Kristian Gluck joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in 2003 as an associate in the firm's Bankruptcy, Reorganization and Creditors' Rights Department. He has a diverse, nationwide practice ranging from representing creditors, such as banks, hedge funds and large institutional lenders, to debtors, in complex restructurings and reorganizations both in and out of bankruptcy court and related litigation.

Prior to joining Fulbright, Kristian served for two years as law clerk to the Honorable Harold C. Abramson, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Texas.

Nationally significant cases in which he has been involved and represented major constituents include Mirant, Calpine, Idearc, North American Petroleum, Woodside and East Cameron Partners.

• Corporate restructuring and insolvency cases, including serving as debtors' counsel in the largest bankruptcy case ever filed in the state of Texas with debts of over $10 billion
• Advising secured and unsecured lenders and creditors
• Purchasing assets from bankruptcy cases
• All aspects of bankruptcy litigation, including avoidance actions (i.e., preference and fraudulent conveyance matters) and adversary proceedings seeking recharacterization
• Debtor-in-possession financing arrangements
• Out-of-court restructuring agreements
• Representation of the trustee of a Sukuk trust, and various holders of Sukuk certificates, in the first Islamic financing bankruptcy in the United States
• Negotiation of assumption, rejection, and/or assignment of various types of executory contracts and unexpired leases

• The State Bar of Texas
• The North Carolina State Bar
• The Alabama State Bar
• Dallas Bar Association
• Dallas Association of Young Bankruptcy Lawyers
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

• "Texas Rising Star," Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Law & Politics (2009, 2011)

• "Amended Texas Property Code Resolves Bankruptcy Court Dispute: Recorded Absolute Assignments of Rent Are Security Interests," Fulbright Briefing, July 6, 2011
• Co-author with Lou Strubeck, Michael Anglin and Ryan Manns, "Recognizing and Fulfilling Fiduciary Duties in the Bankruptcy Zone," 2008 Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, November 13-14, 2008
• Co-author with Lou Strubeck and Ryan Manns, "A Post-BAPCPA Look At Lease Assumption And Rejection, Key Employee Incentive Plans, And Reclamation," State Bar Of Texas, 25th Annual Advanced Business Bankruptcy Course, February 22-23, 2007

• "Bankruptcy Impact on Key Constituencies," in-house legal presentation, Las Colinas, Texas, May 2009

2001 – J.D., George Mason University School of Law
1994 – B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

During his time in law school, Kristian served as Notes Editor for the Federal Circuit Bar Journal and was a member of the Journal of International Legal Studies.

• Heart House Dallas – Chairman, Young Professionals of Heart House

Kristian's interests include spending time with his family, golf and following University of North Carolina athletics.