About Michael Deeba

Michael has over 30 years of experience in bankruptcy, financial distress, accounting, and tax related matters. Michael has provided consultation and expert witness services in the areas of restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency, valuation, fiduciary duties and governance issues, related party transactions, fraudulent transfers, fraud investigations, forensic accounting and investigatory services, and commercial damages modeling. He has served in these capacities in bankruptcy, federal and state courts and in arbitrations and has served as an arbitrator.
Michael has served in court-appointed capacities such as Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy trustee, bankruptcy examiner, court-appointed expert witness, receiver and as a financial analyst with the United States Trustee Program, providing specialized assistance on certain topics.
Michael has been retained as financial advisor to debtors-in-possession, trustees, secured creditors, committees, and other parties-in-interest. In addition to the core bankruptcy services, his experience has included structuring and feasibility of plans of reorganization, disclosure statement issues, valuation of businesses and divisions, solvency analyses and studies, assessment of reasonably equivalent value, adequate capital concerns, and preference and fraudulent transfer claim disputes. He has provided interim management turnaround services to companies in a wide range of industries.
Oil and gas experience includes:
Financial Advisors to Independent Directors Committee for Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Company.
Financial Advisors to Oil & Gas Corporation independent directors committee to investigate potential estate claims involving various subsidiaries and affiliates following merger and subsequent bankruptcy filing.
Financial Advisors to the Disinterested Directors of the Board of Directors of an Offshore Drilling Enterprise in bankruptcy including investigation and analysis of certain transactions and relationships between Parent and/or its Subsidiaries and certain related persons in conjunction with assessment of financial condition and the exchange of value in certain related party transactions and analyzed other ventures and transactions.
Financial Advisors and CRO for Receiver / Trustee for Oil and Gas Servicing Company.
Financial Advisors to bankruptcy trustees, debtor-in-possessions, examiners and other parties in interest in various bankruptcy and federal court actions.
Retained as consultant and expert witness in various “take or pay” contracts disputes, calculation of spot and futures price customer contract disputes, oil and gas royalty and operator charges cases and disputes.
Served in bank advisory roles / consultant for oil and gas industry, service companies and producers including E&P companies regarding tax strategies, tax attribute matters and tax planning for plan feasibility.