Allen K Robertson

Practice Areas

Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights

Corporate & Commercial

Finance & Capital Markets

Government Relations

Health Care

Public Finance

Career

Allen Robertson has led Robinson Bradshaw as managing partner since 2015 while maintaining an active practice. In 2020 he was re-elected to serve a second five-year term.

Allen is recognized as a public finance lawyer of regional and national distinction, and is one of only two North Carolina lawyers to have served as president of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Over the last 25 years, Allen has become particularly known for his work with nonprofit health care providers, including leading health systems, community hospitals and senior living facilities, in tax-exempt and taxable financings and strategic transactions. He also has substantial experience in financings for nonprofit educational institutions.

Allen represents banks and broker-dealers in underwriting, placing and remarketing securities, making loans, and providing letters of credit and liquidity facilities. He has extensive experience in the senior living industry, serving as general counsel for nonprofit and for-profit providers and representing buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions.

He began his career at Robinson Bradshaw as a bankruptcy lawyer and litigator representing debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 cases, and continues to provide bankruptcy structuring advice and opinions in transactions and workouts.

Education