Tye C. Hancock

Partner

Practices

Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights | Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Energy | Distressed Mergers and Acquisitions | Oil and Gas

Industry

Energy & Natural Resources

Tye C. Hancock

+1.713.951.5880

Overview

Tye Hancock is a partner in Holland & Knight's Houston office. Mr. Hancock focuses his practice on business bankruptcy, commercial litigation and insolvency-related matters. He represents creditors, lenders, official committees, shareholders and other stakeholders in out of court workouts, restructurings, complex business bankruptcy cases and other related litigation proceedings, including preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation.

Mr. Hancock takes a proactive, strategic approach to representing his clients. He has represented the interests of large and small corporate clients in a broad range of industries. He has represented virtually every constituency involved in upstream oil and gas restructurings and has represented a broad range of clients in the energy, real estate, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, transportation, commercial construction and retail industries. Mr. Hancock has represented oil and gas companies, banks, hedge funds, private equity firms, vendors, trade creditors, landlords, tenants, and oil and gas interest owners, among others.

Representative Experience

In re Alpine Summit Energy Partners, Inc., Case No. 23-90739, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a production purchaser in connection with certain natural gas purchase and sale agreements in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy involving upstream energy counterparty
In re MLCJR LLC, et al., Case No. 23-90324, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented the predecessors in title and contract counterparties in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of an offshore exploration and production company
In re Paradox Resources, LLC, Case No. 23-90558, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented an asset purchaser in connection with the 363 sale process of upstream and midstream energy assets in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case
Represented a production purchaser in connection with certain natural gas purchase and sale agreements in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy involving upstream energy counterparty in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Represented predecessors in title and contract counterparties in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of offshore exploration and production company in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Represented an asset purchaser in connection with 363 sale process of upstream and midstream energy assets in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
Provided advice in connection with distressed transaction involving the purchase and sale of crude oil and the provision of transportation/gathering services incident thereto
Provided advice in connection with transaction involving the purchase and sale of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) subject to the Renewable Fuel Standard Program under the Energy Policy Act of 2005
In re Sanchez Energy Corporation, Case No. 19-34508, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a large financial institution as collateral trustee and senior secured lender
In re HVI Cat Canyon, Inc., Case No. 19-11573, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Northern Division; represented an upstream oil and gas company in connection with its purchase of upstream assets in Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale and auction process
In re Victerra Energy Holding Co., LLC, Case No. 20-32487, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a sell-side counterparty in bankruptcy litigation involving purchase price reserve escrow
In re Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Case No. 20-32021; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a substantial working interest owner and contract counterparty to Chapter 11 debtor
In re EXCO Resources, Inc., Case No. 18-30155, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented an upstream oil and gas company as working interest owner, mineral owner and contractual counterparty to the debtor
In re Geokinetics, Inc., Case No. 18-33410, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented creditor and contractual counterparty to the debtor with senior liens on certain equipment used in seismic data collection and surveying
Represented a commercial bank as administrative agent in connection with an out of court workout of a senior secured credit facility with a borrower in the aerospace industry
Represented a private equity-backed exploration and production company in an out of court workout and resolution of a senior secured credit facility
In re Lockwood Holdings, Inc., Case No. 18-30197, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a manufacturer and supplier of specialized equipment in the bankruptcy of a downstream distributor
In re ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Case No. 12-36187, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; OHA Investment Corporation v. ATP Oil & Gas Corporation, Case No. 17-20224, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit received victory involving the dismissal of statutory mineral lien claims asserted against certain term overriding royalties (production payments) purchased in certain outer continental shelf oil, gas and mineral leases; the case was one of first impression in the Fifth Circuit – and the first of its kind in American jurisprudence
In re Samson Resources Corporation et al, Case No. 15-11934, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; represented an upstream oil and gas company in the purchase of oil and gas properties from a Chapter 11 debtor
In re Paladin Energy Corp., Case No. 16-31590, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas; represented a commercial bank in connection with a revolving credit facility secured by upstream oil and gas assets
In re Linn Energy, LLC et al, Case No. 16-60040, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented upstream oil and gas companies as working interest owners and contract counterparties to a Chapter 11 debtor
In re Stone Energy Corporation et al, Case No 16-36390, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a seismic data company as a contract counterparty under certain non-exclusive data licenses held by a Chapter 11 debtor
In re Tristream East Texas, LLC, Case No. 16-31521; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a commercial bank in connection with a revolving credit facility secured by midstream oil and gas assets
In re Chaparral Energy Inc. et al, Case No. 16-11144, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware; represented working interest owners and contract counterparties to a Chapter 11 debtor
In re Stone Panels, Inc., Case No. 16-32856; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas; represented a commercial real estate construction company as counterparty to supply contract with Chapter 11 debtor manufacturer
In re LoneStar Geophysical Survey LLC, Case No. 15-11872; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma; represented a seismic equipment lessor as a counterparty to Chapter 11 seismic data company
In re M3 Technology Incorporated, Case No. 12-34444; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented software company as the largest creditor and stakeholder in Chapter 11 case involving a final judgment for misappropriation of trade secrets and a permanent injunction related thereto
In re ATP Oil & Gas Corp., Case No. 12-36187; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a term overriding royalty holder as a counterparty to a Chapter 11 debtor
In re OHA Investment Corporation v. Bennu Oil & Gas, LLC, Case No. 12-03443; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas; represented a royalty owner in connection with recharacterization claims and claims for disgorgement asserted by statutory lien claimants
In re Lon Morris College, Case No. 12-60557; in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas; represented secured creditor in case involving historic college and real property in East Texas

