James Blake Bailey

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2019-2025 Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2021-2025 Global M&A Network Turnaround Atlas Award, 2018 Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2022-2024 Bankruptcy: Business, 2016-2021 Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2014-2015 Listed in Birmingham Business Journal  NextGen: Law, 2022 In re Walter Energy, Inc. Bankruptcy counsel for Walter Energy, Inc., a publicly traded company and one of the world’s largest producers of metallurgical coal, and 22 of its subsidiaries. The Walter Energy case is the largest Chapter 11 ever filed in the state of Alabama and involved over $3 billion in long-term debt. In re Jefferson County, Alabama Bankruptcy counsel for the most populous county in Alabama in its Chapter 9 bankruptcy case, pursuant to which the county confirmed its Chapter 9 plan of adjustment, successfully restructuring over $5 billion in debt. Judgment Collection Represented a national, publicly traded healthcare company in the collection of a $2.9 billion judgment against its former CEO. Retail Bankruptcy Represented hardware retailer in bankruptcy of one of its landlords.