Firm: Vinson & Elkins LLP
Location: Dallas - TX
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Trammell Crow Center
2001 Ross Avenue Suite 3900
Dallas, TX 75201
- Tel : 214.220.7905
- Fax : 214.999.7905
- Email : bwallander@velaw.com
Bill has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and business workout and restructuring transactions, distressed asset acquisitions and divestitures, and reorganization proceedings. Head of Vinson & Elkins’ Restructuring and Reorganization group, his practice includes the representation of secured creditors, bondholders, creditors, committees, trustees, and debtors in restructuring transactions, remedies enforcement, and bankruptcy cases. Bill has served as an expert witness in bankruptcy court (A.G. Financial Service Center, Inc. USBC S.D. Indiana).
Experience Highlights
- Represent client as agent for $550,000,000 secured lending facility to upstream producer in the development of and production from oil and gas working interests, net profits interest, and related energy assets
- Represent client as agent for reserve based $325,000,000 secured lending facility to upstream producer in workout and potential restructuring matters
- Represent client as agent for $200,000,000 secured lending facility to upstream producer in the development of and production from oil and gas working interests, net profits interest, and related energy assets
- Highbridge Principal Strategies as restructuring and acquisition party in conjunction with $150,000,000 senior secured lender to effectuate Shoreline Energy’s chapter 11 prenegotiated plan and restructuring/sale of operating assets
- Wells Fargo as agent for $145,000,000 syndicated secured reserve based facility in connection with the workout and chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Southcross Energy
- Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. as a reserve based $120,000,000 secured facility lender in the chapter 11 case of Trinity River Resources, LP
- Goldman Sachs in the defense of $100,000,000 fraudulent transfer action brought by bankruptcy trustee for recovery in connection with deed in lieu transaction filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, client prevailed at summary judgment, on appeal before the Second Circuit
- Represented client as secured lender in out of court restructuring of $100,000,000 secured facility to merchant power company
- Bank of America as asset based secured lender of $100,000,000 in the Parker Drilling prenegotiated chapter 11 bankruptcy case, and as the post-petition $50,000,000 DIP lender and $100,000,000 Exit facility lender
- Represent client as secured lender in $80,000,000 secured facility to upstream producer in workout and potential restructuring matters
- Monroe Capital Management Advisors, as $55,000,000 secured lender and DIP lender of Little River Healthcare System in its chapter 11 bankruptcy case and subsequent chapter 7 bankruptcy case
Vinson & Elkins LLP
A century ago, William A. Vinson and James A. Elkins were brought together by a shared desire—to create an enduring partnership of outstanding professionals that clients could rely upon for their legal needs. As we reflect on our past and look forward to our future, we want to express our gratitude to our clients for placing their trust in us and to all members of the V&E family, past and present, who helped fulfill our founders’ vision.