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As a Senior Consultant for Class Action Services, Jeannine is responsible for managing the intricacies of claims administration for class action litigation. Jeannine's experience in project management serves as a strong foundation to navigate clients through the claims administration process.

Jeannine has managed nearly 200 settlements for labor and consumer cases such as Weir v. 24 Hour Fitness, Enfield v. Old Line Life Insurance, Gianetto v. Computer Science Corporation, Stanley v. Kelly Services and Moore/Klink v. Wal-Mart.

Prior to joining KCC, Jeannine worked in corporate communications and managed internal and external communications at AEGON, a European life insurance and pension company. Jeannine earned a Master of Arts in Medieval History from St. Andrews University in Scotland.

As one of KCC's longest tenured employees Sheryl has served in various roles at KCC - from Consultant, Senior Managing Consultant to her current role as the Director of Restructuring Services. 

Her extensive knowledge of the restructuring process offers clients greater insight into ways to reduce time and costs associated with the administrative aspects of Chapter 11. In addition, she oversees a team of consultants and ensures they undergo extensive training, are equipped with the resources they need to meet clients' expectations and follow best practices for claims administration, among other things.

She has led the claims and noticing aspects of several large restructuring cases including American Restaurant Group, National Equipment Services, Ultimate Electronics, Oneida Ltd., and Delphi Corporation. 

Sheryl graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Economics. 

As a Director of Corporate Restructuring Services, Howard drives initiatives to develop and maintain relationships with KCC’s increasing list of clients.

During his sixteen-year legal career, Howard focused on business reorganizations, debt restructurings, debtor and creditors’ rights and financing transactions at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Mayer, Brown & Platt, and O’Melveny & Myers.

He has been involved in dozens of Chapter 11 cases, representing debtors, creditors and acquirers of assets of debtors. Such cases include Eastern Airlines, R.H. Macy & Co., Olympia & York, F&M Distributors, Ormet, Kmart, Enron, Far and Wide Travel, Covanta Energy, Aurora Foods, Phyamerica, Formica and Thermadyne.

Howard graduated from Vassar College and earned his J.D. from New York Law School, where he was a Research Editor on the school’s Law Review. He was named in Turnarounds & Workouts’ Special Report of "People to Watch - 2005".

Kristal has more than 16 years of branding, marketing and public relations experience in the professional services industry. As Vice President of Marketing, she has successfully built KCC’s brand awareness, positioning the company as the premier provider of administrative-support services for the legal and financial markets, which has helped to increase the company’s market share.

Prior to KCC, Kristal served as the Manager of Marketing Communications at LRN, a leading provider of ethics and compliance solutions. Previously, Kristal held multiple positions a branding and interactive media consultancy, Siegel & Gale, LLC, a member of Omnicom Group’s Diversified Agency Services. Before joining Siegel & Gale, Kristal held several positions at Deloitte & Touche, one of the world’s largest professional services firms. As a Marketing professional for the Pacific Southwest Region, she managed marketing initiatives for the audit, tax and consulting practices.

Kristal graduated from the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing.

As Manager for Class Action Services, Joni navigates the settlement administration process to ensure it is completed in compliance of the settlement agreement. As a former Case Coordinator, Joni contributed to the development of several key internal systems that support KCC’s high-quality, cost-effective noticing and settlement administration process.

As the lead team member for the Apple iPod nano engagement, Joni assisted with the development of a customized notice, which improved class member communications.

Over the last five years, Joni has managed settlement administration projects for numerous labor & employment, consumer and securities class action matters including Kurihara v. Best Buy, Salgado v. Driveline, Weinstein v. Airit2me, Inc., Siemers v. Wells Fargo and the In Re China Sunergy Securities Litigation.

Joni holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Monmouth College.

As Vice President, Fred drives the strategic development and implementation of internal procedures to maximize productivity at KCC. He works with the production and operations management teams helping develop processes to offer clients greater time and cost efficiencies.

