Patrick L. Hughes

Patrick L. Hughes is a partner with Haynes and Boone, LLP in Denver and has represented countless business debtors, secured creditors and court-appointed committees in numerous restructuring cases throughout the country. He also has had an active business litigation practice and has counseled boards and management teams on a variety of transactional and litigation matters that arise out of restructur- ing situations, including the purchase and sale of assets and litigation arising in these situations. Mr. Hughes's practice has involved key roles in some of the largest business bankruptcy cases filed, and he has particular experience in restructuring matters affecting energy companies and companies subject to mass tort or large litigation claims. He a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Hughes's experience includes his lead role for large and middle- market debtor companies operating in the energy industry, such as Tri-Union Development Corp., Pisces Energy, LLC, Coral Petroleum, Inc., United Refining, Inc. and Great Western Coal Co., each in chapter 11 reorganization cases. He has similarly represented energy companies in out-of-court restructurings. His representation of official committees in chapter 11 cases has included significant bankruptcy cases such as Dow Corning Corp., Birraporetti's Restaurants, Partners Oil Co. and Sakowitz, Inc. He has also had key roles for creditors and parties-in-interest in a number of mass tort restructuring and bankruptcy cases, such as Federal Mogul Corp., Dow Corning Corp., Armstrong Industries, GAF Corp., Quigley Corp., Garlock Corp. and Pittsburgh Corning Corp. Mr. Hughes has been recognized by the state and local bar for his work as chair of the Houston Bar Association's bankruptcy pro bono section since its         inception in 1999. He also handles individual indigent consumer bankruptcy cases on a regular basis. He has been certified as a business bankruptcy specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1989 and sponsors scholarships at The South Texas College of Law Houston. Mr. Hughes is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. He received his B.A. with high honors from the University of Texas at Austin in 1980 and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1983.