Insights & Thought Leadership

    Expert insights from two decades at the forefront of Article 9 transactions, intangible asset sales and restructuring trends.

    Speaking Engagements

    Our Founder is regularly invited to speak on topics including Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, restructuring, intellectual property, privacy, asset sales and artificial intelligence. Recent speaking engagements include:

    Turnaround Management Association, Distressed Investing Conference, 2026 — Co-Chairperson
    SFNet, Mentoring Program, 2025 — Panelist, Pathways to Success
    AIRA, Annual Bankruptcy and Restructuring Conference, 2025 — Panelist, Year In Review – Hot Topics and Trends in Insolvency and Restructurings
    American Bankruptcy Institute, New York City Bankruptcy Conference, 2025 — Panelist, Hot Topics in Retail and Healthcare
    SFNet, Women in Secured Finance Conference, 2025 — Panelist, Women Shaping the Future of Secured Finance
    VALCON 2025 — Panelist, Copyrights in the Age of AI; Advisory Board Member
    Turnaround Management Association, Distressed Investing Conference, 2025 — Panelist, Lender Liability
    IWIRC, 2025 — Panelist, Digital Disruption or Temporary Hallucination? Exploring the Ethical Use of AI in Financial Restructuring
    Opus Connect, Miami Private Debt Summit, 2024 — Panelist
    New York City Bar Association, 2024 — Panelist, Data and Copyrights
    IWIRC, 2024 — Panelist, Hot Topic: Leveraging AI for Restructuring Professionals
    American Bankruptcy Institute, New York City Bankruptcy Conference, 2024 — Panelist, BAPCPA and Legislative Fixes: 20 Years Later
    VALCON 2024 — Panelist, Valu-AI-tion and Restructur-AI-ng: Navigating the Future with Artificial Intelligence; Advisory Board Member
    American Bankruptcy Institute, Winter Leadership Conference, 2023 — Panelist, The Brave New World of Asset Sales and the Increased Role of Unsecured Creditors
    Ropes & Gray Consumer Brands Summit, 2023 — Panelist, Trends in M&A
    Turnaround Management Association, 2023 — Panelist, Non-Bankruptcy Alternatives as Distressed Investing Vehicles
    IWIRC, 2022 — Panelist, Getting Up Close and Personal: What You Need to Know About Acquiring Personally Identifiable Information In & Out of Bankruptcy
    Strafford, 2022 — Panelist, Bankruptcy Going-Out-of-Business Sales: Liquidation Agreements, Creditor Protections, Avoiding Pitfalls
    SFNet, Annual Convention, 2021 — Panelist, DIP Lending Opportunities and Article 9 Transactions
    Turnaround Management Association, Town Hall, 2021 — Panelist, Hidden Assets in Bankruptcy and Corporate Winddowns; How to Identify, Preserve, and Monetize Them
    Turnaround Management Association, New York – Upstate Chapter Event, 2019 — Panelist, Shifting Sands: Lending & Restructuring in the Evolving State of the Retail Industry

    Thought Leadership

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    TMA Distressed Investing Conference — Las Vegas

    Notes from the TMA Distressed Investing Conference — where restructuring professionals, lenders and investors gather to talk about where distressed opportunities are heading next.

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    Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Data Privacy

    Customer data is often one of the most valuable assets in a distressed sale — and one of the most heavily regulated. A look at how privacy obligations shape what can actually be sold.

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    USPTO, Trademarks and Brand Protection

    A trademark story from the USPTO files — a reminder that brand rights are built, defended and monetized long before a business ever considers a sale.

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    IP and Brands

    Brands live well beyond the businesses that create them. A short reflection on intellectual property, legacy and why names carry so much value.

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    Domain Names as Valuable Brand Assets

    Domain names are quietly among the most liquid intangible assets out there — and they routinely get overlooked in restructuring and sale processes.

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    Catalogue, IP and Marketing

    Catalogues, creative archives and marketing assets hold real IP value. Thoughts on recognizing — and monetizing — the assets hiding in plain sight.

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