Previously, Fred served as Director of the company's Memphis Operations ensuring accurate and timely delivery of clients’ document-production and delivery needs, in addition to serving as a consultant on some of KCC’s largest cases. Prior to joining KCC, Fred served as a consultant on large-scale corporate restructuring cases, including Homelife Corporation, TWA and eToys.

Fred earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee.

He also received his Juris Doctor from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law. Fred served as the write-on Editor for the Pittsburgh Tax Review, held the position of President of the Tennessee Organization of MBAs and received an Outstanding Leader Award from the University of Tennessee.

Matthew brings ten years of legal experience and industry expertise to KCC. As Director of Class Action Services, Matthew works with clients to provide efficient and cost-effective settlement administration solutions. He is responsible for maintaining key relationships and serves as a trusted resource for clients involved in class action litigation.

Prior to joining KCC, Matthew worked for ABF Freight Systems, Inc. as an attorney and contracts administrator. Previously, Matthew worked at Milberg LLP for nine years, where he concentrated on securities and commercial fraud matters. During his tenure at Milberg, he played a significant role in the landmark case, In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation. He began his legal career at Cauley Bowman Carney & Williams PLLC .

Matthew received his Juris Doctor from the University of Arkansas School of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Arkansas. He is licensed to practice law in New York and Arkansas.

As President, Bryan drives strategic planning and key growth initiatives for KCC, a market leader in claims administration support services. Bryan’s leadership style builds upon the company's responsive services approach, industry expertise and innovative technologies. He is committed to fostering client satisfaction through long-term and trust-based relationships; an approach that he has cultivated over his 16-year career in the financial and securities industries. In addition to his role as President, Bryan is a member of the Computershare North America Executive leadership team.

Prior to KCC, Bryan was the Executive Vice President of Computershare’s M&A Strategy group, growing Computershare’s US-based business units through strategic acquisitions and partnerships. Most recently, Bryan led the acquisition team for Kurtzman Carson Consultants (KCC), Specialized Loan Servicing (SLS) and Rosenthal & Company.

Bryan joined Shareholder Communications in 1994, which acquired Georgeson and subsequently was acquired by Computershare. Over the years, he held several business development and leadership positions, responsible for financial and operational performance for various business units.

He is a member of the Securities Transfer Association, the National Investor Relations Institute, the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and the Shareholders Services Association.

Bryan earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Delaware.

As a Senior Consultant, Jonathan manages the day-to-day claims administration processes of both KCC’s class action and corporate restructuring cases. He oversees communication strategy, noticing, distributions and tax reporting to ensure all settlements are executed as outlined in the agreement. As a long-term member of the KCC team, Jonathan brings substantial insight into the company’s specialized claims management systems.

In the last few years, Jonathan has provided senior-level consulting for corporate restructuring engagements including Linens n’ Things and Ritz Camera as well as class action matters including Vargas, et al. v. Starbucks Corporation, Walter, et al. v. Hughes Communications, Inc., et al and Osorio, et al. v. Sprint Nextel Corporation.Jonathan graduated with honors from Loyola Marymount University, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

A former corporate-restructuring attorney, Jonathan possesses an in-depth understanding of Chapter 11 and serves as an industry expert on trends and developments within the evolving corporate restructuring arena.

He co-founded Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC (KCC) to pursue a shared vision for fast, efficient and highly reliable client service from the perspective of professionals who understand corporate restructuring and its administrative challenges. Today, KCC provides administrative-support services and technology solutions for clients’ corporate restructuring, class action and legal document support needs. He was recognized as the winner of the 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® in the Services category in the Greater Los Angeles Area for his entrepreneurial endeavors in developing KCC’s innovative business model and reputation for industry leadership.

Prior to establishing KCC, Jonathan was a corporate-restructuring attorney with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm’s Chicago office, as well as at Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young & Jones P.C in Los Angeles. In his previous positions, Jonathan represented numerous debtors in their restructuring efforts including: United Artists Theatre Corp.; Babcock & Wilcox; Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.; and Indesco International, Inc. Jonathan began his professional career as the Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Geraldine Mund, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Central District of California (Los Angeles).

