Mr. Aaron M. Kaufman

Aaron M. Kaufman is a partner with Gray Reed & McGraw LLP in Dallas and has resolved high-profile cases in numerous industries, including energy, health care, retail, construction, real estate, technology, fitness and many others. His bankruptcy experience includes representing debtors, trustees and lenders to committees, investors and other parties with a stake in the outcome. He also assists investors in acquiring distressed assets and represents clients in all other aspects of commercial bankruptcy cases.Mr. Kaufman has resolved bankruptcy-related litigation and other commercial disputes concerning a number of issues, including fraudulent transfers, preference actions, breach of fiduciary duties and con-tract claims. He is often called on by media to provide insights on legal issues impacting distressed businesses across the country, and he is a frequent author and speaker on a variety of bankruptcy and litigation topics. Mr. Kaufman has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Bankruptcy Litigation (2020-22),recognized as a leading bankruptcy/restructuring lawyer in Texas by Chambers & Partners USA (2021),named in Texas Super Lawyers (a Thomson Reuters company) as published in Texas Monthly (2018-21),and named a ?Rising Star? by Texas Super Lawyers (2016-17). He is a contributor to ABI?s VOLO Circuit Court First Responder project, has been a coordinating editor for the ABI Journal, and is a member of the American and Dallas Bar Associations and the Hon. John C. Ford American Inn of Court. Mr.Kaufman received his B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 and his J.D. with honors from the University of Houston Law Center in 2007.