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Patrick J.
Reilley

Member

Office 302.651.2004
Email preilley@coleschotz.com
Mary E. VanDermark |Legal Practice Assistant
302.652.3131 ext. x2500
mvandermark@coleschotz.com
Mary E. VanDermark |Legal Practice Assistant
302.652.3131 ext. x2500
mvandermark@coleschotz.com
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Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring Member Patrick J. Reilley is known by clients for his responsiveness, practical judgment and insightful guidance. 

 

Experience

Patrick provides counsel in corporate restructuring matters, representing debtors, creditors’ committees, major creditors, purchasers and parties in adversary proceedings. Patrick represents businesses across a number of industries, including automotive, retail, technology and manufacturing. He is also a certified mediator for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware and serves as a mediator in contested matters and litigation.

 

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Debtors and/or Chapter 11 Trustees Engagements

  • Advantage Holdco, Inc.
  • Alternative Distribution Systems
  • American Virtual Cloud Technologies
  • Appgate, Inc.
  • Barzel Industries
  • BNA Subsidiaries
  • Cadence Innovation
  • CP Holdings LLC
  • Eastern Outfitters, LLC
  • Fedders North America
  • Fresh & Easy, LLC
  • Foothills Resources
  • Grabit, Inc.
  • G. Wentworth
  • JoAnn Fabrics
  • Money Centers of America, Inc.
  • Nirvanix, Inc.
  • Owens Corning
  • Petroquest Energy, Inc.
  • Pitt Penn Holdings, Inc.
  • Ritz Camera
  • SC SJ Holdings LLC
  • Sio2 Medical Products
  • TW, Inc.
  • Tribune Company
  • Tupperware Brands Corporation
  • True Religion
  • Valves & Controls U.S., Inc.
  • Velocity Holdings, Inc.
  • Videology, Inc.
  • View, Inc.
  • Waste2Energy Holdings, Inc.

 

Committee Engagements

  • Allied Nevada Gold Corporation
  • American Blue Ribbon
  • CFM U.S. Corporation
  • Drug Fair Group
  • Entelos
  • Fisker, Inc.
  • Forma Brands
  • Global Safety Textiles Holdings
  • iPic-Gold Class Entertainment, LLC
  • Linens-N-Things
  • LL Flooring (formerly Lumber Liquidators)
  • Magnum Hunter Resources
  • Mallinckrodt
  • Phoenix Services Topco, LLC
  • Purdue Pharma
  • RAIT Funding, LLC
  • Real Mex Restaurants
  • Soft Surroundings Holdings
  • TPC Group Inc.
  • UCI International
  • Water Gremlin

 

Networks & Affiliations
  • Local Rules Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court
  • for the District of Delaware
  • Delaware Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Delaware Bankruptcy Inn of Court
  • American Bankruptcy Institute

 

Honors & Awards

Patrick has been recognized as a leading bankruptcy lawyer by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers For Business. He is also routinely included on the Best Lawyers list.

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Areas of Practice

Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring

Chapter 11 Debtor Reorganizations & Representations Creditors’ Committees Asset Purchasers Equity Holders Unsecured Creditors Estate Fiduciaries Secured Creditors' Rights

Education

Boston University School of Law, J.D.
Bucknell University, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions

Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware

Honors & Awards

Best Lawyers
Chambers USA

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Recent

  1. 01

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 87 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2026 Lists

    August 21, 2025 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  2. 02

    Chambers USA Recognizes 30 Cole Schotz Attorneys and 12 Departments

    June 5, 2025 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  3. 03

    LL Flooring Confirms Wind-Down Plan After ‘Chaotic’ Ch. 11

    December 19, 2024 | Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
  4. 04

    PetroQuest Gets Interim OK To Tap $847K In Del. Ch. 11

    November 15, 2024 | Law360
  5. 05

    Louisiana Oil Field Co. Hits Ch. 11 Again With $115M Debt

    November 15, 2024 | Law360

Blogs

  1. 01

    Derivative Standing When Debtors Are Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

    July 22, 2019
  2. 02

    The Fifth Circuit Considers Enforceability of Blocking “Golden Share” Provisions

    September 11, 2018
  3. 03

    Recent Bankruptcy Court Decisions Address Bankruptcy Code Section 365

    April 16, 2018
News + Insights

NEWS + PUBLICATIONS

  1. 01

    LL Flooring Confirms Wind-Down Plan After ‘Chaotic’ Ch. 11

    December 19, 2024 | Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
  2. 02

    PetroQuest Gets Interim OK To Tap $847K In Del. Ch. 11

    November 15, 2024 | Law360
  3. 03

    Louisiana Oil Field Co. Hits Ch. 11 Again With $115M Debt

    November 15, 2024 | Law360
  4. 04

    Ventilator Co. Vyaire’s Ch. 11 Plan Gets OK After Sales Close

    November 14, 2024 | Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
  5. 05

    Lucky Bucks Creditors Win Discovery Bid In Dividend Probe

    October 23, 2024 | Law360
  6. 06

    FTX Seeks To Push Ch. 11 Plan Over Final Hurdles

    October 4, 2024 | Law360 Bankruptcy Authority
  7. 07

    Meet The Attorneys In Tupperware’s Ch. 11

    September 20, 2024
  8. 08

    Tupperware Hits Ch. 11 In Del. With Plans For Quick Sale

    September 19, 2024 | Law360
  9. 09

    Lucky Bucks Ch. 7 Trustee Seeks Docs About $237M Payout

    February 9, 2024 | Law360
  10. 10

    E-Commerce Co. Nogin Can Access $19.2M Of DIP Funds

    December 7, 2023 | Law360
News + Insights

Awards + Recognitions

  1. 01

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 87 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2026 Lists

    August 21, 2025 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  2. 02

    Chambers USA Recognizes 30 Cole Schotz Attorneys and 12 Departments

    June 5, 2025 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  3. 03

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 69 Cole Schotz Attorneys on 2025 Lists

    August 15, 2024 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  4. 04

    Cole Schotz Continues Upward Trajectory in Chambers USA Rankings

    June 6, 2024
  5. 05

    Best Lawyers Recognizes 73 Cole Schotz Attorneys Across Award Categories on 2024 Lists

    August 17, 2023 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  6. 06

    Cole Schotz Continues to Climb the Chambers USA Rankings

    June 1, 2023 | Cole Schotz Press Release
  7. 07

    Chambers USA Recognizes 27 Cole Schotz Attorneys and Eight Firm Departments

    June 1, 2022
  8. 08

    Represented Videology Inc. in Chapter 11 Auction That Saw Sale Price Soar

    August 13, 2018
News + Insights

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