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Keith serves as global co-chair of Reed Smith's Financial Industry Group, helping clients navigate complex business challenges through strategic negotiation and litigation. He advises public and private corporations, boards of directors, and management teams on matters most critical to their business, bringing both legal acumen and practical business focus to every engagement.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represented a mortgage lending company in Federal Court receivership in the Northern District of Texas involving $250 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Represented a mortgage lending company in Federal Court receivership in the District of Columbia involving $750 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Represented lender in workout involving $550 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Experience
Represented a mortgage lending company in Federal Court receivership in the Northern District of Texas involving $250 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Represented a mortgage lending company in Federal Court receivership in the District of Columbia involving $750 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Represented lender in workout involving $550 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Represented lender in workout involving $500 million in loans secured by assisted living facilities.
Represented a multinational bank in receivership pending in the Western District of Texas involving $30 million real estate loan.
Represented a commercial real estate lending platform in Southern District of California Bankruptcy Court involving $10 million office building.
Represented a commercial real estate lending platform in Southern District of California Bankruptcy Court and California Superior Court involving $8 million singe-resident occupancy and retail center.
Represented secured lenders in hundreds of matters involving all manner of real estate collateral including hotels, office, multi-family, and industrial properties.
Represented of landlords in all major Texas retail cases including: Nieman Marcus, Tuesday Morning, Mountain Express, Chuck E. Cheese, JCPenney, Gold Gym, Cineworld, and others.
Represented purchaser of assets of food manufacturer through assignment of benefit of creditors.
Represented numerous Chapter 11 debtors in industries including: healthcare, construction, retail and oil and gas.
Represented directors and officers of both private and public companies including the defense of fraudulent conveyance and breach of fiduciary duties.
Lead trial defense counsel in $32 million fraudulent conveyance trial resulting in complete defense verdict.
Lead trial counsel in prosecution of $10 million nondischargeability trial resulting in plaintiff verdict.
Representation of OEM provider to the trucking industry in workout involving $500 million in assets.
Representation of consumables manufacturer involving $400 million in assets.
Recognitions
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy), 2009–2027
Ranked in Chambers USA for Texas Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2021-2026
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Wyoming, 1996, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif
- University of Wyoming, 1993, B.S.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Texas
- Wyoming
- Colorado
Court admissions
Court admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court - Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court - District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court - District of Wyoming
- U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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