Deirdre M. Richards

Deirdre M. Richards is a partner and concentrates her practice in bankruptcy litigation, loan workouts and commercial litigation. She is the managing partner of the Wilmington office. She serves clients in state and federal courts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in areas including:

• Litigation breach of contract and other actions for clients in the equipment leasing and financing area
• Defending clients in Fraudulent Transfer litigation in bankruptcy courts
• Litigating for clients in state and federal courts
• Prosecuting Objections to Discharge and Dischargeability based on fraud in bankruptcy courts
• Litigating cash collateral issues for factors in bankruptcy courts
• Litigating actions pursuant to Uniform Commercial Code for factors in state and federal district courts.

Ms. Richards is a former member of the Legal Committee and is a current member of the Amicus Curiae subcommittee for the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, a member of the Northeast Chapter of the International Factoring Association, The National Equipment Finance Association, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the American Bar Association and the Philadelphia Bar Association. Ms. Richards was appointed as the Attorney State Chair of Delaware for the International Association of Credit and Collection Professionals for the 2017 – 2018 term, and the 2018-2019 term.