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Steffen Sowell

Associate

Steffen Sowell is an Associate in Winstead’s Business Restructuring & Insolvency Practice Group. Steffen’s practice primarily focuses on complex commercial insolvency and restructuring matters. Prior to his career, he served as a judicial law clerk to former Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, Honorable Bill G. Parker. 

Representative Experience

  • Assisted in the representation of a Local Council in connection with the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy cases. Boy Scouts of America, et. al. (Lead Case No. 20-10343-LSS)
  • Assisted in the representation of various commercial landlords in complex Chapter 11 cases, including the Bed Bath & Beyond jointly administered cases. Bed Bath & Beyond, et. al. (Lead Case No. 23-13359-VFP)
  • Assisted in the representation of the largest senior secured creditor in a mid-size oil gas bankruptcy case. Coastal Drilling (Case No. 22-20204-DRJ)
  • Assisted in the representation of the largest senior secured creditor in a mid-size oil gas bankruptcy case. BRH-Garver Construction, LLC/P&P Construction Group, LLC (Lead Case No. 23-90292-CML)
  • Assisted in the representation of oil and gas exploration and production companies as creditors and predecessors-in-title in large oil and gas bankruptcy cases. Fieldwood Energy LLC (Lead Case No. 20-33948-MI)
  • Assisted with the filing of claims for recovery of cryptocurrency assets. FTX Trading, Ltd. et. al. (Lead Case No. 22-11068-JTD)
  • Assisted in the representation of DIP Lender in connection with Serta/Simmons chapter 11 proceedings. Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, et. al.  (Lead Case No. 23-90020-DRJ
  • Assisted in the representation of secured lender and hedge counterparty in a mid-sized Chapter 11 case. Activa Resources (Lead Case No. 22-50117-MMP)
  • Assisted in the representation of numerous secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 proceedings
  • Assisted in the representation of numerous secured lenders (including large financial and banking institutions) in single-asset real estate bankruptcy cases