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Bob joined the Houston office of Norton Rose in 2010 as an associate with the disputes group. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Bob clerked for U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas (Houston Division), Marvin Isgur. Bob has represented debtors and creditors in all aspects of complex commercial bankruptcy cases. Based in Houston, Bob has gained particular expertise representing debtors and creditors in oil and gas and other energy cases, including disputes over the treatment of plug and abandonment liabilities, covenants running with the land, characterization of net-profit and royalty interests, state producer lien statutes, priority among competing lien claimants, shared service agreements, executory contract issues, and asset sales. Bob also has significant expertise in complex fraudulent transfer lawsuits. Bob was the lead bankruptcy attorney on the Norton Rose Fulbright team that successfully obtained dismissal and summary judgment on over $1 billion in fraudulent transfer claims arising out of a leveraged recapitalization in the Crescent Resources Litigation Trust v. Duke Energy Corp. case. Bob also recently obtained dismissal of over $10 million in fraudulent transfer claims asserted against alleged recipients of dividend payments arising from the ATP Oil and Gas bankruptcy case following an evidentiary hearing, as well as summary judgment on a $30 million lien challenge arising out of a midstream bankruptcy case. In addition to other representations, Bob has published several articles on fraudulent transfer law, including articles discussing damage limitation issues in fraudulent transfer claims arising out of leveraged transactions and the application of the In Pari Delicto doctrine to trustees asserting fraudulent transfer claims on behalf of creditors.

Listed skills include Chapter 11, Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Litigation, and 4 others.