Dion W. Hayes

Attorney

Current Position

Partner
McGuireWoods LLP
Gateway Plaza 800 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219
USA

Tel: 804.775.1144
Fax: 804.698.2078
Email: dhayes@mcguirewoods.com

Education

William & Mary Law School, 1992 (JD)
University of Virginia, B.A. (1989)
Admitted to practice in New York, District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia
Admitted to practice in U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 7th Circuits

Professional Career

Deputy Managing Partner – Litigation, McGuireWoods LLP (2017-present)
Chair, Restructuring and Insolvency Department, McGuireWoods LLP (2012-2017)
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP (2000-present)

Affiliations

Irish Legal 100, Member
American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
Virginia State Bar, Section of Bankruptcy, Member
The Bankruptcy Strategist, Law Journal Newsletters, Board of Editors

Publications

"Purchasing Assets of Employers in MEPs: Withdrawal Liability as a Successor" McGuireWoods Legal Insights July 2, 2018 Author
"Small Business Deadlines" ABI Journal March 2017 Co-Author
"R&I Update: Hot Topics in Oil and Gas Restructurings, Volume 5" McGuireWoods Legal Insights December 14, 2016 Author
"Third Circuit Enforces Make-Whole Premium for Notes Accelerated by Bankruptcy Filing" McGuireWoods Legal Insights December 2, 2016 Author
"R&I Update: Hot Topics in Oil and Gas Restructurings, Volume 4" McGuireWoods Legal Insights September 16, 2016 Author
"R&I Update: Hot Topics in Oil and Gas Restructurings, Volume 3" McGuireWoods Legal Insights May 19, 2016 Author
"R&I Update: Hot Topics in Oil and Gas Restructurings, Volume 2" McGuireWoods Legal Insights March 10, 2016 Author
"R&I Update: Hot Topics in Oil and Gas Restructurings, Volume 1" McGuireWoods Legal Insights February 10, 2016 Author
"JPMorgan Scores Major Victory in Ongoing Lehman Bankruptcy" McGuireWoods Legal Insights October 12, 2015 Author
"Restructuring and Insolvency Update: Title Insurance May Not Save Secured Lenders from Priming Mechanic’s Liens" McGuireWoods Legal Insights April 21, 2015 Author
"Seventh Circuit Stumble" The Bankruptcy Strategist October 2013 Co-author
"Damages Control: How to Use Nonbankruptcy Claims Facilities to Resolve Mass Tort Liabilities" Corporate Counsel March 2011 Co-author
"Reorganization" Bankruptcy in Virginia 2011 Co-author
"Substantial Contribution Claims" The Bankruptcy Strategist December 2010 Co-author

Awards

The Best Lawyers in America, "Lawyer of the Year," Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2020; Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2018
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2006-2020; Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2017-2020,
Selected for inclusion in America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Bankruptcy/Restructuring (Band 1), Virginia, Chambers USA, 2016-2019
Named to "Virginia Super Lawyers," Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, Banking, Business Litigation, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2007-2019
Named to "Legal Elite," Bankruptcy Law, Virginia Business, 2007-2019