APRIL 2015
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GLASSRATNER ANNOUNCES EXPANSION IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW LEADERSHIP IN PHOENIX
Dear Friends,

Since 2001, GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group has grown into a national brand by providing top level service to the Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Litigation Community.  We have grown organically from a small team of professionals to a 100-person firm with offices on both the east and west coast.  Over the last 14 years, we have provided assistance on countless transactions, restructuring of billions of dollars of capital, and provided critical expertise in some of the most exciting litigation cases in the country.   

 

All of this has only been possible with the amazing support of our clients like you and a first tier team that we continue to invest in.   We are delighted to share the details of some of our recent additions with you and what our people are seeing. 

 

Best Regards,

 

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Well Known Forensic & Litigation Accountant Michael Spindler to Head Los Angeles Office
Michael Spindler
  Principal
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Michael Spindler is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner who brings more than 33 years of experience to complex disputes including matters related to forensic accounting and business fraud investigations across a wide range of industries.  
He has provided expert testimony on dozens of occasions in bench trials, jury trials and arbitration proceedings. He has provided Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and training services in various countries around the world, including China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia.  Full Bio 
Serious Talent, Gary Olsen, Added to Los Angeles Office
Gary Olsen
Senior Managing Director
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Gary Olsen has worked on litigation matters related to intellectual property, corporate investigations, lost profits, and valuation matters for more than fifteen years. He has provided expert witness testimony on damages matters including intellectual property, breach of contract and forensic accounting cases in various venues, including Federal Court, arbitration, international arbitration and mediation.  He has testified and been retained as a damages expert in the healthcare, retail, professional services, consumer products, and construction industries. Full Bio

Forensic Accounting Veteran Kip Hamilton To Lead Phoenix Office
Kip Hamilton
Principal  
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Kip Hamilton is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner with over 30 years of experience in complex financial disputes, fraud investigations and construction litigation. Mr. Hamilton has international engagement experience including matters in Latin America, Asia and Canada.  He has provided expert testimony on dozens of occasions in several venues including federal and state courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, arbitration proceedings and in a State Board of Claims. Kip also serves on the American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals and has experience as a solo arbitrator and as a panel member.
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What Our People Are Seeing
Finance Companies in Distress - Warnings and Remedies
By Bruce Sim
Finance companies, leasing firms, and factoring businesses are as prone to running into difficulty as any other enterprise. Problems with a lending institution, often systemic and sometimes hidden, manifest themselves and come to light in a liquidity crisis--a crisis often resulting in a death spiral and eventual collapse or sale of the company. But there are early warning signs that, when heeded, can give company executives sufficient time to undertake remedial action--action that will preserve clients, jobs, and shareholder value. Read Full Article

Receivership Trends and Background
By Joel Murovitz and Todd Beresin
GlassRatner Management & Realty Advisors LLC , a sister company of GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC, continues to be one of the country's largest and leading real estate receivership firms.  Since the firm's first Receivership back in 2002, we have been Receiver and Property Manager for over 600 assignments, comprising over 20,000 multi-family units and 5,000,000 square feet of commercial space across 22 states.  Our expertise has been applied to a wide array of asset classes and property types including multifamily, single family portfolios, retail, office, industrial, agricultural, timber, mining and hospitality.
 
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GlassRatner and Lindquist Alliance
Bob Lindquist, Forensic Accounting Industry Veteran, and GlassRatner Team Up On Significant Assignments
Ten years have passed since Bob resumed his practice as Lindquist Forensic Accounting Investigations, LLC. His practice is solely focused upon the conduct of financial investigations of any nature. Bob reflects on the past ten years. Read Full Article

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GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group LLC  is a national specialty financial advisory services firm providing solutions to complex business problems and board level agenda items.  The firm applies a unique mix of skill sets and experience to address matters of the utmost importance to an enterprise such as managing through a business crisis or bankruptcy, planning and executing a major acquisition or divestiture, pursuing a fraud investigation or corporate litigation, and other top level non-typical business challenges.  The combination of proven operating and financial expertise, a hands-on approach and an absolute focus on assignment execution makes GlassRatner a unique and valuable ally for its clients and partners.
GlassRatner Management & Realty Advisors LLC is a full-service property management company with expertise in disputed, distressed or difficult-to-manage property.  Our management company and professionals have acted as Receiver, Manager, Chief Restructuring Officer ("CRO") or Fiduciary for troubled real estate development projects where "parachute-style" management is  required.  Since 2003, GlassRatner has managed in excess of $5 billion of real estate across a broad spectrum of asset classes including multifamily, student housing, office, retail, industrial, mobile home, hotel and resort, golf communities, mixed-use and fractured condominium projects.  As of March 201 5 , we manage or act as fiduciary for more than 3,000 multifamily units across the southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions of the U.S. and in excess of one million square feet of retail, office and industrial space in 18 states.