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Matt Manning is a managing director at M3 Partners with more than 19 years of experience advising corporate and financial clients in operational and financial matters. He is an experienced investor, with a strong background in capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, accounting, and financial operations, and he has also served in the C-suite. Manning’s expertise […]

Frank Jones is a managing director at Ankura, based in Washington, D.C. He focuses on retail performance improvement and marketing and practice development. He has held management positions with Fortune 500 companies, including in price management, marketing research and customer insights, competitive analysis, merchandising decision and category management support, customer service and call centers, and […]

Samantha Martin is of counsel in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings and is based in New York. She has significant experience representing debtors, official committees of unsecured creditors, ad hoc groups of bondholders and lenders, individual creditors, purchasers, and liquidating trustees in all aspects of complex corporate restructurings, including Chapter 11 cases and […]

Laura Wheeler is a managing director at Ankura, based in New York. She is a digital leader who has led in highly profitable, large-scale organizations; developed innovative strategies to capture new markets in fast growth environments; and turned around struggling businesses. She started her career in consulting with McKinsey and later transitioned her focus to […]

Gabriel Sasson is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings based in New York. He concentrates his practice on bankruptcy proceedings and restructuring transactions and has extensive experience representing ad hoc groups of bondholders, secured lenders and other creditors, DIP lenders, official committees of unsecured creditors, indenture trustees, equity holders, and debtors […]

James “Jim” E. Van Horn is a partner with Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Washington, D.C. He focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency law and compliance and monitorships. He works with senior management, investors, creditors, and other stakeholders in matters ranging from out-of-court workouts and prepackaged and prearranged Chapter 11 reorganizations to cram down […]

Frank Merola is a partner in the Financial Restructuring group at Paul Hastings. With nearly 30 years in practice, his legal and business acumen have earned him a reputation as a bold and tireless advocate in business reorganization who achieves clients’ objectives, both in and out of court. Merola advises debtors, creditors, official and ad […]

Rhett B. Rowe is CEO of Great Lakes Business Credit, a non-bank asset-based lending (ABL) platform providing credit commitments up to $6 million throughout the eastern United States.He previously served as CEO for several bank and non-bank entities. Rowe serves on several industry and non-profit organization boards and committees, including TMA, SFNET, RMA and ACG. He holds a […]

Kristina M. Johnson is a partner in Jones Walker LLP’s Litigation Practice Group. She provides sophisticated counsel in complex and often cross-jurisdictional bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, workouts, receiverships, commercial litigation, and collection matters. She is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and one of only six Mississippi attorneys board certified in business bankruptcy […]

Gina M. Jacobs is a partner in Jones Walker LLP’s Corporate Practice Group. She focuses on business planning and commercial transactions, commercial finance, and mergers and acquisitions, advising privately held businesses regarding business planning, contracting, finance, and acquisition and divestiture needs. She provides counsel to companies in a diverse range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, […]