John J. Sparacino
Partner
jsparacino@andrewskurth.com
Suite 4200
Houston TX 77002
P: 713.220.4175
F: 713.238.7172
Download v-cardJohn dedicates the majority of his practice to bankruptcy and related matters including bankruptcy litigation and out-of-court restructurings throughout the United States. As such, a portion of John’s practice is transaction-based, and further includes commercial litigation. John represents individual creditors (both secured and unsecured), ad hoc creditors’ committees, statutory creditors’ committees, and equity security holders, as well as companies reorganizing under Chapter 11. John’s experience includes the representation of purchasers and sellers of assets, claims and equity interests in distressed and special situations in connection with both strategic and financial investments.
Representative Experience
- Superior Offshore International, Inc., representation of equity committee (Southern District of Texas)
- Global Motorsport Group, Inc., representation of unsecured creditors' committee (District of Delaware)
- Global Power Equipment Group, representation of significant creditor (District of Delaware)
- Crown Pacific Partners, L.P. representation of debtors (District of Arizona)
- Friede Goldman Halter, Inc., representation of debtors (Southern District of Mississippi)
- Transcoastal Marine Services, et al., representation of secured lender (Southern District of Texas)
- Costilla Energy, representation of secured bank group (Western District of Texas)
- Southern Mineral Corporation, representation of unsecured creditors’ committee (Southern District of Texas)
- Lomas Financial Corporation, representation of post-confirmation creditor trust (District of Delaware)
- Grant Geophysical, representation of post-confirmation liquidation entity (District of Delaware)
- Drypers Corporation, representation of unsecured creditors’ committee (Southern District of Texas)
- American Rice, Inc., representation of ad hoc bondholders’ committee and post-reorganization debtor (Southern District of Texas)
Articles / Publications
- "Overview of Recent Bankruptcy Code Amendments" (December 2, 2005)
- "Overview of New Provisions on Sale of Personally Identifiable Information" ABI Asset Sales Committee E-newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2 (July 1, 2005)
Briefings, Seminars & Speeches
Co-presenter
- "The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act of 2005," to the State Bankers Association (June 21,2005)
- "Subprime Primer," to Moller/Foltz, American Inns of Court (October 16, 2007)
- "Subprime Primer," to Houston Association of Debtor Attorneys (January 18, 2008)
Professional / Civic Affiliations
- The State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association (Including service on several committees)
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- The Honorable Arthur L. Moller/David F. Foltz, Jr. American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench)
Practice Areas
Education
- JD, 1990, magna cum laude, University of Houston Law Center, Associate Editor, Houston Law Review
- BBA, 1985, Marketing, University of Texas
Admitted
- Texas 1990
- US District Court, Southern District of Texas
- US District Court, Northern District of Texas
- US Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
