Deborah

M. Perry

Shareholder
Dallas
500 N. Akard Street, Suite 4000
Dallas, TX 75201
D.214.855.7565
E.dperry@munsch.com

Overview

Deborah’s practice focuses on complex restructurings and liquidations, as well as complex commercial litigation. With 20 years of experience in the insolvency field, she represents a variety of parties including debtors, trustees, committees of unsecured creditors, landlords, lenders and insurers in a variety of different venues across the United States. She also has represented parties active in the energy, health care, retail and restaurant industries.

In the past, Deborah held a number of leadership positions within the Firm, including serving as the Shareholder Liaison to the Management Committee, the Co-Chair of the Recruiting Committee and the Co-Chair of the Firm’s Women’s Initiative Group, as well as the Chair of the Firm’s Summer Associate Program. 

Education

  • Baylor University School of Law, J.D.
  • Trinity University, B.A.

Admissions

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
  • Texas

Achievements

  • Chambers USA – Leaders in Their Field, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Texas (2023-2025)
  • D Magazine – Best Lawyers in Dallas (2024)
  • Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society (President 2024-Present; Senior Fellow; Advisory Board, 2014-2019)
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®, Peer Review RatedTM
  • Thomson Reuters – Texas Super Lawyers (2014-2024); Texas Super Lawyers: Women's Edition (2014-2020, 2022-2024)
  • Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2021-2025); Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Bankruptcy (2024-2025); Best Lawyers in America, Women in the Law (2024)

  • Memberships

    • American Bankruptcy Institute
    • Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section
    • International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
    • Litigation Counsel of America, Complex Commercial Litigation Institute
    • State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Law Section
    • Texas Bar Foundation (Lifetime Fellow)

Overview

Deborah’s practice focuses on complex restructurings and liquidations, as well as complex commercial litigation. With 20 years of experience in the insolvency field, she represents a variety of parties including debtors, trustees, committees of unsecured creditors, landlords, lenders and insurers in a variety of different venues across the United States. She also has represented parties active in the energy, health care, retail and restaurant industries.

In the past, Deborah held a number of leadership positions within the Firm, including serving as the Shareholder Liaison to the Management Committee, the Co-Chair of the Recruiting Committee and the Co-Chair of the Firm’s Women’s Initiative Group, as well as the Chair of the Firm’s Summer Associate Program. 

Experience

  • Hospital Acquisition

    Represented Texas Health Resources in its $116.5 MM acquisition of Forest Park Medical Center located in Fort Worth, Texas, which was purchased through an auction 

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  • International Arbitration

    Represented The Nolan Group as a claimant in an international arbitration featuring a nine-member arbitration panel. A majority of the panel awarded 70 MM to the claimants

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  • Debtor Representation

    Served as Chapter 11 debtor’s counsel for Paul Reinhart, Inc., the fourth largest cotton merchant in the U.S. at the time, and the largest seller of organic cotton worldwide

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