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 35-attorney Restructuring and Insolvency Department from 2012-17. Since 1992, Mr. Hayes has focused his practice on insolvency law and financial restructuring, including bankruptcy, out-of-court restructurings, distressed asset acquisitions and recapitalizations, and related litigation. He has particular experience in the coal, mining, insurance, banking, retail, and healthcare industries. Mr. Hayes also has experience with the insolvencies in the U.S. and elsewhere of regulated entities, such as insurance companies and banks. He has recently appeared in bankruptcy courts and other federal courts in Delaware, Florida, New York, Texas and 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 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.