Brittany B. Falabella

BRITT is a partner in Hirschler Fleischer, P.C.’s Litigation group in Richmond, Va., where her practice focuses on bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors’ rights. She is a chapter 7 panel trustee for the Western District of Virginia and represents multiple players in the bankruptcy process, including individual and corporate debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, committees and trustees. In two recent cases, her representation of a chapter 7 trustee enabled the recovery of more than $1 million for victims of two fraudulent schemes. She also advises companies and stakeholders in out-of-court restructurings and winddowns, and she has experience representing varied interests in chapter 11, subchapter V, chapter 7 and chapter 13 matters. She also has represented multiple Fortune 500 companies in bankruptcy matters nationwide, including preference litigation, executory contract matters, critical-vendor status and claims matters.

Britt chairs the Bankruptcy Section of the Virginia Bar Association, and she is a member of the Local Rules Committee for the Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court. She was named among The Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch” for Bankruptcy and Creditor/ Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganizational Law from 2022-25, and as one of Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” for Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights from 2020-24. She also was selected for inclusion in Virginia Super Lawyers for Bankruptcy from 2023-24. She has contributed articles to the ABI Journal, Law360 and Construction Executive magazine, as well as several pieces to Hirschler’s website. She also has spoken at multiple continuing legal education seminars on matters ranging from ethics to construction bankruptcies to litigating avoidance actions.

Although she had for years wanted to become an FBI agent, Britt’s career as a lawyer began in bankruptcy, but she had transitioned to other practice areas before pursuing another passion: baking. After a few years of making wedding cakes, assisting a nonprofit in opening a bakery to further its mission, and starting a family, she was able to re-enter bankruptcy practice. Given her experience running a small business, she approaches her debtor cases from an empathetic perspective to assist her clients in recuperating what is often their life’s work and savings. This also drives her community involvement with the differently abled community: She is a long-time coach and volunteer for Special Olympics of Virginia and the former treasurer of its Young Professionals Board, and she sits on the advisory council for the Next Move Program, a 501(c)(3) supporting job training for young adults with intellectual disabilities. She also performs pro bono work and serves as a triage chair for no-asset consumer bankruptcy cases for the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation/ Central Virginia Legal Aid Services. In addition, she sits on the recruitment and associate advancement committees at her firm and often serves as a mentor to summer and new associates.