The Turnaround Management Association is proud to announce James E. “Jim” Van Horn, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, as 2023 TMA Global President. His term begins January 1, 2023. Current TMA Global President Jane W. Mitnick, SM Financial Services Corporation, will transition to TMA Chair in 2023, and Matthew S. English, CTP, Arch + Beam, will transition to Immediate Past Chair.
Jim Van Horn is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP and focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency law. A Chambers USA-rated attorney for the past eight consecutive years (2015-2022), Jim has deep experience working directly 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 plans of reorganization and sales of substantially all assets. He is experienced in representing corporate debtors, secured creditors, asset purchasers, official committees of unsecured creditors, liquidating trustees, receivers, investors, and other stakeholders in bankruptcy courts and other courts throughout the United States.
“I am very honored and excited to serve as TMA Global President. As President, I look forward to working closely with our chapters in the U.S. and internationally to enhance vibrant programming, expand membership growth, and support our highly successful Network of Women, DE&I and NextGen initiatives. I will also focus on creating more value for our members and the industry by leveraging the influence of TMA to drive restructuring and distressed transaction business to our members.”
The 2023 TMA Executive Board
Corporate Secretary – Sally C. Barton, KeyBank |
Chapter Presidents’ Council Chair – Robert Patrick, SC&H Group, Inc. |
VP – Certification – Michael T. Von Lehman, CTP, Meridian Management Partners LLC |
Chapter Presidents’ Council Vice Chair – Rachel Jaffe Mauceri, Robinson+Cole LLP |
VP – Chapter Relations – Rachael L. Smiley, Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC |
Chapter Resource & Response Council Chair – Stephen Emerson, Dry Creek Capital Partners |
VP – Communications – Anne O’Donnell, r2 advisors LLC |
Member-At-Large – Lilies Lanway, FrontWell Capital Partners |
VP – Conferences – Frank Grimaldi, Gordon Brothers |
Member-At-Large – Jonathan P. Reimche, CTP, PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. |
VP – Education – Brian F. Gleason, CTP, Phoenix Management Services |
Member-At-Large – Cynthia Romano, CTP, CohnReznick LLP |
VP – Finance – Allen Wilen, CTP, EisnerAmper LLP |
Member-At-Large – Michael A. Rosow, Winthrop & Weinstine PA |
VP – International Relations – Vlad Nastase, EACTP, Concilium Consulting |
Member-At-Large – Sean T. Smith, Blue Spruce Management |
VP – Membership – Josef Mintz, Blank Rome LLP |
Member-At-Large – Marc Sullivan, CTP, Phoenix Management Services |
Board of Trustees; One-Year Term
Jason Boland, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP |
Kelly Bourassa, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP |
Paul Deutch, Omni Agent Solutions |
Hon. Jean FitzSimon, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge (ret.) |
Evan Gonzalez, AIG, Inc. |
Michael S. Goodman, SSG Capital Advisors LLC |
Peter S. Hartheimer, Sherwood Partners Inc. |
Richard Infantino, CTP, Deloitte |
Suzanne Koenig, CTP, SAK Management Services LLC |
John “Jack” O’Connor, Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC |
Bryce Suzuki, Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. |
Amy Swedberg, Maslon LLP |
New or Re-Elected Board of Trustees Members; Two-Year Term
Elizabeth Aboulafia, Cullen and Dykman LLP |
Steven Agran, CTP, Carl Marks Advisors |
Mica Arlette, PricewaterhouseCoopers |
John Baumgartner, Grant Thornton LLP |
Cameron Belyea, Clayton Utz |
Pauline P. Chow, Birch Lake Associates, LLC |
Daniel A. DeMarco, Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP |
Jennifer K. Faubion, Cairncross & Hempelmann PS |
Janine Figueiredo, Thompson Coburn LLP |
Allen G. Kadish, Archer & Greiner PC |
Jill Kirshenbaum, Briar Capital Real Estate Fund |
Jay H. Krasoff, CTP, Chiron Financial Group |
Jeffrey C. Krause, Gibson Dunn |
Jennifer E. Mercer, Paladin |
Jennifer Meyerowitz, SAK Management Services LLC |
Eva Ringelspacher, Deloitte GmbH |
Heidi J. Sorvino, White & Williams LLP |
Jennifer L. Stam, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP |