Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. – Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Defense Lawyer

Beginning on July 17, 2025, Ted Gavin, CTP, NCPM, as Creditor Trustee (“Plaintiff” or the “Creditor Trustee”) of the Williams Industrial Creditor Trust (the “Creditor Trust”) as successor in interest to the above-captioned debtors, began filing complaints seeking to avoid and recover payments made during the 90 day period prior to the bankruptcy filing, as preferential under Section 547 and/or fraudulent under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code. Approximately 22 such complaints have been filed so far.

The bankruptcy cases and these adversary actions are before Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon.

The Debtors in these Chapter 11 Cases include: Williams Industrial Services Group, Inc., Williams Industrial Services Group, LLC, Williams Industrial Services, LLC, Williams Plant Services, LLC, Williams Specialty Services, LLC, WISG Electrical, LLC, Construction & Maintenance Professionals, LLC, Williams Global Services, Inc., Steam Enterprises, LLC, GPEG LLC, Global Power Professional Services, Inc., WISG Canada Ltd., WISG Nuclear Ltd., and WISG Electrical Ltd.

Common Defenses in Preference Actions

The United States Bankruptcy Code provides many affirmative defenses to preference actions, contained within Section 547(c). For example, the most common defenses that may be available to a Defendant under Section 547(c) may include:

• the transfer was a contemporaneous exchange for new value given to the debtor (i.e., the debtor received something of value in exchange for the transfer); 11 U.S.C. §547(c)(1);
• after such transfer, Defendant gave new value to or for the benefit of the debtor (i.e., the Defendant extended additional credit to the Debtor after receiving the transfer) 11 U.S.C. §547(c)(4); or
• the transfer was in payment of a debt incurred by the debtor in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the debtor and the recipient (i.e., Defendant made the transfer under ordinary business terms). 11 U.S.C. §547(c)(2).

For more information, see our page on Preference Defense Litigation: http://www.tobialaw.com/practice-areas/delaware-preference-defense-lawyer/

The following Adversary Proceedings were filed in the bankruptcy of Williams Industrial Services Group Inc., Case # 23-10961 (BLS) on July 17, 2025:

25-51168-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. PURCELL INVESTMENTS, LLC d/b/a ALL PRO ASPHALT
25-51169-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. AL-MAR METALS, INC.
25-51170-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. SRS DISTRIBUTION, INC., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO W
25-51171-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. TREKKER DISTRIBUTOR INC.
25-51172-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. TOM BARROW CO.,
25-51173-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. TESCO CONTROLS, LLC
25-51174-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. OVERHEAD DOOR COMPANY OF THE WOODLANDS
25-51175-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. ATLAS DEWATERING, INC.
25-51176-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. BIG BEND REBAR, INC.
25-51177-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. MCYAM 3 INC.
25-51178-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. CLARION ELECTRICAL, LLC
25-51179-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. MARKLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF SAN ANTONIO, INC.
25-51180-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. IRONSIDE DEVELOPMENTS LLC
25-51181-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. INTERNATIONAL PLANT SERVICES LLC
25-51182-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. INTERNATIONAL DUROS STEEL INC.
25-51183-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. HARRINGTON INDUSTRIAL PLASTICS LLC
25-51184-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. EK BIRKEN MASONRY, INC.
25-51185-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. ECONOMY CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC.
25-51186-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. COGBURN BROS, INC.
25-51187-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. COMFORT TEMP COMPANY
25-51188-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. COUNTRY BOY FENCE COMPANY, INC.
25-51189-BLS WILLIAMS CREDITOR TRUST v. CROM, LLC