Bio

As a seasoned bankruptcy attorney and creditor rights litigator, Joseph Dunn has developed a unique practice representing creditors and insolvency fiduciaries, and pursuing asset recovery, judgment enforcement, and litigation in the insolvency arena. Joe’s broad-ranging restructuring and litigation practice draws on his significant experience with complex bankruptcy cases, creditor rights litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and other work in insolvency scenarios. He has a long track record of successfully representing institutional creditors, liquidating/litigation trustees and other fiduciaries in insolvency matters, and investigating and pursuing complex asset recovery matters, often through litigation focused on piercing fraudulent schemes and offshore asset protection devices. Joe has also advised numerous public and private company Boards, committees and executive management teams regarding insolvency issues, including guiding those clients through workouts, debt restructurings and insolvency proceedings, and distressed dispositions and acquisitions of assets. In addition to his legal work, Joe is active in the community. He has served in various leadership roles in local and statewide insolvency organizations, including on the Advisory Board for ABI’s Battleground West conference, the Board of California Bankruptcy Forum, and on the Selection Committee for the Ninth Circuit’s Lawyer Representative Program. Joe has also served on the board of San Diego-based Center for Community Solutions, a non-profit organization focused on assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. While in law school at Washington & Lee University, he was a member of Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse, where he assisted in providing representation to capital murder defendants facing the death penalty.