Susan Cregor Mathews

Represented investors and sellers in the acquisition and sale of more than ten independent and assisted living facilities in Texas (2015 – 2021).

Represented the purchaser of investment property anchored by a national sporting goods company.

Represented purchasers of industrial properties.

Represented the seller of medical office building.

Represented a lender on commercial loans to manufacturing companies.

Represented a lender on a construction loan for development of a nationally-branded hotel.

Represented a lender on a loan to a charter school.

Represented charter schools as borrowers on construction loans.

Represented tenants in connection with office leases.

Represented tenants in connection with retail leases.

Represented a franchisee in connection with the sale of restaurants.

Represented tenants in connection with industrial leases.

Represented landlords, consignors and other creditors in national retail bankruptcy cases filed in the Southern District of Texas during 2020 and 2021.

Represented a secured creditor owed $150 million on commercial real estate loans in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases filed by the operators of a regional senior living company in the Northern District of Texas (2018 – 2020).

Represents seven landlords in national retail bankruptcy cases.

Represents three landlords in national restaurant bankruptcy cases.

Represents jewelry companies in national retail bankruptcy cases.

Represents a vendor in a national food company bankruptcy case.

Represented a vendor and railcar lessor in an oilfield services bankruptcy case.

Represented a secured creditor holding a $46 million claim in a Chapter 11 case filed by a regional dairy farm in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Represented and served on the creditors' committee and post-confirmation committee in a Chapter 11 case filed by a hospital in Houston, Texas.

Represented a creditors' committee in two energy-related Chapter 11 cases.

Represented a trustee in a home health care business in a Chapter 11 case and related litigation, including an action brought by the trustee against the sole shareholder for fraudulent transfer, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty; a suit for the breach of a non-compete agreement suit brought by the trustee against a former employee; and a fraudulent transfer suit brought by the trustee for $1.3 million against a third party.

Represented an examiner with expanded powers in a single asset real estate case.

Represented the largest secured creditor holding a $45 million claim secured by preferred ship mortgages in an energy-related bankruptcy case.

Represented financing companies of equipment leases in various Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases.

Represented former executives and an ad hoc group of employees in the Lyondell Chemical Company, Inc. bankruptcy case.

Represented a Chapter 11 trustee in a complex mortgage company bankruptcy case and related adversary proceedings and claims objections.

Represented a purchaser of assets of several affiliated window manufacturing companies and a plan agent in connection with implementation of the plan of reorganization and prosecuted more than 100 avoidance litigation cases and 300 claims objections.

Represented a landlord in numerous national and local retail bankruptcy cases.

Represented the equity committee of a bank holding corporation in connection with the sale of its loan portfolios.

Represented an official unsecured creditors' committee in a national convenience store bankruptcy case and national grocery store bankruptcy case.

Represented a secured creditor in a number of single asset real estate bankruptcy cases.

Represented trade vendors in numerous Chapter 11 and 7 bankruptcy cases.