About Our Firm

Parkins & Rubio LLP is a distinguished boutique law firm specializing in debtor-creditor rights, corporate bankruptcy, and complex debt restructuring. With offices strategically located in Houston, Texas, and New York, New York, the firm adeptly serves clients across two of the nation's most active bankruptcy jurisdictions: the Southern District of Texas and the Southern District of New York.

Founded by Lenard M. Parkins and Charles M. Rubio, the firm blends extensive legal expertise with a steadfast commitment to delivering top-tier, cost-effective legal representation.

Lenard M. Parkins brings over 40 years of experience in corporate bankruptcy law and complex litigation. Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Parkins has been consistently recognized for his legal acumen, including annual honors by The Best Lawyers in America® since 2005 in Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law. He has also been acknowledged by Chambers USA and Chambers Global for his expertise in Bankruptcy/Restructuring Law. Notably, Mr. Parkins has been selected to Super Lawyers multiple times, reflecting peer recognition of his professional achievements.

Charles M. Rubio is an accomplished business attorney based in the firm's New York office. He has been selected to Super Lawyers from 2021 to 2024, following his recognition as a Rising Star from 2016 to 2020, underscoring his dedication and proficiency in the field.

At Parkins & Rubio LLP, the partners are supported by a team of highly qualified and dedicated professionals. The firm's staff comprises experienced attorneys and paralegals who bring a wealth of knowledge and a commitment to excellence in every case they handle. This collaborative approach ensures that clients receive comprehensive and efficient legal services tailored to their specific needs.

Leveraging their extensive experience and deep-rooted connections, Parkins & Rubio LLP collaborates seamlessly with a vast network of professionals, including Chief Restructuring Officers (CROs) and noticing agents, both within the Southern District of Texas and nationwide. These relationships enable the firm to assemble specialized teams that address the unique challenges of each client, ensuring a customized and effective approach to every case.

Whether navigating complex debt restructurings or representing clients in high-stakes bankruptcy proceedings, Parkins & Rubio LLP is committed to achieving optimal results with unwavering dedication and expertise.

Offices

Our Firm has offices in Houston, Texas and New York, New York. Having offices in these two hub cities, one in the Southern District of Texas and the other in the Southern District of New York, two of the busiest bankruptcy venues in the country, will enable us to easily handle matters for clients throughout Texas, New York, and other venues, including Wilmington, Delaware.

Effective and Efficient

We believe that clients are increasingly focusing on hiring tier-one lawyers to handle their cases, not burdened by inefficiencies and high costs of big law firms. Our partners have spent countless hours in the C-suite, board rooms, and conference rooms working with clients and other advisors to develop restructuring and strategic options to solve client problems and achieve their goals. As a boutique, we have the ability to be nimble and quick, cutting through layers of inefficiencies a client may encounter at a full-sized law firm.

Experience

We have the experience and know-how to execute on the client’s strategies, whether through negotiation or litigation, to reach a successful outcome for our clients. Our partners are bankruptcy litigators with substantial trial experience and have successfully first-chaired the trials of numerous adversary proceedings and contested matters in bankruptcy courts throughout the country. As is often the case, the ability to create a credible threat of successful litigation, through trial and appeal, against our clients’ adversaries allows us to maximize negotiated results for our clients.

Clients

A review of our resumes shows our broad and deep experience in business bankruptcies and restructuring transactions. We have represented clients throughout the country in both complex out-of-court and in-court matters. This includes representing clients in the entire spectrum of negotiation, documentation, and implementation of complex business transactions. Our clients have included debtors, trustees, secured and unsecured lenders, hedge funds, private equity funds, executory contract parties, plan proponents and sponsors, debtor in possession (DIP) lenders, parties to pre-packed and pre-negotiated plans of reorganization or liquidation; as well as parties to contested chapter 11 plans of reorganization, creditor committees, boards of directors, their individual members and special committees, and other parties in interest in bankruptcy cases.

Industry

Our industry experience includes oil and gas (up-stream, mid-stream, and down-stream, oil field service companies), real estate, financial, chemical, airline, health care, automotive supply chain, trucking, logistics, restaurants, and hospitality.

Why Hire Us?

We know the decision on which lawyer to hire is important and can often be outcome determinative. Each one of us can provide top-tier counseling on any given complex corporate bankruptcy matter. We as a group represent a formidable legal team to advocate on your behalf. We look forward to working with you.