Carl Marks Joins McKenna Long & Aldridge to Examine the Distressed Market at the Fifth Annual Buying Trouble Conference

Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, an international law firm, will co-host the Fifth Annual Buying Trouble Conference. The event will address current issues and trends affecting the distressed market through a series of panel discussions. The conference will be held Tuesday, October 12, 1—5 p.m., at the Westin Buckhead, 3391 Peachtree Road, NE, in Atlanta.

The conference features industry experts who will examine business and legal challenges impacting business and financial transactions involving troubled companies, as well as explore the changing landscape during the informative panel sessions.

Carl Marks Partner Marc L. Pfefferle will serve as moderator and Partner J. Jette Campbell as panelist for the panel, Maximizing Value of Converted Debt. Other panelists will include Andrew Shapiro, Managing Director, BNP Paribas and Michael Watchorn, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Analyst, Pacific Investment Management Company.

Other panel discussions include:

Georgia Banks: An Industry in Distress
Moderator
Mick Cochran | Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Speakers
Mark Bell | Chief Operating Officer, The Brand Banking Company
Jon Burke | Managing Director, Burke Capital, a division of Morgan Keegan
Sean Mathis | Founding Partner, New Centurion Capital Partners, LLC

Update on Corporate Restructurings, Creditors' Rights, Acquiring Troubled Assets and Debt, Credit Bidding and Resort Bankruptcies
Moderator
Gary Marsh | Partner, MLA
Speakers
Neill Faucett | Managing Principal, Lubert-Adler Partners, LP
Ron Glass | Founder and Principal, GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC
Louis Robichaux | Managing Director, Bridge Associates LLC
Cynthia Stanford | Managing Director, Wells Fargo

A networking reception will follow the conference from 5:30—7 p.m. Registration for this event is complimentary. For additional information and to RSVP, contact Kathryn Price at kprice@mckennalong.com or 404-527-8337.




	Marc L. Pfefferle Partner Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC

	212-909-8441 \| phone mpfefferle@carlmarks.com


	J. Jette Campbell Partner Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC

	704-714-1240 \| phone jcampbell@carlmarks.com