Our Attorneys .
Christopher Adams
Chris Adams' practice focuses on corporate reorganizations
and restructurings, acquisitions of assets in bankruptcy,
and creditors' rights. He has experience representing large,
publicly traded entities in their Chapter 11 cases and institutional
and corporate creditors in some of the country's largest Chapter
11 cases to date. His practice also includes general civil
litigation in both federal and state courts as well as general
business transactions. Chris' clients have come to appreciate
his zealous representation tempered by his practical approach
to solving their legal and business problems.
Prior to forming Okin & Adams, Chris practiced at the
law firms of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, Akin Gump Strauss
Hauer & Feld LLP, and Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, P.C.
While practicing law at these firms, Chris gained experience
in the fields of business reorganization, business transactions
and general commercial litigation. Before beginning his law
practice, Chris served as a judicial intern to the Honorable
Wesley W. Steen of the United States Bankruptcy Court the
Southern District of Texas.
Chris has been named a "Texas Rising Star" in surveys
conducted by Texas Monthly magazine each year from 2005-2007.
Representative Bankruptcy Experience:
- Counsel to the Debtor, Cygnus Oil & Gas, Inc. (S.D.
Tex)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Amcast Automotive, Inc. (Indiana)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Souper Salad, Inc. (Arizona)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Edinburgh Baseball Club (S.D. Tex)
- Counsel to the Debtor, JoeAuto, Inc. (S.D. Tex)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Texas Petrochemicals, Inc. (S.D.
Tex)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., (Hawaii)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Agrifos Fertilizer, L.P (S.D. Tex)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Venturi Technologies Inc. (S.D.
Tex)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Alma Energy Corp./Equinox Oil Company,
Inc (Louisiana)
- Counsel to the Debtor, Dow Corning Corporation (Michigan)
- Counsel to the Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee,
Sterling Chemicals, Inc. (S.D. Tex)
- Counsel to the Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee,
Metals, U.S.A. (S.D. Tex)
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EDUCATION
Baylor
University School of Law, J.D. 1999
PRIOR EXPERIENCE
Judicial
Intern to the Honorable Wesley W. Steen of the United States
Bankruptcy Court the Southern District of Texas, 1999
Sheinfeld, Maley & Kay, P.C., 1999 - 2000
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, 2000 - 2003
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP, 2003 - 2007
BAR ADMISSIONS
State
of Texas, Admitted 1999
Federal District Court for the Southern and Western Districts
of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
MEMBERSHIPS
American
Bar Association
Houston Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section
The Turnaround Management Association
E-mail: cadams@okinadams.com
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