Fraudulent Transfer and Specialized Bankruptcy Litigation

With decades of combined experience, the Fishman Haygood team has handled a wide array of bankruptcy matters.

Through our bankruptcy practice, we have represented both creditors and debtors in chapter 7, chapter 9 and chapter 11 bankruptcy matters, prosecuted numerous fraudulent transaction and preference cases, and represented trustees and creditors in actions against directors and officers for breaches of fiduciary duties, abdication of their duties, and other claims.

Our current and recent clients include J. Lester Alexander, III, trustee of Southeastern Stud and Components, Inc.; Whistler Energy, LLC, trustee for the Virgin Oil Co.; H. Kenneth Lefoldt, Jr., trustee for Natchez Regional Medical Center; and the Hon. Gerald H. Schiff (ret.), trustee for Virgin Offshore USA, Inc.

In 2025, Chambers and Partners USA ranks Fishman Haygood Band 1 among Bankruptcy and Restructuring law firms in Louisiana. We are ranked Tier 1 in both Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy in New Orleans by Best Law Firms® for 2026.

For 2026, Fishman Haygood also received the “Top-Listed” award, which recognizes the practice areas and jurisdictions where the firm has the most recognized lawyers of any firm in The Best Lawyers in America^®, at both the state and metro levels. The firm was top-listed in Louisiana in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, with six lawyers recognized, and in Litigation – Bankruptcy, with four recognized lawyers. The firm also received the top-listed recognition in these practice areas in New Orleans.