A frequent guest speaker at industry events, Jonathan has presented at gatherings of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He lectures on a regular basis at Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago Kent College of Law and the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.

In 2010, Jonathan co-authored Inside the Minds: Trends in Commercial Bankruptcy Filings published by Aspatore Books. He is the author of Pre-petition Capital Contributions: The Road to Equitable Treatment in Bankruptcy, 3 Columbia Business Law Review 403 (1999) and Recovering Avoidable Transfers under Section 550 of the Bankruptcy Code: Defining “for the benefit of the estate,” 72 Chicago-Kent Law Review 589 (1996). His thoughts and perspectives have been profiled in leading industry publications such as American Lawyer, The Deal, Daily Bankruptcy Review and Turnarounds & Workouts.

Admitted to practice law in California and Illinois, Jonathan earned his Juris Doctor from Chicago-Kent College of Law. He graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He is an active member of the Young President's Organization (YPO), Los Angeles chapter.

Benny brings more than 20 years of professional experience to KCC. As a member of KCC’s Business Development team, he manages and fosters key client relationships. His extensive experience with claims administration for class action settlements enables Benny to work closely with counsel to develop strategic and customized processes to ensure all case needs are being met on time and on budget.

As a vice president and managing consultant for US Bank, Benny was responsible for the settlement administration of the Phase II certification and distribution of the Master Settlement Agreement between the major tobacco manufacturers and the Attorney Generals of all 50 states. He also directed the settlement administration of an employee discrimination class action that involved more than 600,000 claimants and $13 million in distributions.

Benny was a Certified Public Accountant for more than 10 years. He has completed graduate studies in business administration and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Florida.

Robert brings expertise in consumer and securities litigation to KCC. As a Director of Class Action Services he is responsible for the strategy and implementation of initiatives that foster Class Action client relationships and ensure they receive professional level service.
 
As a former class action attorney in Chicago, Robert successfully represented plaintiffs in securities class actions, including the In re DVI Securities Litigation, with his in-depth experience in 10b-5 and 20(a) cases, as well as large-scale merger challenges. He also litigated and argued a wide array of class action cases at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal court.
 
Robert received a joint Juris Doctor and Master of Public Administration degree from Indiana University where he served as Notes and Comments Editor for the Indiana Law Journal. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University in History and Criminal Justice where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and ran varsity track and cross country. He currently serves in various roles on the Chicago Bar Association's (CBA) Class Litigation Committee.

Charles brings more than 20 years of consulting experience to his role with KCC Class Action Services. As an authority on class action settlements for Securities litigation, Charles oversees the claims administration for financial and investor matters. He is also a key contributor to the ongoing development and implementation of settlement administration strategies that meet the evolving needs of clients.

Prior to joining KCC, Charles worked for a claims administrator where he successfully developed their securities practice. His representative experience includes managing the processes and procedures for hundreds of class action settlements including Securities, Antitrust, Employment, Mass Tort and Regulatory matters.

Charles graduated Magna Cum Laude from Nassau Community College with an Associate degree in Business Administration.

Drake serves as KCC’s General Counsel. While advising on all aspects of the company’s business operations and practices, he plays an integral role in contract review and negotiation.

Prior to joining KCC, Drake was a senior associate in the Financial Restructuring practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. Focused on corporate restructurings, Drake represented creditors’ committees and bondholder committees, debtors in possession, post-petition lenders and acquirers of distressed assets.

He also has significant experience with corporate financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, and commercial transactions.

Drake received his Juris Doctor cum laude from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. While serving as an articles editor of the Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, he was a member of Order of the Coif and St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, as well as a Sayre MacNeil Scholar. Drake received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Tufts University.

As EVP, Michael drives the strategic direction of the company's business development initiatives. Working closely with other members of the business development team, he oversees the implementation of client-specific events and regional campaigns. In addition, Michael oversees the consulting group and ensures cross-collaboration between the client service teams.

Previously, Michael served as KCC's Vice President of Corporate Restructuring focused on enhancing the company's suite of Chapter 11 service offerings and improving internal processes to better meet client needs.

Prior to joining KCC, Michael was a partner in the Restructuring Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm's New York office. Michael represented debtors and official committees in Chapter 11 restructurings such as Solutia, Inc., Allegiance Telecom, Inc., Teligent, Inc., Newcor, Inc. and Quality Stores, Inc.

Michael graduated with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Michigan.

As Senior Managing Consultant, Evan contributes a broad range of experience and in-depth knowledge to the corporate restructuring process. During his tenure at KCC, Evan has managed the claims administration and noticing process for over 25 clients, including Circuit City, Delphi Corporation, Magna Entertainment, MSR Resort, Nebraska Book Company, New Century Financial and Workflow Management.

In addition to managing cases and consultants, Evan also serves on various committees to enhance the overall quality of KCC’s client services, while cultivating an efficient and enjoyable internal team environment. Evan acts as a liaison to the Production and Technology departments to develop synergies and foster seamless communications with the Corporate Restructuring division. In addition, Evan serves on the User Acceptance Team which provides updates and improvements to KCC's various technology platforms and case websites. As a member of KCC’s Professional Development Committee, he identifies and implements training programs and procedures to facilitate the professional growth of corporate restructuring consultants.

Admitted to practice law in California, Evan earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from UCLA. Evan began his professional career as a judicial extern for the Honorable Vincent Zurzolo, Bankruptcy Judge for the Central District of California.

Francine is a veteran of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy and claims administration industry with nearly 20 years of experience.

As a Director of Corporate Restructuring Services, Francine works with clients to ensure that they receive high-quality services tailored to their unique needs. Francine is a key player on KCC's Business Development Team. Throughout her career, she has spearheaded the administration of several Chapter 11 cases including Revco D.S. Inc., PharMor, McCrory Stores and HomePlace Stores, Inc.

Currently, she serves as the Recruitment Director for the International Board of IWIRC (International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation) and serves on the Steering Committee for the IWIRC NorthEast Ohio Chapter.

She is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association. Prior to joining KCC, Francine was one of the chief executives of a national claims administration consulting firm.

As a Senior Consultant for Class Action Services, Jeff oversees the claims administration processes and procedures while serving as the primary point of contact for clients. With experience in project management, media planning, staff training and claims administration, Jeff brings experience and insight into the company’s specialized claims management systems.

Jeff has managed nearly 100 settlement administration projects with class sizes ranging from 20 to more than 4 Million. In total, he has overseen projects that resulted in the distribution of more than $400 million in settlement payments to class members, attorneys, government agencies, and cy pres recipients as well as non-cash awards to nearly 300,000 class members. Jeff has leveraged his consulting experience in managing cases such as Connectivity Systems v. National City Bank, Salvas v. Wal-Mart Stores, Williams A. Ambulance v. Ford Motor Company and People v. H&R Block.

Jeff earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Spanish from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA.

David brings over 25 years of domestic and international public securities expertise to his role as KCC's Director of Public Securities Services.

As Director, David has supervised securities balloting in Chapter 11 cases such as American Media, Bally Total Fitness, Citadel Broadcasting, Eddie Bauer Holdings, Fremont General, Meruelo Maddux Properties, Morris Publishing, Pilgrim’s Pride and Uno Restaurants. In addition, he has managed rights offerings performed in connection with the securities balloting process for Dayton Superior, Station Casinos and Vertis Holdings.

Overseeing the securities solicitation process from start-to-finish, David works with Debtors' counsel to review documents, ensuring the mechanics of the transaction are workable for the securities firms and coordinates the service of notice and solicitation documents to the securities firms. He is experienced with securities transactions including tender and exchange offers, rights offerings and consent solicitations.

Prior to joining KCC, David was Vice President of Financial Balloting Group LLC, and held securities consulting positions with Innisfree M&A Inc. and Georgeson & Co. He has facilitated over 70 bankruptcy solicitation assignments including, Calpine, Delphi, Movie Gallery, Enron and WorldCom.

