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Anerkennung durch den Markt
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024-2025
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2022-2024
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2021-2022
- Restructuring Including Bankruptcy: Corporate, 2021-2022
- Finance – Restructuring: Corporate, 2021
- Team Member, M&A Advisor Turnaround Awards, “Consumer and Retail Products Deal of the Year” for work on Furniture Brands, 2014
- Member, State Bar of New York
- Member, State Bar of Texas
Ausbildung
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J.D., University of Kansas School of Law
- Order of the Coif
- Associate Editor, Kansas Law Review
- B.A., Wheaton College
- Texas
- New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas