Register today for the second annual TMA Chicago/Midwest Large Cap Symposium—an exclusive afternoon conference dedicated to understanding the issues unique to large cap restructurings.

This event will feature four dynamic panel discussions with chairs of practice groups and top-tier professionals from leading firms in law, restructuring, lending, investment banking, and transactions. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the largest and most sophisticated deals shaping our industry today.

Highlights include:

• Luncheon Keynote Program
• Expert panels on the special considerations of large cap restructuring engagements
• Cocktails and networking to close out the afternoon

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with elite professionals and deepen your understanding of this critical segment of the restructuring world.

Tentative Agenda:

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Registration Open and Networking

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch Program with Keynote Speaker: Theodore L. Koenig, Chairman and CEO of Monroe Capital 

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

• Panel #1: How to Restructure a Skyscraper

Moderator:  Larissa Gotguelf, Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Panelists:

• • Joshua Schainker, Director Capital Solutions Group, Houlihan Lokey
  • Mike Warren, US Bank
  • Jacqueline Yardley, Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase
  • Jill Nicholson, Dentons
  • Ben Rosenbloom, Partner, Jones Day

 

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM

• Panel #2: Private Credit

Moderator: Mark Shapiro, U.S. National Practice Leader – Restructuring & Turnaround Management, GlassRatner

Panelists:

• • • Matthew Clemente, Chicago Restructuring Group Chair, Sidley
    • Steven Wilamowsky, Deputy General Counsel and Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management
    • Jonathan Gordon, Restructuring, Latham & Watkins
    • Scott Pinsonnault, Senior Managing Director, Accordion

 

3:45 PM – 4:30PM

• Panel #3:  High Profile Restructuring and Sales

Moderator: Steven Fleming, PwC US Performance and Restructuring Leader

Panelists:

• • Justin P. Schmaltz, Managing Director & Executive Committee, Restructuring & Turnaround, Alvarez & Marsal 
  • Lee Pacchia, Restructuring Leader, Communications, ICR
  • Chad J. Husnick, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
  • Allyson Smith, Partner, Willkie

 

 4:30 PM –5:15 PM

• Panel #4: Mega Deal War Stories

Moderator: Ryan Maupin, Turnaround and Restructuring Leader, Deloitte

Panelists:

• • Melissa Root, Co-Chair Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Jenner & Block
  • James Mesterharm, Global Co-Leader of Turnaround & Restructuring, PMD, Alix Partners
  • Gary Holtzer, Partner and Former Co-Chair Restructuring, Weil
  • David Kurtz, Vice Chairman and CEO Professional Services, Hilco Global

Cocktails and Networking with Heavy Hor d’Oeuvres  immediately following the program

 

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