Hon. Alfredo R. Perez Appointed in The Southern District of Texas

Alfredo R. Pérez took the bench as a bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Texas on July 16, 2024. Prior to taking the bench, Alfredo practiced law in Houston for more than 43 years. The last 22 years, he was a partner in the Restructuring Department of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, and was the Managing Partner of the firm’s Houston office. He retired from Weil at the end of 2023.

Alfredo concentrated his practice on the representation of Chapter 11 debtors and other diverse interests, including secured creditors and committees, in all aspects of corporate and municipal restructurings, formal bankruptcy proceedings, and out-of-court workouts. He represented numerous acquirers and potential acquirers of assets from bankruptcy estates and companies in financial distress as well as parties in preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation. He worked extensively on transnational matters and lectured on issues related to his practice.

Alfredo is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He is a past chair of the Bankruptcy Section of the Houston Bar Association and past president of the Insolvency Working Group of the Union Internationale des Avocats. He has been a member of various professional associations including the ABA, ABI, IBA, INSOL, and the TMA.

Alfredo graduated from Haverford College in 1977 with a degree in chemistry and from the University of Chicago Law School in 1980.