Tyler is Co-Head of the firm’s bankruptcy and restructuring practice, rated Band 1 for Bankruptcy/Insolvency in Virginia by Chambers USA, a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and ranked among the Top Ten lawyers in Virginia by Super Lawyers. Chambers USA, 2020 interviewees describe Tyler as “outstanding, super capable and very, very good on his feet.”  He “has a wealth of experience advising debtors and creditors on the full range of bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters.”

Tyler regularly represents debtors, creditors’ committees, and secured and unsecured creditors in complex chapter 11 cases. Tyler also handles loan workouts, lender liability claims, contract disputes, and other commercial litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Tyler provides transactional and lending advice to commercial, consumer and mortgage lenders, private equity firms and hedge funds, and public and private companies. He has extensive litigation experience with adversary proceedings and contested matters in US Bankruptcy Court and commercial litigation in Virginia state and federal courts. Tyler is admitted to practice in the US Supreme Court, the Virginia Supreme Court, the Third, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits, and the US District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia.

Tyler’s recent engagements have included various roles in the complex Chapter 11 cases of Intelsat, Guitar Center, J Crew, Alpha Media, Ascena, Pier 1 Imports, Gymboree, Think Finance, Restaurants Unlimited, Toys ‘R Us, Alpha Natural Resources, LeClairRyan, Rogers Bancshares, James River Coal, and Xinergy, among many others.

Bar Admissions

Education
JD, Washington and Lee University, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief, Washington and Lee Law Review, Vol. 44, 1987

BA, Syracuse University, 1984

• Represented numerous secured and unsecured creditors, directors, bondholders, trustees and equity interests in Chapter 11 reorganizations, restructurings and workouts.
• Served as lead debtor’s counsel in corporate Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases.
• Significant trial and motions experience in Bankruptcy and District Courts throughout the eastern United States.
• Regularly represent corporations in defense of preference claims, turnover actions, fraudulent conveyance and transfer claims, and other bankruptcy and insolvency disputes.
• Handled defense of numerous consumer claims for national finance companies, banks and mortgage lenders. 
• Handled defense of federal class actions against mortgage and consumer lenders on bankruptcy and RESPA claims.
• Represented insurance guaranty associations in numerous insurance company insolvencies.
• Successfully represented manufacturers and transportation companies in significant coverage disputes with insurers.
• Regularly advise Fortune 500 companies on bankruptcy-related issues involved in the structuring of corporate acquisitions, loans and other transactions.
• Substantial experience in attachment, detinue, replevin, injunction, seizure and other aggressive creditor actions.

• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Class of 2009
• Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation, Class of 2016
• Co-Chair of Planning Committee, Mid-Atlantic Institute on Bankruptcy and Reorganization Practice
• Past President, Richmond Bar Association
• President, Greater Richmond Bar Foundation
• Past Member, Board of Governors, Bankruptcy Section, Virginia State Bar
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

• Selected as a Top 10 Lawyer in Virginia, Virginia Super Lawyers, 2017. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Super Lawyers’ webpage.
• Recognized as a Leader in Bankruptcy and Restructuring, Virginia, Band 1, Chambers USA, 2015-2017
• Named among the Legal Elite for Bankruptcy Law, Virginia Business Magazine, 2008-2016. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Virginia Business’ webpage.
• Selected as a Best Lawyer for Bankruptcy/Insolvency, Virginia, 2005-2006 and for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2018. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Best Lawyers’ webpage.

• Named the Richmond Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year,” Best Lawyers in America, 2018. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Best Lawyers’ webpage.

• Selected as a Super Lawyer for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, Virginia Super Lawyers, 2006-2016. A description of the selection methodology can be found on Super Lawyers’ webpage.

• Secured Lender’s Credit-Bid Capped in Free Lance-Star, ABI Journal
• How Ch. 11 Ruling Ends War Between National, Local Rates, Law360
• Enforcement of Judgments and Liens in Virginia
• Enforcement of Judgments and Liens in Virginia
• Guitar Center, Inc. Marks First “Pre-Pack” Case in Eastern District of Virginia, Bankruptcy Law News, Virginia State Bar
• Mortgage Reaffirmation Agreements, Credit Reporting, and the Discharge Injunction: Recent Bankruptcy Court Decision Reveals Underlying Tensions, Journal of Bankruptcy Law
• Analysis: How New Bankruptcy Rules Will Impact Financial Institutions, Texas Lawbook