Case number: 8:25-bk-80078 - Hooters of America, LLC and Wind-Down Entities - Texas Northern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Hooters of America, LLC and Wind-Down Entities

  • Court

    Texas Northern (txnbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Scott W Everett

  • Filed

    03/31/2025

  • Last Filing

    07/29/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Texas (Mega Docket DAL)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 25-80078-swe11

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Scott W Everett
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  03/31/2025
Plan confirmed:  10/30/2025
341 meeting:  05/22/2025
Deadline for filing claims:  06/16/2025
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  09/29/2025

Debtor

Hooters of America, LLC, Post Effective Date Debtors

1815 The Exchange SE
Atlanta, GA 30339
COBB-GA
Tax ID / EIN: 75-1965288

represented by
Stephanie Ainbinder

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000
Email: Stephanie.ainbinder@ropesgray.com

Rahmon J. Brown

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
312-845-1200
Email: rahmon.brown@ropesgray.com

Regina Castillo

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 596-9000
Email: regina.castillo@ropesgray.com

Ryan Preston Dahl

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-596-9000
Email: ryan.dahl@ropesgray.com

Chris L. Dickerson

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
312-845-1200
Email: chris.dickerson@ropesgray.com

Stephen Austin Jones

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 999-4000
Fax : (214) 999-4667
Email: sajones@foley.com

Lauren Knight

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
(312) 845-1200
Email: lauren.knight@ropesgray.com

Daniel McCaughey

Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston St, Prudential Tower
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000
Email: daniel.mccaughey@ropesgray.com

Jeri Leigh Miller

Sidley Austin LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Suite 2000
Dallas, TX 75201
214-981-3432
Fax : 214-981-3400
Email: jeri.miller@sidley.com

Holland N. O'Neil

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Avenue
Ste. 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-4961
Email: honeil@foley.com

Elise Ogden

Ropes & Gray LLP
800 Boylston St, Prudential Tower
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000
Email: elise.ogden@ropesgray.com

Alexys Ogorek

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
312-845-1200

Heesoo Park

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-596-9000
Email: heesoo.park@ropesgray.com

William L. Roberts

800 Boylston St.
Prudential Tower
Boston, MA 02199
617-951-7000
Email: william.roberts@ropesgray.com

Margaret-Ann Toms

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
(212) 596-9000
Email: maggie.toms@ropesgray.com

Benjamin Seth Wagoner

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
(312) 845-1200
Email: ben.wagoner@ropesgray.com

Michael K. Wheat

Ropes & Gray LLP
191 North Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-4302
312-845-1200
Email: michael.wheat@ropesgray.com

Zachary Zahn

Foley & Lardner LLP
2021 McKinney Ave.
Ste. 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-999-3277
Email: zzahn@foley.com

Debtor

Wind-Down Entities

DALLAS-TX

represented by
Colin West

White & Case LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020-1095
212-819-7977
Email: cwest@whitecase.com

Debtor

Reorganized Debtors

DALLAS-TX

represented by
Colin West

(See above for address)

U.S. Trustee

United States Trustee

1100 Commerce Street
Room 976
Dallas, TX 75202
214-767-8967

represented by
Asher Matiah Bublick

United States Trustee Program
1100 Commerce Street, Room 976
Dallas, TX 75242
(214) 767-8967
Fax : (214) 767-8971
Email: asher.bublick@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
represented by
Jason R. Adams

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
212-808-5056
Fax : 212-808-7897
Email: jadams@kelleydrye.com

Shirley S. Cho

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: scho@pszjlaw.com

Judith Elkin

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street
Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: jelkin@pszjlaw.com

Robert J. Feinstein

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: rfeinstein@pszjlaw.com

Theodore S. Heckel

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: theckel@pszjlaw.com

Maxim B Litvak

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street
15th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

Maxim Boris Litvak

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
One Sansome Street
34th Floor, Suite 3430
San Francisco, CA 94104-4436
415-263-7000
Fax : 415-263-7010
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

Jennifer D. Raviele

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
212-808-7684
Email: jraviele@kelleydrye.com

Bradford J. Sandler

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
1700 Broadway, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-561-7700
Fax : 212-561-7777
Email: bsandler@pszjlaw.com

Michael D. Warner

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
700 Louisiana Street
Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Email: mwarner@pszjlaw.com

Eric R. Wilson

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007
212-808-5087
Fax : 212-808-7897
Email: ewilson@kelleydrye.com

Elkin judith

PACHULSKI STANG ZIEHL & JONES LLP
700 Louisiana Street, Suite 4500
Houston, TX 77002
713-691-9385
Fax : 713-691-9407
Email: mlitvak@pszjlaw.com

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