People: Christal A. Delgado, Associate

Christal A. Delgado

Associate

Houston
Direct: (713) 238-1804
Fax: (713) 821-0694
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Christal A. Delgado is an associate in the Houston office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, and works primarily in the Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy, Workouts & Business Reorganization practice groups.

Ms. Delgado represents individuals, businesses, and large financial institutions in both state and federal courts throughout the country in various facets of civil disputes and has accumulated substantial experience in matters related to banking, Ponzi schemes, securities, construction, energy, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, DTPA violations, and professional malpractice. She also assists clients with eDiscovery issues, including electronic discovery collection, preservation, and production.

Ms. Delgado’s bankruptcy practice includes the representation of chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy trustees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, debtors, and parties to preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation for various types of proceedings, including avoidance actions, motions seeking relief from the automatic stay, actions against investors and title companies sued by the estate for their involvement in Ponzi schemes, chapter 11 plan confirmation proceedings, and actions related to stay violations.

Christal A. Delgado is an associate in the Houston office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, and works primarily in the Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy, Workouts & Business Reorganization practice groups.

Ms. Delgado represents individuals, businesses, and large financial institutions in both state and federal courts throughout the country in various facets of civil disputes and has accumulated substantial experience in matters related to banking, Ponzi schemes, securities, construction, energy, breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, DTPA violations, and professional malpractice. She also assists clients with eDiscovery issues, including electronic discovery collection, preservation, and production.

Ms. Delgado’s bankruptcy practice includes the representation of chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy trustees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, debtors, and parties to preference and fraudulent conveyance litigation for various types of proceedings, including avoidance actions, motions seeking relief from the automatic stay, actions against investors and title companies sued by the estate for their involvement in Ponzi schemes, chapter 11 plan confirmation proceedings, and actions related to stay violations.

Education

  • J.D. , Texas Tech University School of Law (2009)
    cum laude
    Staff Writer and Editor, Texas Tech Law Review
    Staff Writer, Texas Bank Lawyer
  • B.A. in Economics, University of Texas, Austin (2004)
    cum laude

Admissions

  • Texas

Courts

  • United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Houston Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
  • Houston Young Lawyers Association

Publications

  • “Metadata - ‘The New Black’: What You Need to Know Regarding Recent Trends,” DRI, For the Defense (September 2011)
  • “Going Native: A Practical Guide to ESI in Native Format," ABI Bankruptcy Litigation Committee Newsletter , Volume 8, No. 5 (September 2011)