Kevin

M.  Lippman

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500 N. Akard Street, Suite 4000
Dallas, TX 75201-6605

Overview

Kevin is a member of the Firm’s Operations Committee and serves as Section Head of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency practice group, which is one of the largest bankruptcy and restructuring practices based in Texas.

Kevin has more than 28 years of experience representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, unsecured creditors’ committees, trustees and buyers of distressed assets in bankruptcy cases throughout the United States. In addition, he has extensive experience representing clients in insolvency-related litigation, including avoidance actions and D&O litigation. His experience extends to many industries including retail, energy, food services, transportation, telecommunications, health care and real estate.

Kevin’s clients appreciate his ability to understand their business, and develop and execute on a strategy that helps them accomplish their goals in restructuring or liquidation. It is this professional trait that has led him to represent clients in many of the most notable bankruptcy cases including Tuesday Morning Corporation, Energy Future Holdings Corp., Enron Corporation, Kmart, Conseco, Adelphia Communications Corporation, United Airlines, Provident Royalties, VarTec, Mirant Corporation, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Texas Rangers Baseball Partners.

Kevin began his legal career with a four-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Houston Abel, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.

Kevin and his wife, Julie, have three children, Caroline, Matthew and Andrew.

Education

Admissions

Achievements

  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®, Peer Review RatedTM
  • Woodward/White, Inc. – Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2013-2024); Best Lawyers in America, Litigation Bankruptcy (2013-2024)
  • Memberships

    • American Bankruptcy Institute
    • American Bar Association, Business Law Section
    • Dallas Bar Association, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law and Business Litigation Sections
    • Dallas Texas Exes (Former President)
    • Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court (Master)
    • State Bar of Texas, Bankruptcy Law Section
    • The Chancellor's Council of The University of Texas System

Overview

Kevin is a member of the Firm’s Operations Committee and serves as Section Head of the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency practice group, which is one of the largest bankruptcy and restructuring practices based in Texas.

Kevin has more than 28 years of experience representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, unsecured creditors’ committees, trustees and buyers of distressed assets in bankruptcy cases throughout the United States. In addition, he has extensive experience representing clients in insolvency-related litigation, including avoidance actions and D&O litigation. His experience extends to many industries including retail, energy, food services, transportation, telecommunications, health care and real estate.

Kevin’s clients appreciate his ability to understand their business, and develop and execute on a strategy that helps them accomplish their goals in restructuring or liquidation. It is this professional trait that has led him to represent clients in many of the most notable bankruptcy cases including Tuesday Morning Corporation, Energy Future Holdings Corp., Enron Corporation, Kmart, Conseco, Adelphia Communications Corporation, United Airlines, Provident Royalties, VarTec, Mirant Corporation, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Texas Rangers Baseball Partners.

Kevin began his legal career with a four-year judicial clerkship with the Honorable Houston Abel, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.

Kevin and his wife, Julie, have three children, Caroline, Matthew and Andrew.

Experience

  • Agent/Lender Representation

    Represents, as Texas counsel, two international banks in the Chapter 11 cases filed by CHC Group, Ltd. and 42 of its affiliates, in the United States Bankruptcy  

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  • Agent/Lender Representation

    Represented an international bank in the Chapter 11 case filed by Aurora Oil & Gas Corporation and its subsidiary, in the United States Bankruptcy court for the Western

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  • Agent/Lender Representation

    Represented an international bank and its affiliates in the Chapter 11 cases filed by Enron Corp. and certain of its affiliates, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern

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