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G. David Dean is a Member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Department in the Baltimore office.  He focuses his practice on corporate reorganizations, out-of-court restructurings, and complex business litigation in bankruptcy, state and U.S. district courts.  In bankruptcy proceedings, Mr. Dean has served as counsel to debtors, a foreign representative, official committees of unsecured creditors and equity holders, individual creditors (including landlords and trade creditors), purchasers of assets in bankruptcy, and bankruptcy trustees.  He has significant experience in debtor-side restructuring in Chapter 11 cases.

Outside of bankruptcy, Mr. Dean has often represented businesses and individuals in out-of-court restructurings.  He has been successful on numerous occasions in stabilizing his clients’ relationships with lenders and trade creditors to avoid bankruptcy and litigation altogether.  Mr. Dean also has acted as counsel to borrowers and creditors in state and federal court litigation arising out of failed businesses and loans.

Mr. Dean has spoken on various aspects of bankruptcy and published articles on a variety of bankruptcy topics.

Mr. Dean was selected for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Super Lawyers® Maryland Rising Stars for Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights.  

Mr. Dean has served as counsel to Chapter 11 debtors including:

• Ritz Camera Centers, Inc.
• Gemcraft Homes, Inc.
• Owens Corning
• Fedders North America, Inc.
• MD Homes, LLC
• Frank Parsons, Inc.

Mr. Dean also has served as counsel to various other parties in interest in bankruptcy cases, including:

• Insolvency Administrator of Qimonda AG (Chapter 15)
• Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of F.T. Silfies, Inc. and Price Trucking, Inc. 
• Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of The Merit Group, Inc. (n/k/a TMG Liquidating Corp.), et al.
• Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of D.C. Development, LLC, et al. (WISP Ski Resort)

• Structured Chapter 11 Dismissals: A Viable and Growing Alternative After Asset Sales, ABI Journal, June 2010. This article was selected for inclusion in ABI's newest book, Best of ABI 2011: The Year in Business Bankruptcy.
• The Importance of In Re Condor, Law 360, May 14, 2010
• Bankruptcy Deadline Checklist, 4th Edition: An Easy-to-Use Reference Guide for Case Management and Administration, American Bar Association, 2009
• Structuring a Sale of Privately-Held Stock to Reduce Fraudulent-Transfer Claims Risk, ABI Journal, September 10, 2009
• A Roadmap for Managing §503(b)(9) Claims and Objections: The Debtor’s Perspective, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, October 2008

• American Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland (Vice Chair, Baltimore Chapter)
• Baltimore City Bar Association