David S. Rubin

Office Information
David is a member of Butler Snow’s business department and practices within the Finance, Real Estate and Restructuring Group.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1978
- U.S. District Courts
- Louisiana: Eastern, Middle, Western
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Admitted pro hac vice in federal courts in many states
Civic Involvement
- LSU Law Center, teaching an upper level seminar on Chapter 11 reorganizations, 1989-2011
- Adjunct Professor
- Century Club of the Baton Rouge Bar Foundation
- Member
- Congregation B’nai Israel of Baton Rouge
- Former President
- Greater Baton Rouge Jewish Federation
- Former Board Member
Distinctions
- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification and the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
- American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
- Appointed mediator and special master by state and federal courts
- Expert witness testimony in bankruptcy and attorney fee dispute matters
- American Bar Association House of Delegates, 1986-1997
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Louisiana, 2010-2020
- Super Lawyers®
- Louisiana Super Lawyers, Creditor Debtor Rights, 2007-2021
More... - Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV® – Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Lawdragon 500
- Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyer, 2020
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 1987-2021
Education & Honors
- Louisiana State University, J.D., 1978
- Order of the Coif
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Louisiana Law Review, Associate Editor
- Louisiana State University, B.S., 1974
Experience
- Appointed Chapter 11 Trustee by U.S. Trustee
- Bankruptcy and Restructuring cases
- Cajun Electric Power Cooperative (W.D. La.)
- Entergy New Orleans, Inc. (E.D. La.)
- Hollywood Casino, Inc. (W.D. La.)
- Grand Palais and Crescent City Riverboat Casinos (E.D. La.)
- United Companies Financial Corporation (D. Del.)
- Borden Chemicals Co. (D. Del.)
- Continental Airlines, Inc. (S.D. Tx.)
- Exco Refining, Inc. (N.D. Tx.)
- Rooster Energy, LLC (W.D. La.)
- Pilgrims Pride Corp. (N.D. Tx.
- Good Hope Refinery (W.D. Ma.)
- Bruno’s Supermarkets (S.D. Al.)
- Orion Refining Corp. (D. Del.)
- David has represented banks and lenders in a wide variety of matters, including loan disputes, collections, seizures, injunctive relief, shareholder oppression actions, and defensive actions
In the News
- Louisiana Super Lawyers® Recognizes Six Butler Snow Attorneys
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Four Butler Snow Attorneys Named to 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers
- Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys and 15 Categories
- Louisiana Super Lawyers® Recognizes Six Butler Snow Attorneys
- Butler Snow Law Firm Expands Baton Rouge Office
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Spoken at or chaired seminars since 1979 on bankruptcy, commercial, and technology law (and including topics on professionalism and ethics) and related matters sponsored by bar associations, honorary law membership organizations, law schools, civic and business groups, banks, governmental entities and associations, and private groups