Bankruptcy
Freshly Removed from Bankruptcy, Mattress Firm Partially Settles Fraud Lawsuit
Since late 2017, Mattress Firm has been embroiled in litigation against a litany of real estate industry defendants over what it claims was “a massive, multi-year fraud, bribery, and kickback scheme.” Having recently emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy, the major bedding retailer is now setting its sights on resolving at least a portion of its wide-ranging lawsuit.
CONTINUE READINGDavid Curry Speaks at the Dallas County Bar Association’s “Keeping Your Truck on the Road” Seminar
Dallas (October 3, 2018) – Okin Adams LLP partner David Curry joined a panel of bankruptcy professionals to discuss the challenges facing the transportation industry in a chapter 11 case with an emphasis upon best practices with cross-industry applicability. The challenges addressed included identifying and recovering rolling stock, addressing multiple secured lender and lessor claims, identifying true leases versus…
CONTINUE READINGOkin Adams Expands its Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice with the Addition of Johnie A. Maraist
Johnie Maraist joins Okin Adams LLP’s Houston office effective August 6, 2018. Johnie graduated from the University of Houston Law Center in 2018, and will be an associate in the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring section. Matthew Okin, Managing Partner of Okin Adams, said, “we are excited to expand our ranks with the addition of Johnie…
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Okin Adams Welcomes David L. Curry, Jr. as Partner in the Houston, Texas Office
HOUSTON (January 1, 2017) – Okin Adams LLP welcomes David L. Curry to the partnership as a Partner of the Firm. This promotion coincides with Okin Adams ten year anniversary. David Curry joined Okin Adams in March 2015. A graduate of Tulane University School of Law, he has more than eight years of legal expertise. …
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Restructuring Attorney Raymond Urbanik Joins Okin Adams Newly Opened Dallas Office
HOUSTON (January 1, 2017) Okin Adams, LLP is pleased to announce it has opened a Dallas office and hired restructuring attorney Raymond J. Urbanik to head up the Dallas office. Ray Urbanik was previously a partner at Munsch Hardt Kopf and Harr, PC where he worked in Munsch Hardt’s Corporate Finance and Restructuring Group. Ray…
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