Robin Russell is the Deputy Managing Partner of the firm.

Robin is a fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and is recognized by Chambers USA as an Eminent Practitioner in Texas bankruptcy. Her practice combines a depth of experience across a broad spectrum of capital finance transactions, including restructurings, reorganizations, liquidations, asset-backed financings, and distressed asset acquisitions for clients in numerous industries, including energy, financial services, and real estate. She also provides strategic advice to corporate clients and special committees on the structuring of acquisitions and business relationships to minimize economic risks in the event of financial distress. Chambers USA quotes clients who describe her as “strategic,” “knowledgeable,” “practical,” and “a dean of the Bar.” One client described her as “able to view issues from multiple perspectives, analyze quickly and propose optimal solutions.”

Robin has been with the firm for 37 years and during that time served in numerous leadership positions and on numerous firmwide committees. In her role as Deputy Managing Partner, among other responsibilities, she leads the firm’s Marketing & Business Development Team. She is a member of the American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel of Neutrals and is a frequent speaker on financial transactions, restructuring, and energy-related topics. Robin has been both a consulting and testifying expert witness on customary practices in loan documentation and restructuring. Prior to joining the firm, she clerked for the Supreme Court of Texas.

Bar Admissions

Education
LLM, Banking Law Studies, Boston University School of Law, 1993

JD, Baylor Law School, cum laude, Highest Ranking Graduate, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, Baylor Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1986

BS, International Trade, Texas Tech University, Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities, magna cum laude,  Mortar Board, Student Government Senator, 1983

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• AK Migration: Last Rights: Liquidating a Company (co-authored)
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• AK Migration: Late is Never Better! Timeline to Protect Your Contract in a Market Downturn
• Texas Practice Guide: Creditors’ Rights, Thomson Reuters
• Maximizing Estate Value Through Effective Economic Litigation Analysis, Norton’s 1998 Annual Survey of Bankruptcy Law at 21, The West Group
• Disclosure to Investors Regarding Financial Distress, Straightline
• Texas Practice Guide: Financial Transactions, Volumes 2 and 3, Thomson Reuters
• Texas Real Estate Lending Guide, 3rd edition, Texas Bankers' Association
• Understanding The Risks of Directing an Institution in Financial Distress, Chapter 5, Handbook for Directors of Financial Institutions, Edward Elgar Publishing
• Practicing Law in the “New Age”: The 1988 Amendments to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, 19 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 881
• Evans v. J. Stiles, Inc.: The Need for a Blueprint in Texas Homebuyer Protection, 37 Baylor L. Rev. 57
• Texas Problem Loan Guide, Texas Bankers’ Association
• Late Is Never Better! Timeline to Protect Your Contract in a Market Downturn, Straightline
• A Survey of Sanctions in Bankruptcy Courts: The Fifth Circuit and Beyond, 55 South Texas Law Review 583
• Risks and Rewards of Serving on a Nonprofit Board: Things to Think About Before You Say “Yes”, Straightline
• Texas Secured Lending Guide, Texas Bankers' Association 
• Director Exposure & Coverage
• Exclusive Content Provider Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law Southern District of Texas Bankruptcy Local Rules Tool Kit
• The Texas Account Documentation Guide, Texas Bankers Association
• District Court Overturns the TOUSA Fraudulent Transfer Ruling, The Banking Law Journal
• The Texas Account Documentation Guide, Texas Bankers Association
• Texas Real Estate Lending Guide, 3rd edition, Texas Bankers’ Association
• Five Focus Points for Protecting Against Your Counterparty’s Bankruptcy: Dealing with Companies in Financial Distress, Straightline
• Last Rights: Liquidating a Company, Oxford University Press
• Dealing with Companies in Financial Distress, Texas Lawyer’s Bankruptcy Law e-Newsletter
• What We Learned From Merging Two Century-Old Law Firms, Houston Business Journal