Ms. Katharine B. Clark

Katharine B. Clark is a partner with Thompson Coburn LLP in Dallas and provides counsel on cases involving insolvencies, restructurings, reorganizations and liquidations, as well as on general business issues arising in an array of industries, including energy and real estate. She represents clients before arbitration panels and bankruptcy, federal, state and appellate courts nationwide. Ms. Clark’s clients include banks, court-appointed fiduciaries, secured and unsecured creditors, companies, and different capital structure constituencies, as well as debtors on occasion. She handles chapter 7, 11, 13 and 15 bankruptcies, troubled business cases, and actions related to fraud resulting in bankruptcy or other displacements of management or control. In addition, she guides clients in large insolvency cases where billions of dollars of liability are at stake. Ms. Clark serves as a state and federal court receiver in bankruptcy and fiduciary representations, and often acts as a subchapter V trustee, reviewing debtors’ financial statements, creating recovery plans acceptable to creditors and making frequent court appearances while carrying out her duties. She received her B.A. magna cum laude in 2001 from Austin College and her J.D. cum laude from SMU Dedman School of Law in 2004, where she was admitted to the Order of the Coif and served as associate managing editor of the SMU Law Review.