John F. Higgins

Debtor's Counsel

• MD America Energy, LLC.; SAExploration Holdings, Inc.; Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.; Epic Companies, LLC; Alta Mesa Resources, Inc.; PetroQuest Energy, Inc.; Geokinetics Inc.; EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, Ltd.; Milagro Exploration, LLC; Stone Energy Corporation; UGHS Senior Living, Inc.; University General Health System, Inc.; Bigler, L.P.; Community Health Computing Corp.; Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental I); Contour Energy Co.; Doctors Hospital LP; Easy Gardener Products Ltd.; Equalnet Communications Corp.; General Homes Corporation (I and II); Netversant Solutions, LLC; Philip Services Corporation; TransCom USA Management, Inc.; Texas Development Investors, Ltd.; Neighbors Legacy Holdings, Inc.

Secured Creditor, Bondholder and Creditor Representation

• Halcón Resources Corporation; iHeartMedia, Inc.; Jones Energy, Inc.; Cobalt International Energy, Inc.; Energy XXI; GenOn Energy, Inc.; LINN Energy, Inc.; ATP Oil & Gas Corporation; Gastar Exploration Inc.; Seadrill Limited; Ultra Petroleum Corp.; Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc. (I and II); Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC; Calpine Corporation; Chaparral Energy, Inc.; Dune Energy, Inc.; Enron Corporation; Freedom Pipeline, LLC; HGIM Holdings, LLC; Humble Surgical Hospital, LLC; Lyondell Chemical Company; Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation; Quicksilver Resources Inc.; Reichmann Petroleum Corp.; Samson Resources Corporation; Westmoreland Coal Company; All American Oil & Gas Incorporated; A&B Valve and Piping Systems, LLC; Castex Energy Partners, L.P.; Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc.; LINN Energy, Inc.; Alliance Energy Corporation; Crutcher-Tufts Resources, L.P.; Dunhill Resources, Inc.; Goldking Holdings, LLC; Star Resources, Inc.; TEC Resources LLC

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors

• Bristow Group Inc.; Montco Offshore, Inc.; ATP Oil & Gas Corporation; Fayetteville-Floyd Gas Company, Inc.; Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation; Tekoil & Gas Corporation

Representation and Defense of Officers and Directors

• Energy XXI; Dune Energy, Inc.; Lyondell Chemical Company

§363 Asset Purchase and Sale

• Alpha Natural Resources; NanoMech, Inc.; Westmoreland Coal Company; Calpine Corporation; Crusader Energy Group Inc.; Dune Energy, Inc.; Encompass Services Corp.; Reichmann Petroleum Corp.; Freedom Pipeline, LLC; Enron Corporation; Transcoastal Marine Service, Inc.; TIC United Corp.; Reliant Building Products, Inc. and numerous other cases

Other Significant Representation

• GSO Capital Partners in Legacy Reserves Inc., et al. and Sanchez Energy Corporation, et al. bankruptcy cases
• Phillips Petroleum Company, Mission Resources, Inc., Torch Energy, Inc., Bridgeline Holdings, L.P., Contour Energy Co., and numerous other entities in the Enron Corp., et al. bankruptcy
• Bridgeline Holdings, L.P in the  Entergy New Orleans, et al. bankruptcy cases
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation; Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore, L.P.; Western Gas Resources, Inc.; and Concho Resources, Inc. in the Chapter 11 cases of SemCrude, L.P. and its affiliates
• CenterPoint Energy, Inc. and Energy Transfer Partners, LP in several bankruptcy cases

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Media Mentions

Publications

Speaking Engagements

American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow

Texas Bar Foundation, Life Fellow

Houston Bar Association, Member

American Bar Association, Member

Federal Bar Association, Member

University of Houston Law Center Alumni Association, Member

Board of Directors, 1999-2001

American Bankruptcy Institute, Member

Commercial Law League of America, Member

Former adjunct professor of bankruptcy law, University of Houston Law Center

Turnaround Management Association (Houston chapter); President (2013)