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AREAS OF PRACTICE Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditor’s Rights Energy Litigation - Commercial Rosa Rodriguez Orenstein, an AV rated lawyer, specializes in bankruptcy, creditors' rights, workouts and commercial transactions. She has practiced in these areas for approximately twenty-five (25) years. In that time she has been involved in a wide range of bankruptcy, workout and commercial cases relating to all types of assets. As a partner at Gardere & Wynne, Ms. Orenstein consummated major multimillion dollar Chapter 11 plans of reorganization, and successfully defended lender clients against equitable subordination multimillion dollar claims. Ms. Orenstein's experience includes acting as counsel to debtors, trustees, secured and unsecured creditors, equity holders committees, unsecured creditors committees and purchasers of assets from bankruptcy estates. Equally important, she has considerable experience as a courtroom advocate including jury trial experience in fraudulent conveyance cases. Ms. Orenstein has been involved in several published cases, including Southmark v. Marley (62 F. 3rd 104), in which she successfully represented a former officer and director of Southmark Corporation against preferential transfer claims alleged by Southmark. The favorable decision obtained by Ms. Orenstein was upheld by the Federal District Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport - Represents Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport in connection with airline and service provider bankruptcies affecting the airport. Dallas Area Rapid Transit - Represented Dallas Area Rapid Transit in the United Artists bankruptcy case and has also assisted DART in general contract disagreements with various contractors, including restructuring agreements to achieve DART’s objectives. In addition, Ms. Orenstein previously prosecuted Dallas Area Rapid Transit's claims and interests in the Greyhound Lines, Inc. (and its various subsidiaries) bankruptcy case, recouping almost $2.0 million dollars. HQ Global Workplaces, Inc. - Represents HQ Global Workplaces, Inc., a worldwide provider of office space and ancillary office services, in connection with the bankruptcies of HQ Global's clients. JPMorgan Chase Bank - Represented JPMorgan Chase Bank in connection with its collection efforts against various debtors. Also represented Chase Manhattan Bank and Texas Commerce Bank in connection with loan workouts and collection efforts. KLT Gas, Inc. - Represented KLT Gas, Inc. in its purchase of $18 million dollars worth of energy assets in the Rand Energy bankruptcy case. Wells Fargo Bank (Texas), N.A. - Represented the interests of Wells Fargo Bank (Texas), N.A. and its affiliates in the Zenith and Advanced Radio Telecom bankruptcy cases. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS Licensed to practice in the State of Texas. Admitted to practice before the Federal District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the Western District of Michigan, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Board of Directors, Southern Dallas Business Finance Corporation, 1996, 1999, 2000. Chair, Southern Dallas Business Finance Corporation, 1997, 1998. Vice President, Board of Directors, John C. Ford Debtor Assistance Program, 1997. Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, 1991 to present. Member, Mexican-American Bar Association, 1982 to present. Member, Dallas Bar Association, 1982 to present. Vice-Chair, Legal Ethics Committee, Dallas Bar Association 1993. Chair, Legal Ethics Committee, Dallas Bar Association 1994. Chair, Minority Participation Committee, Dallas Bar Association 1990. Member, Bankruptcy Section, Dallas Bar Association, 1987 to present. Treasurer, Bankruptcy Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2005. President, Bankruptcy Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2006. Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation, 1999 to present. Board Member, Greater Dallas Mental Health Association 1992-1993. Member, American Bar Association, 1983 to present. Member, Conference of Minority Partners in Majority/Corporate Firms, American Bar Association, 1989-1991. Member, Business Bankruptcy Committee, American Bar Association, 2003. Member, Texas Bar Association, 1982 to present. Member, Committee on Opportunity for Minorities in the Profession, Texas Bar Association, 1989-1990. Former Adjunct Member, City of Dallas, Civil Service Board. Former Director and Secretary, Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 1987-1989. Director, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 1996-1999. Secretary, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 1997. Director, Dallas Visitors and Convention Bureau, 2000, 2001. Member, Hispanic 100, 2001- Present. Board Member, Hispanic 100, 2002- 2006. Chair Elect, Hispanic 100, 2005. Chair, Hispanic 100, 2006. Steering Committee, Dallas Ambassadors Ball, 1999. HONORS Master, John C. Ford, American Inns of Court (Bankruptcy), 2000-present. Pupilage Group Leader, John C. Ford American Inns of Court (Bankruptcy), 2000-2003; 2005-2007. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory’s Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers, 1999 Edition. Who’s Who in American Law, 10th Edition, 1998. Who’s Who Among Top Executives, 1997-98 Edition. Who's Who of American Women, 14th Edition, 1984. 2004 Nuestra Gente Nuestro Orgullo Award, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. 2004 Nuestra Gente Nuestro Orgullo Corporate Volunteer of the Year, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. PUBLICATIONS / SPEECHES Annotator, Article 9, O’Connor’s Business & Commerce Code Plus, 2001-2006. Annotator, Bankruptcy Exemption Manual, 2002-Present. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1981, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California Bachelor of Arts, Economics, 1978, Stanford University, Stanford, California. |
