Jarom Yates

Selected Debtor Representations

• Represented TPP Acquisition, Inc. d/b/a The Picture People in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
• Represented Forest Park Medical Center at Southlake in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
• Represented Transcoastal Corp., an E&P company, and its affiliate in their prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases
• Represented Houston Regional Sports Network L.P. in its Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Case
• Represented Centennial Beverage Group, LLC in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
• Represented Hardage Hotels, I, LLC and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases

Selected Acquisition Representations

• Representation of a private equity fund as the DIP, Lender/Plan, Sponsor/Purchaser, of 49% of the equity interests in the reorganized Debtor in a Chapter 11 case in Delaware.
• Representation of a private equity fund, in its capacity as majority owner of the equity of seller, in the article 9 sale of the seller’s assets and in the fund’s investment in a minority stake in the purchaser.
• Representation of Kraco and its subsidiaries in the article 9 sales of its assets to two separate buyers and in the wind-down up to the implementation of an assignment for the benefit of creditors.
• Representation of the board of directors of a privately held company in connection with its out of court restructuring, which resulted in ownership being transferred to its lender.
• Representation of a private equity backed lender to J&B, in connection with the enforcement of its rights under loans acquired from GE Capital.
• Represented private equity fund in connection with its investment in a publicly traded technology company through a prepackaged bankruptcy process.
• Represented private equity fund as stalking horse bidder in Chapter 11 case of oilfield services company.
• Represented private equity fund in connection with successful acquisition of assets in a § 363 sale.

Selected Secured Lender and Landlord Representations

• Represented secured lenders in connection with multiple construction and oilfield services cases
• Represented secured lender in connection with out-of-court restructuring of secured debt obligations of borrower franchisee operator of fast food chain
• Represented private equity fund in connection with litigation and out of court restructuring of secured debt obligations of borrower operator of over forty assisted living locations
• Represented secured lender in connection with Chapter 11 SARE bankruptcy
• Represented hedge funds in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of its borrower
• Represented multiple landlords in connection with lessee's Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases
• Represented landlord in connection with out of court restructuring of lessee’s lease obligations
• Represented international fast food chain in the bankruptcy of one of its franchisees
• Represented Midland Loan Services, a division of PNC Bank, National Association, as special servicer for an $825 million CMBS loan, in the Innkeepers USA Trust bankruptcy cases

Other Selected Representations

• Represented creditors in connection with the Chapter 15 case of a bit coin exchange
• Represented financial institution in connection with successful fraudulent transfer defense litigation
• Represented various clients in connection with preference defense litigation
• Represented multiple clients in connection with non-dischargeabiltity litigation
• Advise numerous clients on matters relating to the bankruptcy proceedings of their vendors, clients, and contract counterparties

• Recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2021-2026
• Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Thomson Reuters, for Bankruptcy, 2015-2019

• “How Secure Are You? Secured Creditors in Commercial and Consumer Bankruptcies,” co-author, American Bankruptcy Institute, July 2016.
• “Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Tools and Tactics,” presenter, 38th Annual UT Corporate Counsel Institute, Dallas, TX, May 6, 2016.
• “Recent Developments in Second Lien Financings, Restructurings and Bankruptcies in the Oil Patch,” co-presenter, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association, November 4, 2015.