Dion W. Hayes

Dion W. Hayes is a partner with McGuireWoods LLP in Richmond, Va. He served from 2017-22 as the firm’s deputy managing partner for Litigation and chaired the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Department from 2012-17. Since 1992, Mr. Hayes has focused his practice on insolvency law and financial restructuring (including related litigation and cross-border insolvencies), bankruptcy, out-of-court workouts, distressed-asset acquisitions, recapitalizations and commercial litigation. He has a national practice and has handled significant matters in bankruptcy courts and other courts in numerous states, including California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Mr. Hayes is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy and has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA (Tier 1) for Bankruptcy, The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights, Super Lawyers for Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Banking, and Business Litigation, the Legal Elite for Bankruptcy, and the Irish Legal 100. He is admitted to practice in D.C., Maryland, New York, and Virginia, and he has taught bankruptcy as an adjunct professor at William & Mary Law School. Mr. Hayes received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1989 and his J.D. from William & Mary Law School in 1992.