Chapter 11
15 locations
Reorganization and sale of Twisted Root Burger Co. and Truck Yard for the founder, location by location.
2020–21
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Litigation and restructuring for restaurant groups.
Landlords, lenders, dram shop claims, partners and, when it comes to it, Chapter 11. We have represented restaurant groups from a single location to a hundred.
What we handle
- Lease disputes and landlord negotiations
- Dram shop defense
- Lender, vendor and equipment disputes
- Chapter 11 reorganizations and location-by-location sales
- Assumption and rejection of leases in bankruptcy
- Partner and investor disputes
How we approach it
For the founder of Twisted Root Burger Co. and Truck Yard, we carried a fifteen-location group through Chapter 11 — negotiating and papering the asset purchase agreements location by location and handling the landlord and lease matters throughout.
On the litigation side, every cause of action against a restaurant client was dismissed in a $6 million dram shop case.
Related results
Defense
Dismissed
Every cause of action dismissed against a restaurant client facing a $6 million dram shop claim.
2022
Reorganization
100 locations
Corporate reorganization and asset sale of a nationwide steakhouse chain.
2017–19
Restaurant leases
Settled
Lease disputes for a Houston-area and a Dallas-area restaurant chain, each resolved confidentially.
2022–23
Defense
Writ dissolved
An ex parte garnishment dissolved, then both of the plaintiff's summary-judgment motions denied. Read the order
2022–23
Past results depend on the facts of each case and do not predict a similar outcome. Confidential matters are described without their terms.
Questions people ask
Our landlord is threatening to lock us out. What are our options?
It depends on the lease and on Texas lockout rules, and timing matters. Bring the lease and every notice you have received.
Is Chapter 11 realistic for a restaurant group?
For the right group, yes — it can stop a lockout, let you keep the locations that work and exit the ones that do not. It is expensive, and it is not the first tool; we will tell you if something simpler will do.