Team Members

HON. LEIF M. CLARK

Link to Website Judge Clark has served as a bankruptcy judge for the Western District of Texas since 1987. During his tenure on the bench, he has authored well over 200 opinions, some of which have been seminal decisions on emerging issues in both consumer and business bankruptcy. In addition, he has published scholarly articles … Continued

DONALD S. BERNSTEIN, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio Mr. Bernstein is a partner with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York specializing in insolvency law. He represents creditors, debtors, liquidators, receivers, indenture trustees and acquirers in major corporate restructurings, and domestic and cross border insolvency proceedings. He also counsels global financial institutions with respect to multi-jurisdictional risk management. Mr. … Continued

MICHAEL ST. PATRICK BAXTER, Esq.

Link to Firm Bio MICHAEL ST. PATRICK BAXTER is a partner of Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, D.C. He specializes in bankruptcy law and corporate reorganization. He has represented creditors, debtors, and official committees in bankruptcy cases across the United States, and has been involved in many of the major bankruptcy cases in the … Continued

PROF. DOUGLAS G. BAIRD

Link to Academic Bio Douglas Baird graduated from Stanford Law School in 1979. At Stanford he was elected to the Order of the Coif and served as the managing editor of the Stanford Law Review. He received his B.A. in English summa cum laude from Yale College in 1975. Before joining the faculty in 1980, … Continued

HON. THOMAS L. AMBRO

Link to Judicial Bio EDUCATION Georgetown University B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (1971) Georgetown University Law Center J.D. (1975) Admitted to Delaware Bar (1976) PROFESSIONAL CAREER Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2000-) Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. (1976-00) Judicial Clerkship, Hon. Daniel L. Herrmann, Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme … Continued