He is a member of the International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Professionals.

Gil brings extensive corporate restructuring and bankruptcy litigation experience to his role as Senior Consultant.

Prior to joining KCC, Gil represented corporations in Chapter 11 engagements and served as counsel to trustees and creditors’ committees at Levene, Neale, Bender, Rankin & Brill LLP. He also led case management and strategy in trial and appellate courts.

Gil was recognized as a 2009 Super Lawyers’ “Rising Star” in Southern California. Previously, he served as law clerk to the Honorable Cecelia G. Morris, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York and as a judicial extern to the Honorable Daniel A. Curry of the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum.

Gil received his Juris Doctor from Washington University School of Law where he was the associate editor of Washington University Global Studies Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

As a Senior Consultant, Katie oversees the strategy and execution of settlement administration for class action matters. Her responsibilities include the development and implementation of claims processing systems, class member noticing as well as disbursement and tax reporting. As a former Case Coordinator, Katie has expertise in navigating the claims administration process to ensure cost-effective and efficient execution.

Over the last three years, Katie has managed the settlement administration for cases including Mahoney/Kid v. AT&T, EEOC v. Outback Steakhouse, Marsikyan v. MBUSA and the Nvidia GPU Litigation settlement.

Katie graduated Magna Cum Laude from Middlebury College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Spanish.

Mike brings more than ten years of industry experience to his role as the Chief Technology Officer. He oversees KCC’s team of technology experts to ensure that the company’s proprietary platforms meet the evolving needs of the company’s clients.

As the former Regional Development Manager at Computershare, KCC’s parent company, Mike oversaw a wide range of teams working with a variety of technologies to deliver innovative solutions to multiple business lines. Mike’s background in Information Technology (IT) and Financial Services has allowed him to play integral role in both technical and managerial capacities for several of Computershare’s strategic acquisitions.

Mike earned his degree with Honors in Computer Science from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. His industry recognition includes Incorporated Engineer status from the United Kingdom Engineering Council, and he is also recognized as a Chartered IT Professional by the British Computer Society.

Jade brings extensive claims and noticing experience to her role as Senior Consultant. In addition to providing senior-level consulting services, she leads the case administration for several of KCC’s corporate restructuring clients.

Over the last four years, Jade has played an integral role in start-to-finish case administration by overseeing critical elements such as establishing case websites, responding to call center inquiries, coordinating printing and distribution of case documents and managing ballot tabulation and solicitation procedures.

Jade has worked on key Chapter 11 engagements such as Bayonne Medical Center, Calpine, Chesapeake Corporation, HRP Myrtle Beach Holdings, Levitz, North Oakland Medical Centers, Oneida, Pine River Plastics, Select Snacks and Trim Trends.

Jade holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences from Stanford University.

With more than 20 years of media research, planning and buying experience, Gina brings substantive expertise to her role at KCC. As Director, Legal Notification Services, she is responsible for the design and implementation of evidence-based legal notice campaigns.

As a leading expert, Gina has developed more than 100 media campaigns across the United States and Canada for antitrust and consumer class action matters. As an expert witness, she provides Courts with the evidence they need to determine the adequacy of notice. In addition, she successfully critiques notice plans allowing Courts to modify the program that better meet due process obligations.

Gina is a frequent author and speaker on class notice issues including effective reach, notice dissemination as well as noticing trends and innovations. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising from Pennsylvania State University, graduating summa cum laude.

Patrick brings more than ten years of legal experience to KCC. As Vice President of Class Action Services, he manages key client relationships and provides guidance throughout the settlement administration process. Patrick is responsible for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that foster client engagement.

Patrick began his legal career at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. He handled numerous litigation and bankruptcy matters including key engagements for Calpine Corporation, Tower Automotive, Hollywood Panorama and Tower Records. While at Akin Gump, he was a member of the firm's national pro bono committee.

Patrick received his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School where he was a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. He received his B.A. from the University of Southern California where he played on the men's varsity volleyball team on an athletic scholarship.

