Cameron Kyle Rivers

Debtor and Committee Cases

• Represented a Texas electricity producer in its Chapter 11 case
• Represented a large upstream oil and gas company and its affiliates in their Chapter 11 cases
• Represented Houston's premiere senior living facility in its Chapter 11 case
• Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of a large medical device company
• Represented the official committee of unsecured creditors in the Chapter 11 case of an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company
• Represented the plan administrator in a large upstream oil and gas Chapter 11 case

Creditors' Rights Cases

• Represented a major international film studio in the multibillion-dollar Chapter 11 case of the world's second-largest theater chain
• Represented a multibillion-dollar private financial services company in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a large life settlement company
• Represented an electricity cooperative in a multibillion-dollar Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a Texas electrical generation and transmission cooperative
• Represented indenture trustees and collateral agents in various multimillion-dollar Chapter 11 cases
• Represented a large healthcare provider in the Chapter 9 case of a municipal hospital district
• Represented a large oil and gas fund in the Chapter 11 case of a multibillion-dollar global alternative investment fund management company
• Represented a commercial retail creditor in a large energy storage, production and recycling Chapter 11 case, successfully defending a seven-figure preference action and obtaining full payment on the creditor's claims
• Represented a transportation trade creditor in the Chapter 11 case of the country's largest milk producer, successfully defending a multimillion-dollar preference action
• Represented a commercial landlord in a large retail bankruptcy case and successfully negotiated a settlement of preference action
• Represented a multinational insurance firm in the bankruptcy of a global seismic data company, and successfully defended a multimillion-dollar claim objection

Distressed Asset Sales and Acquisitions

• Advised clients in the purchase of distressed assets, including real estate, publications and company purchases, in court-supervised bankruptcy sales
• Advised a client on multimillion-dollar private real estate purchase where lessee filed Chapter 11 case
• Advised a client on purchase of a multimillion-dollar national publication from its Chapter 11 case

Nonbankruptcy Restructurings

• Advised a large fiber internet company on potential bankruptcy risks regarding a multimillion-dollar out-of-court restructuring
• Represented a large financial institution in receivership action against a borrower under multimillion-dollar revolver facility
• Represented and advised a surety bond and financial services company regarding both in and out of court restructuring of a midstream oil and gas company with a multimillion-dollar plug and abandon (P&A) obligation in the outer continental shelf
• Represented a midstream oil and gas company in effecting a Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) foreclosure action on a shareholder's membership interests

Complex Transaction Consultations

• Advised a large energy company on potential counterparty risk in In re The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico as a representative of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the Puerto Rico Bankruptcy), the first Title III restructuring proceeding
• Advised a new, multibillion-dollar solar energy and energy storage fund on bankruptcy and insolvency-related language for partnership agreement
• Consulted on purchase of multimillion-dollar resort-style real estate transaction
• Consulted on assumption and securitization of a commercial retail complex
• Consulted for a multibillion-dollar asset management firm on acquisition of consumer financial technology (FinTech) company

• Trans Legal Aid Clinic of Houston, advise people on LGBT-specific legal needs
• Houston Volunteer Lawyers, Legal Lines Phone Clinic
• Represented Houston musicians in copyright and intellectual property (IP) infringement case, successfully obtaining full take-down of IP from unauthorized streaming services and restoring full control of IP rights to the artists
• Represented a New York City sculptor in reclaiming misappropriated work from a former patron
• Represented a nationwide civil rights group focused on protecting voting rights
• Represented a university student in full dismissal of a felony criminal case
• Advised a charity nonprofit organization offering free and low-cost tutoring services to underserved families on contentious board dispute and organizational operations
• Advised an arts-focused private charitable foundation on bankruptcy related language for certain agreements