Bruce Shortt
Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984 and to the New York Bar in 1987, Bruce N. Shortt has a law degree from Harvard University and a doctorate in philosophy from Stanford University. His practice areas have included domestic and international restructurings, corporate governance, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Shortt also is a published author and has spoken publicly on financial issues including for the Free Enterprise Institute, the Banking Law Institute, the General Electric Capital Corporation, and the Weil, Gotshal & Manges program for clients on the Pan American World Airways bankruptcy and airline reorganizations.
- American Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Free Enterprise Institute: Lecture on income tax reform (Jul 1996, Jul 1997)
- Banking Law Institute: Lecture on fraudulent conveyances, leveraged buyouts, and preferences (Sep 1993)
- Banking Law Institute: Lecture on fraudulent conveyances and leveraged buyouts (Mar 1993)
- General Electric Capital Corporation: Lecture on topics relating to single asset real estate workouts and bankruptcies (Apr 1993)
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges program for clients on the Pan American World Airways bankruptcy and airline reorganizations: Lecture on Section 1110 of the Bankruptcy Code and legal opinions (Jul 1992)
- Co-author “An Out-Of-Court Restructuring or a Chapter 11 Case: When and How to Choose” (Chapter 1 in Restructuring, Euromoney Books 1993)
- Co-author with Harvey Miller “An Overview of U.S. Bankruptcy Law” (published in Dan Chu & Phap Luat, the legal journal of the Justice Department of Vietnam, in Vietnamese translation) Volume 9, September 1993
- “The Establishment Clause and Religion-Based Categories; Taking Entanglement Seriously,” Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 1, Fall 1982
- Houston Bar Association – Outstanding Small Firm Contribution to the Houston Bar Association – Houston Volunteer Lawyers (2014, 2015)
Education
- JD, Harvard Law School (Cambridge, MA)
- PhD, Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
- Fulbright Scholar, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, UK)
- BA, Amherst College (Amherst, MA)
Licenses
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of New York
- Texas Southern District Court
- New York Eastern Bankruptcy Court
- New York Southern District Court
- New York Southern Bankruptcy Court
Bruce Shortt
Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1984 and to the New York Bar in 1987, Bruce N. Shortt has a law degree from Harvard University and a doctorate in philosophy from Stanford University. His practice areas have included domestic and international restructurings, corporate governance, financings, and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Shortt also is a published author and has spoken publicly on financial issues including for the Free Enterprise Institute, the Banking Law Institute, the General Electric Capital Corporation, and the Weil, Gotshal & Manges program for clients on the Pan American World Airways bankruptcy and airline reorganizations.
- American Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Free Enterprise Institute: Lecture on income tax reform (Jul 1996, Jul 1997)
- Banking Law Institute: Lecture on fraudulent conveyances, leveraged buyouts, and preferences (Sep 1993)
- Banking Law Institute: Lecture on fraudulent conveyances and leveraged buyouts (Mar 1993)
- General Electric Capital: Lecture on topics relating to single asset real estate workouts and bankruptcies (Apr 1993)
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges program for clients on the Pan American World Airways bankruptcy and airline reorganizations: Lecture on Section 1110 of the Bankruptcy Code and legal opinions (Jul 1992)
- Co-author “An Out-Of-Court Restructuring or a Chapter 11 Case: When and How to Choose” (Chapter 1 in Restructuring, Euromoney Books 1993)
- Co-author with Harvey Miller “An Overview of U.S. Bankruptcy Law” (published in Dan Chu & Phap Luat, the legal journal of the Justice Department of Vietnam, in Vietnamese translation) Volume 9, September 1993
- “The Establishment Clause and Religion-Based Categories; Taking Entanglement Seriously,” Hastings Constitutional Law Quarterly, Volume 10, Number 1, Fall 1982
- Houston Bar Association – Outstanding Small Firm Contribution to the Houston Bar Association – Houston Volunteer Lawyers (2014, 2015)
Education
- JD, Harvard Law School (Cambridge, MA)
- PhD, Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
- Fulbright Scholar, University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh, UK)
- BA, Amherst College (Amherst, MA)
Licenses
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of New York
- Texas Southern District Court
- New York Eastern Bankruptcy Court
- New York Southern District Court
- New York Southern Bankruptcy Court