Financial Poise

Mike Deighan

Mike Deighan, of O'Keefe, has spent more than 25 years advising companies on restructurings, bankruptcies, dispositions and acquisitions with an expertise as a real estate strategist. He recently completed a 2…

Jason DeJonker

Jason DeJonker is a partner with the Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Group and Financial Services Client Service Group at Bryan Cave, Chicago. Jason represents private equity and hedge fund…

Bob Dekker

Bob Dekker is a Managing Director at The Peakstone Group where he is responsible for transaction origination and execution with a primary focus on the Food & Beverage space. Bob…

Rick Del Giudice

Rick Del Giudice is the managing partner of the firm. After beginning his career in public accounting (Ernst & Whinney, 1980-1983), Rick joined the firm in 1983 as a law…

Alberto Toribio Del Pilar

With more than 16 years of global corporate finance and capital markets experience gained at industry-leading investment banks, Albert has worked extensively with both publicly listed and privately held companies…

Jud Deloss

Jud is an Officer at Greensfelder Law Firm in Chicago. With extensive experience in all aspects of health law including compliance, privacy and information technology, Gerald (Jud) DeLoss represents clients…

Michael J. Delrahim

Michael J. Delrahim is the Managing Partner of Brown, Udell, Pomerantz & Delrahim, Ltd. He represents a broad range of clients including publicly- traded and privately- held corporations and partnerships…

Don Delves

Don Delves is a Director with Towers Watson in the Executive Compensation Line of Business and specializes in advising family and closely held businesses. Based in Chicago, Don is a…

Rebecca DeMarb

Rebecca DeMarb is a partner at Swanson Sweet LLP

Cyril Demaria

Cyril Demaria specializes in private equity and combines practical and entrepreneurial experience with academic knowledge. He was Partner and Head of Private Markets at Wellershoff & Partners, where he provided…

John Demmy

John Demmy represents debtors, creditors' and ad hoc committees, asset buyers, insurers, and all types of creditors in bankruptcy cases and related litigation matters, and he draws on his involvement…

Gregory Demo

Mr. Demo regularly represents hedge funds and other significant holders of securities in connection with complex chapter 11 reorganizations. In addition, he is part of the team handling insolvency-related sales…

Bruce Denby

Bruce Denby is Managing Director and co-head of the Asset Based Lending Group at CIBC. He is responsible for developing and managing the national business efforts for the Asset-Based Lending…

Stephen G. Dennis

Practice Areas: Business valuation, tax planning and consultation, business and individual income taxation, and trust and estate taxation. Biographical Notes: Mr. Dennis is a partner at Baune Dosen & Co…

Nancy DePodesta

Nancy DePodesta is a highly acclaimed trial lawyer with substantial experience handling trials in the federal district courts and arguments to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She has also…

Bob Deprez

Robert W. Deprez is a senior financial and operating executive who has successfully led middle market companies as a CEO, CFO and owner. He has served interim CEO, CFO and…

Chan Desai

Chan Desai graduated with a master’s degree in management communication with a focus on marketing communication, and an undergraduate degree in communication studies with a focus on media studies. She…

David Deuter

Since joining Urban Innovations in 1996, Dave Deuter has been involved in all facets of development and construction including building renovation, lease negotiations, tenant build-outs, tenant relations, new acquisition due…

Tom Devaney

Mr. Thomas Devaney is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin’s New York office and is the Co-Chair of the firm's Investment Management team. Mr. Devaney primarily…

Ike Devji

Ike Devji has spent over a decade as an Asset Protection only lawyer and helps protect a national client base of thousands of clients representing nearly $6 Billion in personal…

Jeff DeWolf

Jeff DeWolf is Founder and Chief Wave Maker at Wolf Prairie LLC (http://wolfprairie.com), a firm dedicated to helping organizations be successful through a focus on organizational healthiness. He is an…

Paul DeWoskin

Mr. DeWoskin is a Partner with DKD Development Partners, LLC, a real estate company involved in land, residential and commercial developments in excess of $250 million. Including his years as a…

Ron Diamond

Longtime investor and entrepreneur Ronald Diamond is the Founder and Chairman of Diamond Wealth Strategies. He represents 100 single Family Offices ranging in size from $250 million to $30 billion.…

John Paul Dick

John Paul (J. P.) Dick is the founder and manager of Pinnacle Energy Services, LLC. He has been a consulting petroleum engineer in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma since 1998 and was…

Kristina Dickens

Kristina Dickens is a partner at Christopoulos Dickens who concentrates her practice within the Beverage Alcohol and Hospitality Industry. Kristina provides comprehensive legal counsel and risk analysis to all tiers…

Michael Dickler

Mike Dickler has developed a wide range of skills from representing clients in complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, first party insurance disputes and in appellate work in state and federal…

Chris Dillon

Chris Dillon represents lenders (primarily lead arrangers) and borrowers in a wide variety of domestic and international commercial finance transactions. He has negotiated and documented numerous secured and unsecured credit…

Jacen Dinoff

Jacen Dinoff is the co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KCP Advisory Group, a leading business advisory firm specializing in providing creative solutions to rehabilitate businesses. Mr. Dinoff oversees all…

Neil Dishman

Neil H. Dishman is a principal in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His business is helping employers prevent and resolve disputes with their employees. Neil helps employers…

Dave Distel

Dave has over 25 years experience focused in directing operating profit and cash flow improvements, crisis management and turnaround consulting, debt restructuring and refinancing, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation support. …

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