Melissa Ruman Stewart
Shareholder
Dallas
5400 Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75270
214.745.5200 Direct
214.745.5390 Fax
mstewart@winstead.com
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Profile

Melissa Stewart has been representing lenders and borrowers in both middle market and large syndicated loan transactions and real estate secured finance since the inception of her practice in 1981. She has handled dollar and multicurrency national and international complex corporate financing, including tiered lending, secured transactions, real estate lending, and media and telecom finance.  Melissa also has represented clients in financing transactions that include all types of acquisition finance.

Representative Experience

  • Represents and counsels agents, lenders, bank groups and borrowers in structuring and restructuring middle market, secured and unsecured, tiered and syndicated financing transactions
  • Represents and counsels corporations and other entities in complex sales, acquisition and financing transactions
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1981
  • New York, 2007
Languages
Education
Tulane University Law School
  • J.D., 1981
  • cum laude
  • Moot Court Chief Administrative Judge
  • Barristers
Newcomb College of Tulane University
  • B.A., 1978
  • Dean's List
  • Pi Sigma Alpha
  • Mortar Board
Professional & Community Involvement
  • Dallas Bar Association
  • Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
  • Dallas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Association of Bank Counsel
  • Attorneys Serving the Community
  • Dallas Symphony Association Board of Governors, 2001-2007
  • Dallas Symphony Association Executive Board, 2008
  • Dallas Symphony Nominating and Governance Committee, 2006-2007; Chair, 2008
  • Dallas Symphony Foundation Board, 2008
  • Downtown YMCA Board of Management, 2007-2008
  • The Winston School Board of Trustees, 2002-2007; Executive Committee, 2003-2007; Secretary, 2004-2007
  • St Mark's Capital Campaign Parent Fundraising Committee, 2001
Awards & Recognition
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly, 2003-2007, 2009 
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law 2006-2010
  • Best Women Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine, 2010 
Presentation Topics
  • Waterfall Provisions
  • Deemed Dividends