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James T. Markus is a co-founder and member of Markus Williams Young & Hunsicker LLC. He is certified by the American Board of Certification as a Business Bankruptcy Specialist and is a director of the American College of Bankruptcy Fellows. Markus specializes in the representation of secured creditors, lessors, asset purchasers, official committees, debtors, and […]

Zach Sanderson is an associate with Markus Williams Young & Hunsicker LLC. He concentrates his practice on business bankruptcies, creditors’ rights, and commercial litigation. He holds a law degree from the University of Iowa Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University. Before joining Markus Williams, he served as law clerk to the […]

Juanita Schwartzkopf is senior managing director at Focus Management Group and has more than 30 years of experience in commercial banking and business management. She has dealt with asset recovery situations involving court and non-court approaches, as well as turnaround management. Schwartzkopf’s extensive background provides her clients with creative methods of solving complex recovery problems. […]

Wayne Graffis is a relationship manager at CoBank, a Farm Credit member focused on supporting agricultural cooperatives and agribusinesses, as well as rural infrastructure providers. He has 35 years of experience in the agricultural distressed debt arena, and joined CoBank three years ago as a relationship manager for syndicated production agriculture, food processor, and agricultural […]

Juanita Schwartzkopf is senior managing director at Focus Management Group and has more than 30 years of experience in commercial banking and business management. She has dealt with asset recovery situations involving court and non-court approaches, as well as turnaround management. Schwartzkopf’s extensive background provides her clients with creative methods of solving complex recovery problems. […]

Evan Holownia is a second-year MBA student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania studying organizational effectiveness and change management. He aspires to work in the turnaround and enterprise transformation space after graduating. Holownia holds a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and previously worked on turnaround strategy and public sector merger integration efforts among […]

Nicholas J. Zluticky is a partner in the Kansas City office of Stinson. He represents a broad range of clients in all facets of bankruptcy, receiverships, foreclosures, out-of-court workouts, and restructurings, including serving as lead counsel for the 76 debtors in the largest bankruptcy case ever filed in Kansas. He brings experience with lenders in […]

Dr. Iván J. Romo is the managing partner of SOELI Consulting, a specialized firm involved in business development, litigation, and insolvency in the oil and gas and energy sectors. He has represented parties as an external advisor or expert witness in several of the most prominent insolvency cases in Mexico. Romo is chairperson of the […]

Brian Soper is a managing director with Stretto. He has overseen the development and expansion of the firm’s Corporate Restructuring team for nearly 10 years and serves on its executive management team. He has streamlined account implementation procedures between Stretto’s banking and client support teams. Soper has directed the onboarding, management, and securitization of approximately […]

Matthew Henry is a managing director with Alvarez & Marsal North American Commercial Restructuring in Los Angeles. His clients have spanned industries that include retail, wholesale, manufacturing, media, energy, and real estate. Situational needs have included crisis management, operational improvement, and balance sheet restructuring. Henry was recently engaged by iHeartMedia, a $16 billion media company, […]