Provided advice in connection with a distressed transaction involving the purchase and sale of crude oil and the provision of transportation/gathering services incident thereto
Provided advice in connection with a transaction involving the purchase and sale of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) subject to the Renewable Fuel Standard Program under the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Advised large corporate client in connection with counterparty risk issues involving joint venture and properties in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf.
Represented a commercial bank as lead arranger and administrative agent in the negotiation of intercreditor agreements relating to senior financing on midstream oil and gas assets

Credentials

Education

South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D.
Texas Tech University, B.B.A.

Bar Admissions/Licenses

Texas

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Memberships

Houston Bar Association; Bankruptcy Section
American Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Turnaround Management Association
Commercial Finance Association
Steer Auction Committee, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
"Horspitality" Committee, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers in America guide, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2019-2025
Rising Star, Texas Super Lawyers magazine, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Business Litigation, 2005-2015
Houston's Top Lawyers, H Texas magazine, 2010-2013, 2015, 2017

Publications

Bankruptcy Could Be the Answer to Financial Woes

Houston Business Journal

September 13, 2019

Dealing with Counterparty Risk

28th Annual Energy Law Institute for Attorneys and Landmen

September 2-3, 2015

'Regrettable' Effect Of Rule 11 In Dow Corning Case

Law360 Texas

September 2013

The Fifth Circuit Rules that Louisiana Statutory Mineral Liens Are Extinguished as to Production Payments Sold in Arm’s Length Transactions, Without Notice

American Bankruptcy Institute, Unsecured Trade Creditors Newsletter, Vol. 16, No. 3

October 2018

Dealing with Counterparty/Bankruptcy Risk in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

Institute of Energy Law

May 22, 2015

'Regrettable' Effect Of Rule 11 In Dow Corning Case

Law360 Bankruptcy

September 2013

Speaking Engagements

Heading Off Lender Liability Claims: What you Need to Know

Client Webinar / May 20, 2020

Navigating the Turbulent Energy Market: Creative Solutions and Untapped Opportunities-Part Two

Energy Symposium / October 8, 2015

Dealing with Counterparty Risk

28th Annual Energy Law Institute for Attorneys and Landmen / September 2-3, 2015

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, On Avoidance Actions

Lorman Education Services Seminar: Understanding The Bankruptcy Reform Act Of 2005 / January 13, 2006

The New Chapter 15

The New Chapter 15 / January 13, 2006

Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy: Preferential and Fraudulent Transfers

Lorman Education Services Seminar: Bankruptcy In Texas / March 10. 2004

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Tye C. Hancock

Partner

Tye C. Hancock

Partner

Overview

Representative Experience

Credentials

Publications

Bankruptcy Could Be the Answer to Financial Woes

The Fifth Circuit Rules that Louisiana Statutory Mineral Liens Are Extinguished as to Production Payments Sold in Arm’s Length Transactions, Without Notice

Dealing with Counterparty Risk

Dealing with Counterparty/Bankruptcy Risk in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry

'Regrettable' Effect Of Rule 11 In Dow Corning Case

'Regrettable' Effect Of Rule 11 In Dow Corning Case

Speaking Engagements

Heading Off Lender Liability Claims: What you Need to Know

Navigating the Turbulent Energy Market: Creative Solutions and Untapped Opportunities-Part Two

Dealing with Counterparty Risk

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, On Avoidance Actions

The New Chapter 15

Avoidance Actions in Bankruptcy: Preferential and Fraudulent Transfers

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