Brooks Hamilton is a member of the Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization practice group in the Houston office of Haynes and Boone. Her practice is focused on bankruptcy and insolvency law and related litigation.
Selected Client Representations
- Representation of Americas Mining Corporation, corporate parent of the debtor and successful plan proponent, in ASARCO LLC's Chapter 11 reorganization.
- Representation of reorganized ASARCO LLC in post-confirmation claims, substantial contribution, and other litigation.
- Representation of ATA Airlines, Inc. in its Chapter 11 case involving the wind-down and liquidation of its operations and assets.
- Representation of Lothian Oil, Inc., an independent oil exploration and production company, in its Chapter 11 case involving the liquidation of its operation and assets and shareholder litigation.
- Representation of Gemini Air Cargo, Inc., an international air cargo freight service provider, in a pre-negotiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy involving a debt-for-equity conversion and emergence under a plan of reorganization within six months.
- Representation of secured and unsecured creditors and other parties-in-interest in various bankruptcies and related litigation.
Recent Publications
- "Who Are You? Disclosure Requirements under U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Rule 2019," co-author with Scott Everett, INSOL World, (Third Quarter 2007).
- Update to Chapter 52: "Turnover of Estate Assets (Code §§ 542, 543)," Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice (2007).
Selected Representative Experience
think3 Inc.
Representation of think3 Inc., a global leader in the computer-aided design (CAD) and product lifecycle management (PLM) software market, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The Austin, Texas-based company operated internationally through six subsidiaries.
ASARCO LLC v. Americas Mining Corp. (In re ASARCO LLC), Adversary No. 07-02011 (S.D. Tex.)
Assisted bankruptcy and tax counsel with briefing and argument of novel issues of law and preservation of error in adversary proceeding between parent company and wholly-owned, "disregarded" entity over ownership of a $50 million tax refund, liability for more than $100 million in post-petition federal income taxes owed under tax sharing agreement, and liability for taxes attributable to $600 million deferred intercompany gain.
FX Luxury Las Vegas, LLC - Bankruptcy
Representation of second lien agent and certain second lien (junior) lenders in the FX Luxury Las Vegas I, LLC bankruptcy case in the Las Vegas, Nevada bankruptcy court. Successfully obtained ownership for the firm's clients of a seventeen-acre property located on the Las Vegas strip across from City Center.