Frankie Shulkin
Counsel
Areas of Focus
- Special Situations
- Corporate & Finance
- Capital Markets
- Corporate Governance
- Advises companies and private equity funds on special situations and a variety of complex corporate transactions.
- Assists clients on corporate governance matters.
- Represents public and private companies in connection with general corporate and capital markets transactions.
Franklin “Frankie” Shulkin represents private equity and debt funds and companies in a wide range of transactional special situations matters, including strategic equity and debt investments, general securities and merger and acquisition transactions, and distressed transactions and restructurings in and outside of bankruptcy. He also represents post-restructured companies in a wide range of corporate matters. His expertise also includes special committee advisory work, including the representation of special committees and conflicts committees in connection with various dropdown acquisitions.
Prior to joining Akin in 2021, Frankie was an attorney at a major global law firm. He has also served as a Law Clerk for Senator John Cornyn (Texas) on the United States Senate Judiciary Committee.
EducationJ.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2013
B.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, with high honors, 2009
J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 2013
B.A. Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, with high honors, 2009
Bar AdmissionsNew York
Texas
New York
Texas
- One to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Corporate Governance and Compliance Law), 2021.
