Mr. G. David David Dean

G. David Dean heads Cole Schotz, P.C.?s Wilmington, Del., office and serves as deputy co-chair of the firm?s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Department, and as a member of its Litigation Department. He focuses in the areas of complex chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring and litigation. Mr. Dean regularly serves as lead counsel to debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, and other major parties in chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. He has represented clients in a variety of industries, including retail, health care, oil and gas, technology, manufacturing, real estate, advertising, and events and entertainment. Mr. Dean was appointed by the Office of the U.S. Trustee to serve as a chapter 11 trustee. He is also experienced in representing companies in disputes involving the expert valuation of businesses and other assets, as well as injunctive remedies, and he has experience counseling clients through mass torts and international issues. Mr. Dean is an active ABI member and serves on the advisory boards of its Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop and Views from the Bench conference. He also handles a number of pro bono representations each year and is an active member of the Delaware Bankruptcy American Inn of Court and the Delaware State Bar Association. Mr. Dean is regularly recognized for his work by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers, which named him a ?Rising Star,? and he was named in The M&A Advisor?s ?40 Under 40 Legal Advisors? list. He received his B.A. in 1999 from the University of Maryland and his J.D. summa cum laude in 2002 from the University of Baltimore.