Martin Sosland
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Band 2
About
Provided by Martin Sosland
Practice Areas
Mr. Sosland concentrates his practice on business reorganizations, refinancings and acquisitions of troubled companies, and counseling boards of directors and senior executives facing complex insolvency issues. He served as lead counsel in major chapter 11 cases, including Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers, SemGroup, Crescent Resources and Blockbuster, led the out of court restructuring of Georgia Proton Treatment Center, counseled the board of Promise Healthcare and represented senior executives of Neiman Marcus Group. He represented purchasers of Option One Mortgage, Synagro Technologies and the Special Business segment of International Shipholding. He is currently representing major creditors of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Highland Capital Management. He has also represented statutory creditors’ committees in several major chapter 11 cases.
Career
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP (1983-1987); Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (1987-2015) (retired); Butler Snow LLP (2016-present)
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association (Business Law Section, Business Bankruptcy Committee); American Bankruptcy Institute; Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
Publications
Contributing author, Model Asset Purchase Agreement for Bankruptcy Sales (ABA Publishing 2016) and Reorganizing Failing Businesses, Third Edition (ABA Publishing 2017)
Personal
Rice University, B.A., 1976; University of Texas School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1983
Chambers Review
USA
Martin Sosland of Butler Snow LLP has vast experience handling Chapter 11 cases and works with clients such as creditors and debtors.