It is my goal to help business owners and entrepreneurs solve a wide range of legal problems so they can focus on growing their business, not fighting legal battles.
As a part of Gray Reed’s restructuring team of experienced and compassionate professionals, Blake Bryan brings his own unique skills and perspectives in safeguarding client interests, navigating the intricacies of the restructuring process, and in developing personalized solutions to help clients achieve their goals. Prior to graduating from Baylor University School of Law, Blake interned for Chief Justice Nathan L. Hecht at the Supreme Court of Texas, gaining invaluable insight into how judges evaluate and analyze complex cases and honing his skills in crafting persuasive oral and written arguments.
While in law school, Blake served on Baylor Law Review as a Notes and Comments Editor and was an active member of the Baylor Barrister Society and Christian Legal Society. He joined Gray Reed in 2024 after serving as a Summer Associate in 2023, during which time he worked closely with the firm’s litigators on commercial, bankruptcy, and appellate matters.
Blake has represented debtors, creditors, and court-appointed fiduciaries in a range of corporate restructurings across various industries. He also has experience in general commercial litigation, representing clients in both federal and state court matters.
Representative Experience
- QVC Group, Inc.: Counsel to QVC Group, Inc. and its debtor affiliates in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. QVC is a leading global live shopping and video commerce company operating highly recognized brands, including QVC, HSN, and Cornerstone. The chapter 11 cases were commenced to implement a comprehensive balance sheet restructuring designed to reduce over $5 billion of the company’s more than $8 billion in total liabilities. The transaction is supported by broad stakeholder consensus and anchored by a comprehensive intercompany settlement that simplifies a complex organizational structure, resolves intercompany claims, and facilitates a value-maximizing restructuring resulting in a significantly deleveraged capital structure and enhanced financial flexibility to support QVC’s continued digital and omnichannel evolution.
- Zips Car Wash, LLC: Counsel to Zips Car Wash, LLC and certain of its affiliates in their prearranged chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Zips, one of the largest privately held car wash operators in the United States, emerged from chapter 11 with a plan of reorganization supported by 100% of its lenders. Through the restructuring, Zips eliminated approximately $275 million of funded-debt obligations and rationalized its site footprint by exiting unprofitable locations and shedding hundreds of millions of dollars of go-forward lease liabilities.
- Tommy’s Fort Worth, LLC: Counsel to the Chapter 11 Trustee appointed in the chapter 11 cases of Tommy’s Fort Worth, LLC and 16 affiliated debtors in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Tommy’s was the largest ski and wake boat dealer globally, operating 14 dealerships across eight states with $190.2 million in revenue for fiscal year 2023. The cases were filed following a dispute with manufacturer Malibu Boats and approximately $105 million in floorplan debt owed to M&T Bank. Advised the trustee on all aspects of estate administration, including negotiation of a consensual cash collateral arrangement with M&T Bank, liquidation of dealership assets, negotiation of a $3.5 million settlement with Malibu Boats, and confirmation of a liquidating plan that went effective in August 2025.
- BUCA Texas Restaurants, L.P.: Counsel to BUCA Texas Restaurants, L.P. and nine affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Buca di Beppo, an Italian family-style dining chain, filed chapter 11 with 44 operating locations and approximately $39 million in secured debt owed to Main Street Capital Corporation. Advised the debtors through a court-supervised sale process culminating in a $27 million credit-bid acquisition by Main Street Capital that preserved approximately 3,000 jobs and continued operations at 41 restaurant locations nationwide.
- Cypress Operating LLC: Counsel to Cedar Valley Cypress TX LLC, Cypress Operating LLC, and affiliated debtors in their chapter 11 cases in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. The debtors operate nine skilled nursing facilities throughout the state of Georgia. Advising the debtors on all aspects of their chapter 11 restructuring, including regulatory compliance, retention of professionals, administration of claims, and coordination with state and federal healthcare authorities to ensure uninterrupted patient care during the reorganization process.
Organizational Involvement Professional Involvement, Memberships & Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Section
- Young Lawyers Committee for the Bankruptcy Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Communications Liaison (2025–present)
- John C. Ford Bankruptcy Inn of Court Member
Community Involvement, Memberships & Affiliations
- Northway Church (Dallas)
- Premarital Counseling Ministry
- Dallas Bar Association
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