Case number: 9:26-bk-90440 - Ascend Elements, Inc. and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Ascen - Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
  • Case title

    Ascend Elements, Inc. and Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Ascen

  • Court

    Texas Southern (txsbke)

  • Chapter

    11

  • Judge

    Christopher M. Lopez

  • Filed

    04/09/2026

  • Last Filing

    05/18/2026

  • Asset

    Yes

  • Vol

    v

Docket Header
PlnDue, DsclsDue, COMPLX, LEAD



U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Texas (Houston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-90440

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/09/2026
341 meeting:  05/26/2026
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  10/30/2026

Debtor

Ascend Elements, Inc.

133 Flanders Road
Westborough, MA 01581
WORCESTER-MA
Tax ID / EIN: 82-2222893

represented by
Michael Berthiaume

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
2200 Ross Avenue
Suite 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-855-8274
Email: michael.berthiaume@nortonrosefulbright.com

Ryan E Manns

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
2200 Ross Ave
Ste 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-855-0000
Email: ryan.manns@nortonrosefulbright.com

Maria Barbara Mokrzycka

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1550 Lamar
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77010
713-651-5359
Email: maria.mokrzycka@nortonrosefulbright.com

John Laurens Wilkes

Clifford Chance US LLP
845 Texas Ave.
Suite 2700
Houston, TX 77002
713-821-2800
Email: laurens.wilkes@cliffordchance.com

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002

represented by
Ha Minh Nguyen

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk St
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
202-590-7962
Email: ha.nguyen@usdoj.gov

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Ascend Elements, Inc., et al.
represented by
Charles R Gibbs

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
2801 N. Harwood St.
Suite 2600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-295-8063
Email: Crgibbs@mcdermottlaw.com

Latest Dockets

Date Filed#Docket Text
05/15/2026332BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Related document(s):269 Transcript) No. of Notices: 5. Notice Date 05/15/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026331Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice Filed by Stephen R. Butler Filed by on behalf of TN Dept of Revenue (Butler, Stephen) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026330Transcript RE: status conference held on 5/12/26 before Judge CHRISTOPHER M. LOPEZ. Transcript is available for viewing in the Clerk's Office. Within 21 days, parties are advised to comply with privacy requirements of Fed. R. Bank. P. 9037, ensuring that certain protected information is redacted from transcripts prior to their availability on PACER. Filed by Transcript access will be restricted through 08/13/2026. (VeritextLegalSolutions) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026329Objection Total Quality Logistics LLC's Objection to Debtors' First Notice to Contract Parties to Potentially Assumed Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases [Docket No. 240]. Filed by Total Quality Logistics LLC (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A # 2 Exhibit B # 3 Exhibit C # 4 Exhibit D) (Platt, Mark) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026328Notice of Covington Industrial LLC's Limited Objection and Reservation of Rights to Debtors' Listed Cure Amounts. (Related document(s):240 Notice) Filed by Covington Industrial LLC (Burrer, Karl) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026327Notice Concerning The Review Of Certain Transactions By The Committee On Foreign Investments In The United States. Filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Lerman, Leah) (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026326PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [05/14/2026 09:01:31 AM]. File Size [ 105256 KB ]. Run Time [ 03:43:21 ]. (Hearing held May 14, 2026 at 9AM - Part 1.). (admin). (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026325PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [05/14/2026 05:46:28 PM]. File Size [ 11549 KB ]. Run Time [ 00:24:20 ]. (Hearing held May 14, 2026 at 9AM - Part 3.). (admin). (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/15/2026324PDF with attached Audio File. Court Date & Time [05/14/2026 02:52:02 PM]. File Size [ 69063 KB ]. Run Time [ 02:27:03 ]. (Hearing held May 14, 2026 at 9AM - Part 2.). (admin). (Entered: 05/15/2026)
05/14/2026323BNC Certificate of Mailing. (Related document(s):272 Order on Motion to Appear pro hac vice) No. of Notices: 5. Notice Date 05/14/2026. (Admin.) (Entered: 05/14/2026)