CM Law’s Bankruptcy Practice Group provides counseling, workout, and litigation services to clients facing financially distressed situations — whether the financial problems relate to a customer, a competitor, a related company, or the client itself. Our experienced partner-level attorneys bring backgrounds in commercial and bankruptcy litigation, corporate transactions, lending, and accounting, and have industry experience across sectors including construction, oil & gas, securities, hospitality, real estate, aerospace, pharmaceutical technology, and mergers & acquisitions.

Our Bankruptcy, Distressed Debt, & Restructuring core services include:
- Bankruptcy Avoidance & Insolvency Counseling — Early-stage counseling to help companies resolve financial distress before resorting to formal proceedings
- Bankruptcy Litigation — Defending preference, fraudulent conveyance & Chapter 5 avoidance actions
- Debtor/Company Representations — Counseling and representing troubled businesses through Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 7 liquidations & out-of-court workouts
- Creditor & Investor Representations — Representing secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, lenders & investors in bankruptcy and collection matters
- Distressed Mergers & Acquisition — Advising buyers, sellers & other parties in Section 363 sales, asset acquisitions & distressed transactions
- Out-of-Court Restructurings/Prepackaged & Prearranged Chapter 11 Cases — Negotiating non-bankruptcy workouts and pre-pack filings to minimize cost and court involvement
Our attorneys collaborate across CM Law’s corporate, M&A, lending, tax, real estate, and regulatory practice groups to deliver a full package of services — from advising on avoidance liability in pending transactions to representing clients in complicated bankruptcy-related litigation. Whether the matter involves a Fortune 500 company or a business with annual revenue under $1 million, our teams bring the same level of responsiveness and practical, results-driven counsel. CM Law’s bankruptcy attorneys represent clients in federal courts across the United States, with particular depth in Dallas and New York.

