Millie Aponte Sall
Counsel,
Houston
Practice Description
Millie A. Sall focuses her practice on corporate reorganization, debtor and creditors' rights, corporate crisis management, and cross-border insolvency matters. Her practice includes national and regional representation of chapter 11 debtor corporations in the oil and gas, manufacturing, retail, retail-franchise, real estate, food and beverage, construction, and hotel industries. She has represented creditor committees, lenders, secured and unsecured creditors, purchasers of estate assets, claims traders, shareholders, and non-debtor entities in chapter 7 and 11 proceedings. She has experience litigating in federal courts, with an emphasis on bankruptcy court practice and procedures.
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ms. Sall is a native Spanish speaker. She is also proficient in French and Portuguese.
Representations
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Represented debtor companies emerging from chapter 11 reorganizations in In re Dow Corning Corporation, In re Continental Airlines (I), National Convenience Stores, Apple Tree Markets, WNS, Inc., Wicks 'n Sticks, Wallpapers to Go, General Homes, Smith Industries, and Tri-Union Development (I)
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Represented sole shareholder and purchaser of largest asset of estate in In re Ye Seekers, Inc.
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Represented Dallas State Court Appointed Receiver of two non-debtor entities in In re Heart of Texas Heath Care & Rehabilitation Centers Inc. et al
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Represented competing plan proponent and asset purchaser in In re Pilgreen Production, Inc.
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Represented claims trader with more than $2MM in purchased unsecured claims in In re El Paso Refinery Inc., where liquidating trustee unsuccessfully challenged client's entitlement to 100% payout distribution
Press Releases/In the News
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T&K Guides Baseline Oil & Gas Through Pre-Pack Chapter 11 Process; October 01, 2009
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Troubled Company Reporter; February 24, 2009
Presentations/Publications
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Client Alert: Major Concrete Supplier Announces Losses and Addresses Debt Restructuring Efforts, March 15, 2010
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"Mega Size, Mega Claims: Managing Claims in Large Chapter 11 Cases," LAU Seminar, State Bar of Texas, September 2002
Activities
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Member, State Bar of Texas; Grievance Committee, 1990-1993
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Member, Houston Bar Association; Appointed to HBA/Monterrey, Mexico Business Lawyers' Exchange Committee, 1993-1997; Chair, 1995-1996
