Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case number: 9:26-bk-90440 - Ascend Elements, Inc. - Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court

Case Information
Case title
Ascend Elements, Inc.
Chapter
11
Judge
Christopher M. Lopez
Filed
04/09/2026
Last Filing
07/07/2026
Asset
Yes
Vol
v
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court
Southern District of Texas (Houston)
Bankruptcy Petition #: 26-90440

Assigned to: Bankruptcy Judge Christopher M. Lopez
Chapter 11
Voluntary
Asset


Date filed:  04/09/2026
341 meeting:  05/26/2026
Deadline for filing claims (govt.):  10/30/2026

Debtor

Ascend Elements, Inc.

133 Flanders Road
Westborough, MA 01581
WORCESTER-MA
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Michael Berthiaume

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
2200 Ross Avenue
Suite 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-855-8274
Email: [email protected]

Julie Goodrich Harrison

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1550 Lamar
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77010
713-651-5434
Email: [email protected]

Ryan E Manns

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
2200 Ross Ave
Ste 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-855-0000
Email: [email protected]

Maria Barbara Mokrzycka

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
1550 Lamar
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77010
713-651-5359
Email: [email protected]

John Laurens Wilkes

Clifford Chance US LLP
845 Texas Ave.
Suite 2700
Houston, TX 77002
713-821-2800
Email: [email protected]

Debtor

Ascend Elements US, LLC

3120 Southwest Freeway
Suite 213
Houston, TX 77098
HARRIS-TX
Tax ID / EIN: XX-XXXXXXX

represented by
Maria Barbara Mokrzycka

(See above for address)

U.S. Trustee

US Trustee

Office of the US Trustee
515 Rusk Ave
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002

represented by
Ha Minh Nguyen

Office of the United States Trustee
515 Rusk St
Ste 3516
Houston, TX 77002
202-590-7962
Email: [email protected]

Creditor Committee

Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Ascend Elements, Inc., et al.
represented by
Charles R Gibbs

McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
2801 N. Harwood St.
Suite 2600
Dallas, TX 75201
214-295-8063
Email: [email protected]

Latest Dockets
Date Filed#Docket Text
07/07/2026546Docket Text
Stipulation and Agreed Order by and Between the Debtors, Turner-Kokosing Joint Venture, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Regarding Termination of Certain Intellectual Property Licenses (Related document(s):543 Stipulation) Signed on 7/7/2026. (yml4) (Entered: 07/07/2026)
07/06/2026545Docket Text
Certificate of Service re: 1) Order (I)(A) Establishing Procedures for the Sale, Transfer, and Abandonment of De Minimis Assets, Free and Clear of Liens, Claims, Interests, and Encumbrances; (B) Approving Procedures to Assume and Assign Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases; and (II) Granting Related Relief; and 2) Order (I) Approving the Sale of Certain of the Debtors Assets Free and Clear of Claims, Liens, and Encumbrances, (II) Approving the Assumption and Assignment of Designated Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases and (III) Granting Related Relief (Filed By Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC d/b/a Verita Global ).(Related document(s):532 Order on Emergency Motion, 534 Generic Order) (Gershbein, Evan) (Entered: 07/06/2026)
07/06/2026544Docket Text
Stipulation By Ascend Elements, Inc. and Covington Industrial LLC. Does this document include an agreed order or otherwise request that the judge sign a document? Yes. (Filed By Ascend Elements, Inc. ). (Mokrzycka, Maria) (Entered: 07/06/2026)
07/02/2026543Docket Text
Stipulation By Ascend Elements, Inc. and Turner-Kokosing Joint Venture and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Does this document include an agreed order or otherwise request that the judge sign a document? Yes. (Filed By Ascend Elements, Inc. ). (Mokrzycka, Maria) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
07/02/2026542Docket Text
Debtor-In-Possession Monthly Operating Report for Filing Period ending 5/31/2026, $0 disbursed (Filed By Ascend Elements US, LLC ). (Mokrzycka, Maria) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
07/02/2026541Docket Text
Debtor-In-Possession Monthly Operating Report for Filing Period ending 5/31/2026, $12527282 disbursed (Filed By Ascend Elements, Inc. ). (Mokrzycka, Maria) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
07/02/2026540Docket Text
Certificate of Service re: Documents Served on June 29, 2026 (Filed By Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC d/b/a Verita Global ).(Related document(s):519 Declaration, 520 Declaration, 521 Declaration, 522 Exhibit List, 525 Reply) (Gershbein, Evan) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
07/02/2026539Docket Text
Notice of Extension of Designation Period. Filed by Ascend Elements, Inc. (Mokrzycka, Maria) (Entered: 07/02/2026)
06/30/2026538Docket Text
Debtors Master Service List (Filed By Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC d/b/a Verita Global ). (Gershbein, Evan) (Entered: 06/30/2026)
06/30/2026537Docket Text
Affidavit Re: Publication of the Notice of Deadlines for the Filing of Proofs of Claim in The New York Times (Filed By Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLC d/b/a Verita Global ).(Related document(s):497 Generic Order) (Gershbein, Evan) (Entered: 06/30/2026)