Sponsors

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC is a national law firm with over 330 attorneys located in offices throughout the eastern United States. The firm's clients represent nearly every facet of the economy, including multinational corporations, small businesses, nonprofit institutions, municipalities, government agencies and individuals. The needs of our national and international clients involve us in virtually every area of the law and most industries.

Eckert Seamans’ Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group has a national practice with extensive experience in the representation of debtors, creditors’ committees, equity holder committees, trustees and creditors in turnarounds, loan workouts, collections and bankruptcy proceedings. The firm also regularly represents clients in restructurings and liquidations occurring outside of formal bankruptcy proceedings. Chambers USA’s America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes Eckert Seamans as a top law firm for bankruptcy/restructuring.

For more information visit www.eckertseamans.com.

EisnerAmper LLP is a leading full-service accounting and advisory firm, and is among the largest in the United States. We provide audit, accounting, and tax services, as well as corporate finance, internal audit and risk management, litigation consulting, forensic accounting, and other professional advisory services to a broad range of clients. We work with high net worth individuals, family offices, closely held businesses, start-ups, middle market and Fortune 500 companies.

EisnerAmper’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group provides restructuring and investigative advisory services to distressed companies, unsecured creditors, senior lenders and trustees in the middle market environment. The group includes highly experienced CPAs, CFEs, CIRAs, CTPs, valuation experts, tax advisors, and strategy consultants. EisnerAmper represents each client’s position strategically, knowing that the best results come from spirited cooperation between debtors and creditors built on credibility and trust.

For more information, visit www.eisneramper.com. 

For over 34 years, Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc., a leading turnaround and crisis management advisory firm, has worked with U.S. and International middle market companies which are experiencing financial or operational challenges. Over 1,000 public and privately-held companies have benefited from the Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc. partnering approach to restoring value for its clients while restoring confidence with its shareholders including investors, lenders, customers, suppliers and employees. Serving the needs of clients across a wide breadth of industries, Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc. also has specialty practice areas focused on healthcare companies, government contractors, performing arts and cultural institutions and not-for-profit organizations. The Beard Group, publisher of Turnarounds and Workouts Magazine, and The Deal, have recognized ESBA as one of the top U.S. turnaround consulting firms. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Executive Sounding Board Associates Inc. has offices in New York City and Baltimore.

For more information, visit www.esba.com.

GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC is a national specialty financial advisory services firm providing solutions to complex business problems and Board level agenda items. The firm applies a unique mix of skill sets and experience to address matters of the utmost importance to an enterprise such as managing through a business crisis or bankruptcy, planning & executing a major acquisition or divestiture, pursuing a fraud investigation or corporate litigation, and other top level non-typical business challenges. The combination of proven operating and financial expertise, a hands-on approach and an absolute focus on assignment execution makes GlassRatner a unique and valuable ally for its clients and partners.

For more information visit www.glassratner.com. 

For over 25 years, Phoenix has provided smarter, operationally focused solutions for middle market companies in transition. Phoenix Management Services provides turnaround, crisis and interim management, specialized advisory and operational due diligence services for both distressed and growth oriented companies. Phoenix Capital Resources provides seamless investment banking solutions including: M&A advisory, complex restructurings and capital placements. Proven. Results. ®

Hands-On, On-Site
Our operational capabilities are at the core of the value we add to our clients. We work closely with management to identify needs, plan practical solutions and work side by side to implement tactics. Phoenix’s on-site management support teams consist of C-level experienced professionals.

Phoenix Management Services 

• Turnaround Management
• Crisis and Interim Management
• Operational Assessments
• Financial Advisory
• Strategic Advisory
• Bankruptcy Advisory
• Due Diligence Reviews
• Litigation Support
• Liquidation and Business Wind Down

Phoenix Capital Resources

• M&A Advisory
• Raising Capital
• Financial Restructuring

Visit us at www.phoenixmanagement.com and www.phoenixcapitalresources.com.

Saul Ewing LLP has 240 attorneys providing sophisticated legal services from offices in ten locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. The firm maintains offices in Philadelphia, Chesterbrook, and Harrisburg, PA; Baltimore, MD; Boston, MA; Newark and Princeton, NJ; Wilmington, DE; Washington, D.C.; and New York, NY.

Attorneys in Saul Ewing's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice represent clients facing the challenges and complexities arising out of court restructurings and the bankruptcy or insolvency of financially troubled companies. The firm handles all aspects of restructuring matters, both in and out of court, representing a wide variety of clients, including debtors, creditors' committees, equity committees, trustees, trade creditors, landlords and other lessors, board members, purchasers, and parties defending litigation brought by debtors, or pursuing claims against debtors. Our cases range from the relatively simple to very complex, and we have extensive experience representing parties in litigation arising out of bankruptcies and other insolvencies.

For more information visit www.saul.com.

SSG Capital Advisors, LLC ("SSG") is a leading independent boutique investment bank that assists middle market companies, as well as their stakeholders, complete special situation transactions. As a specialist in mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory, capital raises, financial restructurings and complex valuations, we offer the expertise our clients need in today's complex and fast-moving financial markets. As a partner-owned firm with a clear focus, we offer the personal attention of our senior partners, entrepreneurial spirit and agility in the marketplace that middle-market businesses require. Since 2001, SSG has successfully completed over 190 special situation investment banking assignments on behalf of clients in North America and Europe.

For more information, visit www.ssgca.com.

50 Words, LLC provides marketing, public relations and crisis communications services.

Our outsourced marketing professionals work with companies that do not have a marketing department or that need to add more manpower to their existing marketing team. We provide the utmost in specialized marketing talents, from Chief Marketing Officer to Research Analyst to SEO Expert, with maximum ROI. Clients get the skill of an entire marketing department with no salary commitments, benefits costs, or office overhead.

Our public relations and crisis communications professionals are skilled at developing and executing communication strategies to build, enhance or preserve the value of business and not-for-profit brands. Our services include plan development and training, media training, social media monitoring and response, communications development and media outreach.

Lamm Rubenstone is a full-service law firm, with offices in Bucks County, Philadelphia and New Jersey. Practice areas include: Banking, Business Financing, Equipment Leasing, Collections & Foreclosures, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Loan Documentation, Creditors’ Rights, Employment, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts, Intellectual Property, Malpractice & Personal Injury, Real Estate & Use and Zoning. For 25 years, Lamm Rubenstone has combined the practice of business law and the individual’s rights in one firm realizing that business owners, bankers and community individuals have personal as well as business needs that require legal counsel. Our lawyers are trained to advise the client in consideration of his or her specific goals as well as the bigger picture of the clients’ long range objectives. We interview people, not just their problems.

For more information visit www.lammrubenstone.com