Bradford F. Englander

Mr. Englander is a member of the Business Solutions, Restructuring & Financial Litigation group.  He represents debtors, creditors' committees, trustees, creditors and other parties in interest in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, workouts, acquisitions and creditors' rights litigation.

Recognitions

• Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Virginia (2015–Present)
• The Best Lawyers in America^®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation - Bankruptcy (2011–2027) 
  • "Lawyer of the Year" Washington DC Litigation - Bankruptcy  (2013, 2017, 2019)
  • "Lawyer of the Year" Washington DC Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2016)
• Virginia Super Lawyers^®, Bankruptcy: Business (2008–Present)
• Washingtonian Magazine, "Top Lawyer in Bankruptcy" (2009, 2011, 2013, 2018)

Memberships & Activities

• Chair: ABA Business Bankruptcy Subcommittee on Professional Ethics
• Board Member and President Elect: Northern Virginia Bankruptcy Bar Association
• Member: American Bankruptcy Institute
• Member: Virginia Bar Association
• Member: District of Columbia Bar Association
• Managing Editor: Washington & Lee Law Review, 1984-85

clerkship

• Honorable Robert R. Beezer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Selected Debtor Representations - Chapter 11 Reorganizations

• Represented privately held investment company in Chapter 11 reorganization in Eastern District of Virginia
• Represented coal mining and distribution company in Chapter 11 in Kentucky
• Represented tenant in common owners of office building in Chapter 11 reorganization in the District Court of Delaware
• Represented various owner and developers of office and residential real estate projects in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases in Maryland and Virginia
• Represented owner and operator of golf course and country club located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
• Represented clothing retail chain based in Washington, D.C.
• Represented competitive local exchange carrier in Chapter 11 case
• Represented manufacturer of deck component system in Chapter 11 case in Maryland
• Represented private school in wind down of operations, Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, and disposition of assets in the District of Columbia
• Represented long-haul fiber company in Chapter 11 in Virginia. Coordinated of sale of assets; handled bankruptcy litigation in Virginia and New York; confirmed plan of liquidation
• Represented large local psychiatric practice in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Maryland
• Represented architectural and contracting firm in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and litigation in Virginia
• Represented military contractor with operations in Virginia and California in Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Selected Creditor Committee/Plan Administrator Representations

• Represented creditors committee in Chapter 11 case of Amlaw 100 law firm in Chapter 11 in San Francisco, California
• Represented creditors committee in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of local custom homebuilder in Virginia
• Represented creditors committee in Chapter 11 case of international food retailer in Virginia
• Local counsel for creditors committee in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of national retailer in Maryland
• Co-counsel for creditors committee in Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of regional furniture retailer in Maryland
• Local counsel to creditors committee for energy trading division of a major utility company in Maryland Chapter 11 case
• Represented creditors committee in Chapter 11 case of R&D phase biotech company in Maryland
• Represented creditor committee in Virginia Chapter 11 case of government contractor, and served as Plan Administrator
• Represented creditors committee in Virginia Chapter 11 case of property management company involving major defalcation by insider
• Represented creditors committee and served as Plan Administrator in Virginia Chapter 11 case of web hosting company.
• Represented creditors committee and served as disbursing agent in Virginia Chapter 11 case of government contractor

Selected Chapter 11 Trustee Representation

• Serving as Chapter 11 trustee for commercial construction company in Maryland
• Served as Chapter 11 trustee for commercial printing company located in Stafford County, Va. Case involved operations of business, sale of business, prosecution of preference and fraudulent transfer litigation and claims against insiders
• Served as Chapter 11 trustee and plan administrator for large day care center located in Beltsville, Md.

Special Counsel Services

• Special litigation counsel to Chapter 11 trustee in for Vijay K. cases involving mortgage origination fraud

Creditors' Rights and Preference Defense

• Represent unsecured creditors, equipment lessors and landlords in numerous Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases
• Represent defendants in numerous preference and fraudulent transfer demands and actions

Loan Workouts and Financial Restructuring

• Represent various real estate developers in out-court workouts and restructurings with respect to apartment buildings, single family housing developments and office complexes

"Romantic Relationships In Professional Practice: The Ethics of Crossing Boundaries,"  ABA webinar (2024)

"Security Interests in Limited Liability Company Membership Interests: Foreclosure Considerations," Business Law Today (2019)

"A Leaky Umbrella: Bankruptcy and LLPs, Lessons Learned from Big Law Bankruptcies,"  ABA webinar (2013)

"TOUSA Revisited - Real Debt, Wrong Payor and Fraudulent Transfer Liability" Virginia CLE, Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Seminar (2012)

"Small Business Bankruptcy," ABA Annual Meeting, Toronto (2011)

"Anatomy of a Small Business Bankruptcy," ABA Webinar (2010)

"Orientation to the U.S. Legal System," International Law Institute (2009 & 2010)