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Profile
Kristen M. Jacobsen is a practice group attorney in the Restructuring and Bankruptcy Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Houston office. Kristen focuses her practice primarily on representation of debtors-in-possession, official and ad hoc committees, significant creditors, and secured lenders in complex Chapter 11 reorganization cases, Chapter 7 liquidations, and commercial and bankruptcy-related litigation matters. Prior to private practice, Kristen clerked for the Honorable Marcia A. Crone on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Her representations have ranged across a wide array of industries, including energy, oil and gas, retail, health care, and sports entertainment.
Capabilities
Experience
- Legal Intern, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, 2016
- Legal Intern, Major Narcotics Division, Harris County District Attorney’s Office, 2016
- Judicial Intern, Hon. Philip A. Brimmer, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 2015
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, Winning Team, Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards, “Chapter 11 Restructuring of the Year (Mid-Markets)” for Senior Care Centers, 2021
- Member, Winning Team, Global M&A Network’s Turnaround Atlas Awards, “Energy Services Restructuring of the Year (Mid-Markets)” for Shale Support Global Holdings, 2021
Credentials
Education
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J.D., highest honors, The George Washington University Law School
- Order of the Coif
- Managing Editor, The George Washington Law Review
- B.A., cum laude, University of Denver
Clerkships
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2017-2018
Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas