
Dylan Trache
Partner
Suite 900
Washington, D.C., 20001
Suite 2120
Richmond, VA 23219
Dylan is co-chair of the firm’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. He regularly appears in bankruptcy courts throughout the country.
Dylan's practice centers on bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and related litigation. He has experience representing Chapter 11 debtors, bankruptcy trustees, major creditors, and other parties in business bankruptcy cases in many industries, including construction mass media, legal...
Dylan is co-chair of the firm’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. He regularly appears in bankruptcy courts throughout the country.
Dylan's practice centers on bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and related litigation. He has experience representing Chapter 11 debtors, bankruptcy trustees, major creditors, and other parties in business bankruptcy cases in many industries, including construction mass media, legal services, real estate, aviation, retail, manufacturing, and food and beverage.
Dylan also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in avoidable preference, fraudulent conveyance, claim objections, and other bankruptcy litigation. His experience also includes representing buyers and sellers of assets in sales conducted under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Dylan has experience representing creditors in Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency cases. He has been certified by the American Board of Certification in business bankruptcy law since 2007.
Dylan represents secured lenders and other parties in state court receivership actions.

services, real estate, aviation, retail, manufacturing, and food and beverage.
Dylan also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in avoidable preference, fraudulent conveyance, claim objections, and other bankruptcy litigation. His experience also includes representing buyers and sellers of assets in sales conducted under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Dylan has experience representing creditors in Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency cases. He has been certified by the American Board of Certification in business bankruptcy law since 2007.
Dylan represents secured lenders and other parties in state court receivership actions.
Experience
Representative Matters
Has served as:
- Counsel to the Trustee in the liquidation of a nationally known electrical contractor in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a major hospital bankruptcy in the District of Columbia
- Counsel to several creditors, including a member of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of a national electronics retailer in the Eastern District of Virginia, including defense of numerous multimillion-dollar preference/avoidance claims and claim objections
- Counsel to a major radio broadcaster in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Middle District of Florida
- Counsel to the Chapter 11 trustee and liquidating trustee in a Ponzi scheme bankruptcy case involving fraudulent real estate transactions in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Special counsel to a government contractor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Southern District of New York
- Counsel to a furniture manufacturer and its affiliated retailer in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to domestic subsidiary of a German aircraft manufacturer in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Virginia and counsel to its litigation trust established under its Chapter 11 plan
- Counsel to large vendor for a national toy and apparel retailer in the in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to landlord in various bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
Education
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The George Washington University Law School,
JD
- The George Washington International Law Review
- St. Mary's College of Maryland, BA
Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Certifications
- Board Certified, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Board of Certification
Representative Matters
Has served as:
- Counsel to the Trustee in the liquidation of a nationally known electrical contractor in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a major hospital bankruptcy in the District of Columbia
- Counsel to several creditors, including a member of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of a national electronics retailer in the Eastern District of Virginia, including defense of numerous multimillion-dollar preference/avoidance claims and claim objections
- Counsel to a major radio broadcaster in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Middle District of Florida
- Counsel to the Chapter 11 trustee and liquidating trustee in a Ponzi scheme bankruptcy case involving fraudulent real estate transactions in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Special counsel to a government contractor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Southern District of New York
- Counsel to a furniture manufacturer and its affiliated retailer in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to domestic subsidiary of a German aircraft manufacturer in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Virginia and counsel to its litigation trust established under its Chapter 11 plan
- Counsel to large vendor for a national toy and apparel retailer in the in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to landlord in various bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
Media
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2012–2026)
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – District of Columbia (2020–2025)
- Washingtonian Magazine Top Lawyers (2017–2022)
- The Legal 500 US "Recommended Lawyer," Corporate Restructuring (2010–2011)
- Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyers," Bankruptcy (2014–2025)
- Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyers Rising Star," Bankruptcy (2013)
- Virginia "Super Lawyers," Bankruptcy (2013–2014)
- Virginia "Super Lawyers Rising Star," Bankruptcy (2010–2012)
Professional Activities
- Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section, Chair (2021–2022)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), Co-Chair Emerging Industries and Technology Committee (2020–2022)
- Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association (NVBBA)
Dylan is co-chair of the firm’s bankruptcy and financial restructuring practice group. He regularly appears in bankruptcy courts throughout the country.
Dylan's practice centers on bankruptcy, financial restructuring, and related litigation. He has experience representing Chapter 11 debtors, bankruptcy trustees, major creditors, and other parties in business bankruptcy cases in many industries, including construction mass media, legal... services, real estate, aviation, retail, manufacturing, and food and beverage.
Dylan also has experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in avoidable preference, fraudulent conveyance, claim objections, and other bankruptcy litigation. His experience also includes representing buyers and sellers of assets in sales conducted under Section 363 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Dylan has experience representing creditors in Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency cases. He has been certified by the American Board of Certification in business bankruptcy law since 2007.
Dylan represents secured lenders and other parties in state court receivership actions.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Matters
Has served as:
- Counsel to the Trustee in the liquidation of a nationally known electrical contractor in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a major hospital bankruptcy in the District of Columbia
- Counsel to several creditors, including a member of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of a national electronics retailer in the Eastern District of Virginia, including defense of numerous multimillion-dollar preference/avoidance claims and claim objections
- Counsel to a major radio broadcaster in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Middle District of Florida
- Counsel to the Chapter 11 trustee and liquidating trustee in a Ponzi scheme bankruptcy case involving fraudulent real estate transactions in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Special counsel to a government contractor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Southern District of New York
- Counsel to a furniture manufacturer and its affiliated retailer in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to domestic subsidiary of a German aircraft manufacturer in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case in the Eastern District of Virginia and counsel to its litigation trust established under its Chapter 11 plan
- Counsel to large vendor for a national toy and apparel retailer in the in the Eastern District of Virginia
- Counsel to landlord in various bankruptcy cases in the Eastern District of Virginia
Education
-
The George Washington University Law School,
JD
- The George Washington International Law Review
- St. Mary's College of Maryland, BA
Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Practice Areas
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2012–2026)
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring – District of Columbia (2020–2025)
- Washingtonian Magazine Top Lawyers (2017–2022)
- The Legal 500 US "Recommended Lawyer," Corporate Restructuring (2010–2011)
- Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyers," Bankruptcy (2014–2025)
- Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyers Rising Star," Bankruptcy (2013)
- Virginia "Super Lawyers," Bankruptcy (2013–2014)
- Virginia "Super Lawyers Rising Star," Bankruptcy (2010–2012)
- Board of Governors, Virginia State Bar Bankruptcy Law Section, Chair (2021–2022)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), Co-Chair Emerging Industries and Technology Committee (2020–2022)
- Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association (NVBBA)
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