Robert C. Rowe
Associate
Robert Rowe practices in the Bankruptcy and Litigation groups. A versatile advocate, Robert’s practice ranges from helping clients navigate chapter 11 restructuring to defending them in construction defect lawsuits.
As a bankruptcy lawyer, Robert represents debtors and creditors in chapter 11 cases, guiding clients through all phases of insolvency proceedings, from pre-petition planning through plan confirmation and post-confirmation disputes. His creditor-side work includes pursuing secured and unsecured claims, litigating contested matters to protect creditor rights, and representing trustees on behalf of all creditors.
As a general litigator, Robert focuses on commercial disputes, including construction matters, contract claims, and business torts. He has been successful at every stage of litigation and uses his diverse experience to come up with creative solutions for his clients.
- Bankruptcy
- Represents business debtors and creditors in chapter 11 bankruptcy, as well as litigants in a broad range of commercial disputes.
- Obtained a summary judgment in bankruptcy court dismissing $12 million in fraudulent transfer and unjust enrichment claims in a complex data center construction dispute.
- Obtained, at bench trial, discharge of nearly $1,000,000 in client’s alleged nondischargeable debts and attorney fees under 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(6)).
- Defended an engineering consultant against more than $1,000,000 in preference and fraudulent transfer recovery claims, settling the matter for approximately 1% of the alleged liability.
- Confirmed a Chapter 11, Subchapter V plan that settled more than $150 million in contingent, unliquidated tort liabilities.
- Obtained an award for approximately $500,000 in damages for homebuyer in an arbitration involving DTPA claims for negligent mold and water damage remediation.
- Successfully represented at bench trial our client’s promissory estoppel claim for damages resulting from the attempted purchase of a home.
- Defended a charter school against more than $400,000 in contractor claims and reached a favorable settlement at mediation.
- Successfully defended multifamily housing management companies in Texas Workforce Commission investigations into wrongful evictions and housing discrimination complaints.
- Counsels business clients in various pre-litigation matters including regulatory compliance, employment disputes, contract review, development of asset protection schemes, and maximizing credit departments’ recovery of accounts receivable.
- Protected vulnerable homebuyers from complex real estate fraud schemes and prevented the wrongful foreclosure on families victimized by such predatory “rent-to-own” home sales contracts.
Education
- SMU Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2016
- Trinity University, B.A., 2013
Bar + Court Admissions
- Licensed in Texas
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Construction Litigation, 2024-2027
- Texas Rising Stars, Bankruptcy: Business, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2026
- X-The Next Generation, Bankruptcy, Lawdragon 500, 2024-2025
- Leading Litigators in America, Lawdragon 500, 2025
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Co-Author, "Keys to an Enforceable Bankruptcy-Blocking Provision," Dallas Bar Association Headnotes, April 2026
- Co-Author, "It’s Going To Rain Eventually, So Why Not Plan Now?," Carrington Coleman Capital Newsletter, Industrial & Other Real Estate Issue, February 2023
