Robin E. Phelan, Haynes Boone
Robin E. Phelan of Haynes & Boone in Dallas.
Mr. Phelan's practice is exclusively devoted to insolvency, reorganization and related areas, including extensive litigation in bankruptcy court and other federal courts. Mr. Phelan works with other Haynes & Boone attorneys to analyze the effect of bankruptcy on corporate and financial transactions.
He is a frequent speaker on panels and programs internationally and in the United States about developments in bankruptcy and insolvency law. Mr. Phelan has authored numerous publications, several relating to tax, governmental and environmental claims. He is a contributor to several major treatises on bankruptcy, and has testified before both the Congressional Bankruptcy Review Commission and the United States Congress on insolvency matters. Mr. Phelan recently participated in a program sponsored by the United States Department of State and the United Nations to develop model cross border insolvency provisions and participated in a White House program to improve the United States bankruptcy system.
Mr. Phelan:
- Represents debtors and creditors in all types of bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings ranging from sole proprietors to major publicly-held companies such as Zale's, LTV, Hawaiian Airlines, Greyhound, Fruehauf, Enron, Adelphia and Mirant.
- Works with clients acquiring financially troubled businesses and has acted as an operating trustee in bankruptcy cases.
- Successfully reorganized an environmentally challenged manufacturer by creating liquidating trusts beneficially owned by the State of California.
- Has consulted with representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Indonesia regarding amendments to the Indonesian Bankruptcy Law.
- Structured multiple pre-negotiated Chapter 11 cases in connection with the largest insurance company reorganization in the United States.