Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
J. Daniel Vorsteg

J. Daniel Vorsteg

Partner
Columbia
T: 410.347.9429

Biography

Mr. Vorsteg is a partner in the firm's Business Solutions, Restructuring & Financial Litigation Section handling complex business reorganizations, loan restructurings, Chapter 11 bankruptcies and related commercial and bankruptcy litigation. He has extensive experience representing corporate debtors, court-appointed committees, trustees, plan administrators and other stakeholders in bankruptcy cases, financial restructurings, litigation and related matters throughout the United States.

Recognitions

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2011–2027)
 

Memberships & Activities

  • Member: Maryland State Bar Association
  • Member: District of Columbia Bar Association
  • Member: American Bar Association
  • Member: American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Member: Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland

Complex Chapter 11 Reorganizations

  • Counsel in Chapter 11 to developer of a 2,000 acre waterfront community in Virginia
  • Counsel to regionally-based trucking companies specializing in bulk transportation of cement and lime
  • Counsel to the owner and operator of an electric generation facility in Batesville, Mississippi
  • Co-Counsel to an energy company with a focus on energy trading, power generation and natural gas transmission in North America with over $9 billion in assets
  • Counsel to designer, manufacturer and marketer of products for home fashions and apparel fabrics market
  • Co-Counsel to publicly traded railroad construction company with over $500 million in assets
  • Counsel to contract freight carrier specializing in expedited and overnight transportation operating in the Northeast corridor
 

Creditors' Committee Representation

  • Counsel to the Committee appointed in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of family-style restaurant chain 
  • Counsel to the Committee appointed in Chapter 11 bankruptcy of designer and manufacturer of bulk handling equipment and thermal processing equipment
  • Co-Counsel to Committee in Chapter 11 liquidation of major convenience store and fuel stations chain in the Northeast
 

Bankruptcy Trustee and Plan Administration Representation

  • Special Counsel to the Debtors in Chapter 11 liquidation of several hospitals to prosecute several hundred avoidance actions
  • Co-Counsel to Litigation Trust in Chapter 11 cases of chemical manufacturing company and multiple affiliates
  • Special Litigation Counsel to the Creditors Trust to investigate and pursue several hundred avoidance actions and other litigation
  • Counsel to Litigation Trustee in liquidation of an airline industry service company, including prosecution of preference litigation

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