McKenna Long & Aldridge and Carl Marks Advisory Group to Examine the Distressed Market at the 'Fifth Annual Buying Trouble Conference'

ATLANTA, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, an international law firm, joins Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC, the New York-based corporate revitalization and investment banking firm, to co-host the Fifth Annual Buying Trouble Conference. This event, which will address current issues and trends affecting the distressed market, will be held from 1 - 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 12 at the Westin Buckhead, 3391 Peachtree Road, NE, in Atlanta.

Moderated by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP partner Mark Kaufman, the Fifth Annual Buying Trouble Conference will feature 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 informative panel sessions:

"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

"Maximizing Value of Converted Debt"

Moderator: Marc Pfefferle, Partner, Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC

Speakers: Andrew Shapiro, Managing Director, BNP Paribas; Michael Watchorn, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Analyst, Pacific Investment Management Company

"Update on Corporate Restructurings, Creditors' Rights, Acquiring Troubled Assets and Debt, Credit Bidding and Resort Bankruptcies"

Moderator: Gary Marsh, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

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 [email protected] or 404-527-8337.

About Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and Carl Marks Securities LLC: Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC, with offices in New York, Vienna, Va., Bedminster, N.J., and Charlotte, N.C., provides a wide array of investment banking and financial, operational and real estate advisory services to the middle market, including mergers and acquisitions advice, sourcing of capital, financial restructuring plans, strategic business assessments, improvement plans and interim management.  Carl Marks Securities LLC, based in New York, assists its clients in executing private placements of debt and equity. The firm is a member of FINRA and SIPC. Additional information about Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC and Carl Marks Securities LLC is available at http://www.carlmarks.com.

About McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP: McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm with 475 attorneys and public policy advisors. The firm provides business solutions in the areas of distress, complex litigation, corporate, environmental, energy, and climate change, finance, government contracts, health care, intellectual property and technology, international law, public policy and regulatory affairs and real estate.  To learn more about the firm and its services, log on to http://www.mckennalong.com.

SOURCE Carl Marks Advisory Group LLC