The Team
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o: 302.655.8997 ext. 231
m: 267.229.2448
e: jeremy.vanetten@gavinsolmonese.com
Jeremy VanEtten provides consulting services to trustees, debtors, senior lenders, indenture trustees, and unsecured creditors both in Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcies, as well as out-of-court matters. He has a broad range of experience serving industries such as technology, automotive, entertainment, gaming, construction, large retail, and wholesale. Jeremy has worked on engagement teams recognized with industry awards for their achievements. He provides modeling, analysis, and projections as a financial advisor to bankruptcy committees.
- Bankruptcy
- Fiduciary services
- Preferences and avoidance actions
- Creditors’ rights
- Company-side advisory
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): Mid-Atlantic Advisory Board Member
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA): Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium Committee Marketing Chair; Philadelphia/Wilmington Chapter Board Officer; Former Philadelphia/Wilmington nextGen Advisory Committee; Former nextGen Global Conferences Committee Co-Chair.
- Cairn University, Adjunct Professor – Marketing & Advertising
- Cairn University School of Business and Leadership, BS – Business Administration
- Temple University Fox School of Business, MBA
o: 302.655.8997 ext. 154
e: charles.lewis@gavinsolmonese.com
Chuck Lewis specializes in providing client research to support the various facets of bankruptcy work for creditor services. He has almost 20 years of management experience in numerous industries, including distribution, construction, industrial and food services, and manufacturing. His previous responsibilities included profit and loss management, strategic planning, and budget/forecast development. Prior to joining Gavin/Solmonese, Chuck held senior financial management positions in which he was responsible for the profitability and positive cash flow of entrepreneurial and fast-growing companies.
- Fiduciary services
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Operational restructuring
- Registered tax return preparer and authorized e-file provider
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA)
- Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
- New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
- Chichester Business Association
- Aston Business Association
- Boy Scouts of America
- Special Olympics of Delaware
- Aston Township Volunteer Fire Department
- West Chester University, BS – Accounting
- U.S. Naval Intelligence Service, Veteran
o: 302.655.8997 ext. 151
m: 484.432.3430
e: ted.gavin@gavinsolmonese.com
Ted Gavin is a Certified Turnaround Professional and the managing partner of Gavin/Solmonese. He has over 20 years of experience working with distressed companies and their stakeholders in diverse industries, including retail, transportation, regulated and non-regulated manufacturing, pharmaceutical and healthcare, professional services, construction, and metal-forming. He has served in leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, information technology, and regulatory affairs functions. Ted has extensive experience in strategic planning and process re-engineering, with hands-on management experience in nonprofit, for-profit, and public sector operations. Ted testifies frequently as an expert witness on matters such as ordinary course of business issues in preference litigation, as well as on fiduciary duties of management in distressed companies. In 2021, Ted launched business/disrupted, a weekly talk radio show and podcast on the VoiceAmerica Business network.
- Turnarounds
- Bankruptcy
- Fiduciary services
- Creditors’ rights
- Preference litigation
- Fiduciary duties of management
- Mediation and ADR services
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): Former Chairman; Former President; Former Executive Committee Member
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA)
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
- National Association of Certified Mediators (NACM)
- Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI)
- Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Master of Legal Studies, Concentration in Dispute Resolution
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Master of Dispute Resolution
- University of Phoenix, BS – Management & Information Systems
o: 302-655-8997 ext. 152
m: 610.613.9458
e: wayne.weitz@gavinsolmonese.com
Wayne Weitz is a senior financial professional with more than 25 years of experience advising clients and executing transactions as a principal in corporate finance and capital structure optimization, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financial management, and bankruptcy. In 2013, Turnaround and Workouts named Wayne one of the People to Watch in 2014, and The Deal Pipeline ranked him one of the top crisis management professionals in the U.S. Prior to joining Gavin/Solmonese, Wayne served as director of corporate finance for Equifax Inc. where he was responsible for capital allocation, strategic planning, and international acquisitions. His responsibilities included valuation of potential acquisitions and investments, as well as deal execution. Wayne began his career as an investment banker and has completed nearly 100 acquisitions, dispositions, and capital formation transactions.
- Turnarounds
- Bankruptcy
- Creditors’ Rights
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): Financial Advisor and Investment Banking Committee Member
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA); Board Member, Philadelphia Chapter
- People’s Emergency Center Foundation; Board Member
- Brandeis University, BA –Economics & Politics
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business, MBA –Finance & Accounting
m: 215.620.9179
e: THays@nhbteam.com
Tom Hays is a founder of NHB Advisors, Inc., which is now Gavin/Solmonese. He is a Certified Turnaround Professional. During his tenure, he provided leadership as interim CEO and chairman or advisor to the board of directors in a wide variety of companies, both private and public. He is an honorary inductee in the Turnaround Management Association’s Turnaround, Restructuring, and Distressed Investing Industry Hall of Fame and received an award for Refinancing Deal of the Year. Tom has extensive experience in manufacturing, distribution, operations, accounting, restructuring, refinancing, and litigation. His litigation and expert witness work includes leading successful engagements and providing testimony in landmark cases that define modern bankruptcy practice.
- Turnarounds and out-of-court restructurings
- Bankruptcy
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA): Former Chair
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- The American Red Cross of Southeastern Pennsylvania: Former Chair
- Association for Corporate Growth
- Rotary Club of Philadelphia
- Men’s Garden Club of Philadelphia: Founding Member
- Greenbrier Sporting Club: Founding Member
- Overbrook Golf Club
- Merion Cricket Club
- University of Minnesota, BS – Accounting
o: 302.655.8997 ext 233
m: 214.773.7035
e: ross.waetzman@gavinsolmonese.com
Ross Waetzman has over 20 years of professional service experience advising companies as well as their lenders and equity holders on matters of financial and strategic significance, both out-of-court and in bankruptcy. He is a Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor and has been awarded the Certification in Distressed Business Valuation. Ross’s advisory includes work as interim CFO, turnaround efforts, balance sheet restructurings, complex valuations/solvency opinions, capital raising, and transaction advisory including M&A matters. He also is experienced in obtaining debt financing on behalf of clients to meet a variety of needs. His experience spans numerous industries including building products, biotechnology/pharmaceuticals, business services, equipment distribution, energy, financial services, healthcare, education, manufacturing, media, metals, retail, transportation, and telecommunications. Ross’s previous experience includes positions at a big four accounting firm, leading management consulting firm, and bulge-bracket investment bank.
- Bankruptcy
- M&A
- Valuation and litigation consulting
- Turnarounds
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA)
- Drexel University, BS – Finance
- University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business, MBA
o: 302.655.8997 ext. 227
m: 610.952.7188
e: judy.sacher@gavinsolmonese.com
Judy Sacher oversees the general management, internal matters, and accounting of the firm. She also provides experience with nuances of bankruptcy case administration in multiple bankruptcy venues nationwide, as well as financial support for client engagements, including the firm’s role as plan administrator in the largest retail bankruptcy liquidation in U.S. history.
o: 302.655.8997 ext. 153
m: 215.704.2388
e: stanley.mastil@gavinsolmonese.com
Stan Mastil, a Managing Director with Gavin/Solmonese LLC, is a nationally recognized turnaround professional with 25+ years of experience working with distressed companies and their stakeholders. Stan has served as a Chief Restructuring Officer in Bankruptcy and Out-of-Court Matters. He has a significant background in advising parties in bankruptcy matters with respect to Chapter 11 reorganizations (pre- and post-filing) and Chapter 7 and 11 liquidations. He has served as an Advisor to numerous unsecured creditors’ and equity committees, as a liquidating trustee, and as an advisor to liquidating and indenture trustees and court-appointed examiners. He has a broad range of experience including, the food and beverage, entertainment, retail, gaming, manufacturing, mining, construction, and banking industries. Stan has testified numerous times in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
- Bankruptcy
- Chief Restructuring Officer
- Fiduciary services
- Creditors’ rights
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Turnaround Management Association (TMA): Philadelphia/Wilmington Chapter Current Chairman; Former Chapter President; Former Chapter Treasurer; Mid-Atlantic Regional Symposium Executive Committee; Global Chapter Presidents’ Council At-Large Member; Finance Committee Member
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA): Certified in Financial Forensics
- Pennsylvania State University, BA – Finance
m: 484.680.8389
e: amy.gavin@gavinsolmonese.com
Amy Gavin is responsible for Gavin/Solmonese Impact Programs, including overall brand management and marketing initiatives, events, public relations, social media, conferences, and industry sponsorships.
