Marc J. Carmel has joined Longford Capital, a litigation finance firm, as a director in Chicago. Carmel practiced law for 17 years, most recently with Paul Hastings LLC, representing clients in restructurings and bankruptcies involving companies throughout the U.S. Now, Carmel focuses on deploying capital from Longford’s recently closed fund for commercial litigation claims, including those controlled by distressed companies, creditors’ committees, trustees, assignees, and receivers. He holds a law degree from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree in...
Heston Is New Bankruptcy Judge in Western District of Washington
Mary Jo Heston, a member of the TMA Northwest Chapter for more than 20 years, was recently sworn in as a judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington. Chief...
Sheon Karol has joined The DAK Group, a boutique investment bank serving middle market companies, as a managing director. He has more than three decades of experience and has negotiated transactions in industries that include manufacturing, biotech, pharma, for-profit education, medical research, agriculture, consumer goods, food & grocery, and sports. He brings a combination of executive, turnaround, legal, and finance experience that covers every facet of the middle market M&A transaction process. Karol holds a law degree from Yale University and...
Arnold & Porter LLP and Kaye Scholer LLP have merged, with the combined firm known as Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP. With more than 40 bankruptcy and corporate restructuring lawyers, the firm’s practice advises on a full spectrum of insolvency and distressed situations, and members of the combined group have been involved in a myriad of major bankruptcy cases. The firm has nine offices located throughout the United States and four international offices. TMA members of the combined firms include Rosa Evergreen, David von Saucken...
