Houston-based William (Trey) Wood leads the restructuring team at Bracewell LLP, offering advice to corporate borrowers, debtors, financial institutions, private funds and creditors regarding a variety of restructuring-related matters. The practice covers Chapter 11 sale and liquidation proceedings, restructurings, bankruptcy-related litigation, and distressed acquisitions under Section 363, with notable experience in distressed real estate transactions, and numerous instructions involving energy, shipping, sports clubs and power generation projects. Also in Houston, Jason Cohen focuses on corporate financial restructuring, debtor representation and creditors’ rights. Mark Dendinger departed the team in March 2026.
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Key clients
- ACV Capital LLC
- Ascend Performance Materials Holdings Inc.
- Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC
- Denka Performance Elastomer LLC
- Entara Partners LLC
- High-end Senior Living Facility
- Key Equipment Finance
- Macquarie Asset Management
- Mizzen Capital
- Oaktree Fund Administration
- Philips Electronics North America
- Privately Held Independent Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Company
- Randi S. Ellis
- Simmons Bank
- Sunnova Energy International Inc.
- US Multinational Financial Services Company
- Venoco Liquidating Trust
- Vertex Energy, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Work highlights
Representing Sunnova Energy International Inc. in its Chapter 11 cases pending in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Represents Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the lead reserve base lender, administrative agent and the largest secured creditor in the Alta Mesa Resources, Inc. Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston.
Advised Philips North America LLC, the second-largest general unsecured creditor in the Chapter 11 cases of Steward Health Care System LLC and its debtor affiliates in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Practice head
William (Trey) Wood
Other key lawyers
Jason Cohen