News & Events
- On May 13, Brad Sharp and Brian Calvert teamed up for "Trimmed Hedge Funds: How They Might Behave Differently Given Present Market Conditions." Their discussion, moderated by Kevin Coleman of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, LLP, was sponsored by Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
- DSI is pleased to announce that this year's TriState Association for Corporate Renewal annual golf tournament will be held in memory of our friend and colleague, Fritz Reed. Fritz was active with TACR for many years and was a long time member of its Board of Directors. Proceeds from an auction that's being held at the golf tournament will go to the Frederick R. Reed Scholarship Fund at the OSU Moritz College of Law.
- Cathy Vance guest blogged for Steve Jakubowski's Bankruptcy Litigation Blog, writing about new Bankruptcy Rule 6003. Click here to read the article.
- Bill Brandt and Brian Calvert recently addressed a different audience, law students. Bill was a guest lecturer for Professor Ingrid Hillinger's Business Bankruptcy Course at Boston College Law School in Newton Massachusetts. Brian gave shared his expertise with students at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia, Missouri, with a two-hour lecture entitled, "Principles of Corporate Valuation and Working with the Expert Witness."
- Brian Calvert was among the "People to Watch -- 2008; Business Professionals Making Their Mark" by Turnarounds & Workouts. Brian's "outstanding achievements," according to T&W, include expert testimony Brian has given, his consulting services in complex litigation and his leadership on the DSI team providing financial advisory services to Dana Corporation's non-Union retirees.
- Geoff Berman will give a presentation on Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors on March 19 in New Haven, Connecticut. The presentation is part of a program on assignments and receiverships sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association's Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section.
- Cathy Vance has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the TriState Association for Corporate Renewal. DSI has long been a supporter of TACR and Cathy's appointment fills a vacancy left by the passing of our colleague, Fritz Reed.
- DSI Launches Office in Cleveland Ohio; Elizabeth M. Lynch Tapped to Head Up Office -- DSI is expanding the firm's Ohio and greater Midwest presence by opening a Cleveland office, bringing to eight its United States offices. Elizabeth Lynch will run the Cleveland office and, in addition to providing consulting services to DSI clients, serves as the firm's new Vice President of Marketing & Business Development.
Read the Press Release (PDF).
- The Governor of Illinois has appointed Bill Brandt as Chairman of the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA). The IFA is a self-financed, state authority principally engaged in issuing taxable and tax-exempt bonds, making loans, and investing capital for businesses, non-profit corporations, agriculture and local government units statewide. IFA approves about $3 billion in project financing each year. Since its formation in 2004, IFA has approved 780 projects and funded nearly $11 billion in capital projects to support growth initiatives throughout Illinois — initiatives that create and keep jobs, stimulate the economy and improve quality of life. Read the Press Release (PDF).