In addition to brand oversight and marketing, Amy also leads the firm’s philanthropic platform, G/S IMPACT. This unique program utilizes the organization’s human, material, and monetary resources to support numerous nonprofit organizations in the U.S.
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer, Board Member
- PathWays PA, Board Member
- Martha’s Vineyard Community Services, Board Member
- LadyFest MV, Board Member
- State University of New York, BA – Writing & Literature; Elementary Education
o: 646.380.6699
m: 908.803.5299
e: pamela.oneill@gavinsolmonese.com
Pam O’Neill leads the Valuation & Litigation Consulting practice. She has qualified as an expert witness in courtrooms in the U.S. and abroad, as well as arbitration venues, and has testified successfully on behalf of her clients in numerous high profile matters. She has been retained in cases involving valuation, damages, lost profits, disgorgement of profits, and other economic calculations. Her engagements include determining the fair value of equity and other business and partnership interests; estimating economic loss from intellectual property infringement; and determining the damages resulting from a variety of causes of action including breach of contract, tortious interference, and breach of fiduciary duty. She has spent more than 25 years as a valuation professional and has directed more than 900 valuation assignments. Pam was retained as the damages expert in numerous Madoff feeder fund cases. Pam also successfully testified in the first fraudulent conveyance case heard in the British Virgin Islands. Pam’s international valuation career has included significant assignments determining the value of equity interests in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Valuation of business interests
- Shareholder disputes and negotiations
- Damage calculations
- Municipal and sovereign solvency issues
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Fanwood Scotch Plains (NJ) YMCA: Board Member, Board Treasurer, Executive and Audit Committee Member
- ire@Lehigh: Board Member
- Lehigh University, BS – Finance
- Lehigh University, MBA
d: 646.380.6614
o: 302.655.8997, x361
e: anne.eberhardt@gavinsolmonese.com
Based in New York City, Anne Eberhardt is a Senior Director in the Forensics and Litigation Consulting Practice. Proficient in Spanish, she is a versatile forensics and restructuring professional with more than twenty years of experience conducting complex investigations, resolving economic disputes, testing compliance, analyzing data, and building reporting systems – frequently during periods of extreme crisis. She provides expert witness reporting and testimony in white collar and civil litigation matters, with expertise in the financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and extractive industries. Her clients have included top-tier financial services companies, global pharmaceutical companies, government agencies, and international non-governmental organizations.
- Complex investigations: forensics, compliance, fraud, and corruption
- Valuation and litigation consulting
- White-collar defense
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations
- Anti money laundering compliance
- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
- Brigham Young University, BS – Finance
- Brigham Young University Marriott School of Management, MBA
o: 212-584-7845
m: 914.804.7446
e: doug.wolfe@gavinsolmonese.com
Doug Wolfe, Esq., specializes in complex debt restructuring with specific expertise in off-market transactions for distressed and bankrupt companies. Based in New York City, he has successfully completed thousands of difficult-to-finance transactions with investors and funds in the New York market, as well as nationally. A member of the New York State Bar Association, Doug was general counsel of a leading distressed-debt hedge fund strategy overseeing more than a billion dollars in investments. He has helped negotiate and carry out investments across the capital structure of distressed companies by actively participating in Creditors’ Committees, Equity Committees, and as Chairman of Post-Confirmation Litigation Committees. For nearly two decades, Doug’s cases included restructuring and litigation strategies against individuals, investors, and some of the largest financial institutions, hedge funds, and companies throughout the U.S. and international communities.
- Bankruptcy and restructuring
- Distressed and/or complex financing
- Debtor in Possession and/or exit financing
- Sourcing opportunities for financing and purchasing assets
- Committee representation
- Corporate legal and advisory
- Debt and crisis management
- Interim management
- New York State Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
- Hofstra University Law School, JD
- Long Island University, BS – Accounting