Dan Moss has significant experience in business finance and restructuring, with a particular focus on complex corporate and cross-border reorganizations, distressed acquisitions, and crypto-related matters. He represents debtors, creditors, and creditor committees in significant corporate and government reorganizations and counsels clients on avoidance litigation and corporate governance matters.
Dan served as co-lead counsel for Diebold Nixdorf in its successful restructuring in 71 days of more than $2.7 billion in funded debt in the first-ever dual proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code and Dutch WHOA (wet homologatie onderhands akkoord) restructuring law, including the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of a WHOA proceeding and confirmed restructuring plan. Dan also was lead counsel to Spark Networks SE in connection with its restructuring under the German StaRUG law and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of a StaRUG proceeding and confirmed reorganization plan. He was also co-lead counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Toys "R" Us Property Company I and Peabody Energy chapter 11 cases. In addition, Dan played a significant role in the City of Detroit's chapter 9 case — from litigating the City's eligibility for chapter 9 to plan confirmation.
Dan also devotes time to monitoring legislative proposals pending in Congress that would amend the Bankruptcy Code and has a robust pro bono practice through a representation of a disabled veteran and a nonprofit facing distress. He is an active leader of INSOL International, a member of the International Insolvency Institute, and frequently speaks and writes about cross-border restructuring cases, trends, and legislative developments.
"He is good at developing pragmatic business solutions."Chambers USA
- Cornell University (J.D. cum laude 2007, with a concentration in Business Law & Regulation); The George Washington University (B.B.A. 2004)
- District of Columbia; Virginia; New York; Supreme Court of the United States; U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan and Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Senior Advance Representative, U.S. Department of the Treasury (2007-2008); Senior Advance Representative (2004-2008) and Intern, Office of Appointments and Scheduling (2002-2004), the White House
Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring — District of Columbia (2021)
Named a 2017 National Law Journal "D.C. Rising Star," which identifies top legal talent under the age of 40
Named to American Bankruptcy Institute's 2018 "40 Under 40" list
Selected by Washingtonian magazine as one of Washington, DC's Best Lawyers for Bankruptcy in 2018
Diebold Nixdorf — 2024 International Restructuring of the Year, awarded by both Turnaround Management Association and International M&A Awards
- Law Clerk to Judge Lawrence S. Margolis, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Washington, D.C. (2008)