Sharon L. Levine
Member in the Lowenstein Sandler Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Group and has been involved in some of the nation's largest bankruptcy cases. Ms. Levine's practice focuses exclusively on bankruptcy, restructuring, debtor-creditor law and bankruptcy litigation. Ms. Levine is featured in the 2008-2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and in the 2005-2011 issues of Super Lawyers in the Bankruptcy and Workout section of the publication. read more...
S. Jason Teele
Member of the firm at Lowenstein Sandler PC. He practices in the firm's Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors' Rights Group, where he focuses on bankruptcy, restructuring, debtor-creditor law, bankruptcy litigation and appellate advocacy involving bankruptcy matters.
Mr. Teele represents debtors, unsecured and secured creditors in Chapter 11 cases throughout the United States. He currently serves as counsel for Meridian Behavioral Health LLC and its affiliates in Chapter 11 cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York and as counsel for U.S. Eagle Corp. and its affiliates in Chapter 11 cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Teele also has recently served as debtor's counsel to EPV Solar, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of solar panels; Nicos Polymers LLC, a leader in the post-industrial recycling industry; Creative Group, Inc., a leading media and television post-production company; IFL Corp., a sports entertainment company that supervised a leading mixed martial arts league; and Smidth & Co. read more...
Nicole Stefanelli
Associate in Lowenstein Sandler's Bankruptcy, Financial Reorganization & Creditors’ Rights group. Prior to joining the firm, she served as Judicial Clerk to The Hon. Kevin Gross, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Wilmington, DE (2007 to 2008). Her experience also includes positions as Teaching Associate to Professor Amy Soled in the Legal Research & Writing program of Rutgers School of Law - Newark, (2006 to 2007); Summer Associate, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP (2006); and Judicial Intern to The Hon. Donald H. Steckroth, United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ (2005 to 2006). read more...
Mark Richard
First became involved with the labor movement in 1975 as the South Florida Boycott Organizing Director for Cesar Chavez' United Farm Workers Union (“UFW”). He was UFW coordinator for the grape and lettuce boycott in South Florida.
In 1980, Richard graduated the University Of Miami School Of Law. Since then Mr. Richard has handled multiple strategic and corporate campaigns as well as numerous NLRB, PERC and arbitration proceedings. read more...
Kathleen M. Phillips
Has been practicing law for approximately 30 years. She is an honors and law review graduate of Florida State University. Ms. Phillips is a well-known and highly regarded labor and ERISA attorney. She has successfully handled numerous Title VII, Section 1983 and other employment discrimination cases. Kathleen M. Phillips is a member of The Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in Florida State Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts. Ms. Phillips is also a member of various organizations including, the AFL-CIO, Lawyers Coordinating Committee, and International Foundation of Employee Benefits. Ms. Phillips has served as member of the Executive Committee of the Employment and Labor Section of the Florida Bar. read more...
Peter S. Kaufman
Mr. Kaufman has been at Gordian Group since 1990. Prior to joining the firm, he was the founding Co-chairman of the Committee on Investment Banking of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI). With Henry Owsley, Gordian Group’s Chief Executive Officer, he is the co-author of the definitive work in the field, Distressed Investment Banking: To the Abyss and Back. Additionally, Mr. Kaufman has been profiled by The Deal, where he is consistently ranked as one of the 10 leading national investment bankers in financial restructurings. He is national TV’s go-to authority for restructuring and bankruptcy views. read more...
Henry F. Owsley
Mr. Owsley co-authored the leading book in his field, Distressed Investment Banking: To the Abyss and Back. He is consistently named one of the 10 leading investment bankers in the field of bankruptcy and financial restructuring by The Deal where he has also been profiled. Prior to co-founding Gordian Group, Mr. Owsley was at Goldman Sachs, where he founded the firm’s Workout Group. While at Goldman Sachs, he was also a founding member of its Technology Group. read more...
David Herman
During his tenure at the firm, Mr. Herman has led many of Gordian Group’s advisory and restructuring engagements as well as numerous litigation support and expert witness assignments. read more...
David Rosen
General Counsel
Transport Workers Union of America
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John Donnelly
Director of Strategic Research
Transport Workers Union of America
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Thomas R. Roth
Thomas R. Roth is a labor relations consultant, financial and economic advisor, and President of The Labor Bureau, Inc. The Labor Bureau is a private consulting firm founded in 1923 and has provided professional services in labor relations matters to labor organizations throughout the United States continuously for over 88 years. Mr. Roth has served Labor Bureau clients from 1974 to present and has directed the firm’s activities since 1978.
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