As Vice President, Albert drives the strategic development and implementation of KCC's corporate restructuring services, maximizing the scope and value of the company's suite of Chapter 11 service offerings.

Prior to his role as Vice President, he served as a Senior Consultant utilizing his extensive bankruptcy experience in the day-to-day case management of KCC's most complex engagements.

Previously, Albert represented debtors and official committees in Chapter 11 restructuring engagements as an associate in the Restructuring Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. While at the firm’s New York office, he worked on cases including Calpine Corporation, Collins & Aikman Corporation, Solutia, Inc. and Wellman Inc.

Admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, Albert earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law. While serving as an editor of the Fordham Urban Law Journal, he was awarded the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award. Albert received his Masters in Public Administration from New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School and holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Michigan.

For ten years, Robert has played an integral role in supporting the conception and continued improvement of KCC’s operational process and technology systems. As Director of KCC's Corporate Restructuring Services, he is responsible for developing and implementing case management improvements, while focusing on clients' needs throughout the duration of client engagements.

Robert also serves as Senior Managing Consultant on some of the company's most complex engagements such as Washington Mutual Inc., Lack’s Stores, Inc., Deb Shops, Inc., TOUSA Inc., Mervyn's LLC, Collins & Aikman Corporation, National Equipment Services Inc., Archibald Candy Corporation, Pac-West Telecomm and The Athlete's Foot Stores Inc.

A member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, Robert received his Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Loyola Marymount University. Robert graduated Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University, where he served as the captain of the rowing team, with a degree in Business Administration.

Eric co-founded KCC, a leading claims and noticing agent, to provide a higher standard of administrative-support services and technology solutions to companies undergoing corporate restructuring. In doing so, he fulfilled a previously unmet need within the restructuring industry for professional-level client service and innovative technology to manage the administrative challenges of corporate restructurings. In recognition of his efforts, Eric was selected as 2008 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® in the Services category in the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Before co-founding KCC, Eric was a bankruptcy attorney at Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl, Young & Jones P.C. in its Los Angeles office, representing Chapter 11 debtors, such as Breed Technologies, Sabratek Corporation and Sunbelt Nursery Group, Inc. Previously, he served as an attorney in the Los Angeles office of bankruptcy boutique Murphy, Weir & Butler P.C.

Based on his extensive knowledge of bankruptcy law, Eric is a contributing author of “First-Day Motions Manual: A Practical Guide to the Critical First Days of A Bankruptcy Case,” a reference that provides background on the various motions filed on the first day of a bankruptcy case.

Eric earned his Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law and his Master of Business Administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He graduated as departmental valedictorian from the University of California, Berkeley with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Japanese Politics.

Eric is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and a Board Member of the YPO, Las Vegas chapter.

As Executive Vice President of KCC’s growing class action business, James leads an experienced management team, develops and executes short- and long-term strategies as well as designs innovative settlement administration and noticing solutions.

As a member of KCC's Executive Committee, James works closely with the CEO and President on the company's strategic direction and expansion into new markets. Over the last six years, James Le has held several leadership positions at KCC. Most recently, James served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, ensuring a high standard of excellence in client service, technology development and financial performance.

Prior to joining KCC, James served as a corporate finance and restructuring consultant with FTI Consulting, Inc. and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

James earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, with an emphasis in Accounting and Computing, from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Jon brings more than 20 years of legal experience to KCC. As a member of KCC’s Business Development team, Jon fosters key relationships and calls upon his keen understanding of class action litigation to navigate clients through the settlement administration process.

Jon’s experience in private practice included tenures as a partner in the Minneapolis-based litigation firms of Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP and Anthony Ostlund Baer & Louwagie, P.A. He represented clients in complex cases focusing on securities, property, directors and officers coverage, commercial contract disputes and professional liability. As an experienced litigator, Jon has worked on more than 25 class action matters representing plaintiffs and defendants.

Jon received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College and earned his Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University Law School where he was the Associate Editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. He is a member of the Minnesota Bar Association and Hennepin Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and New York.

Sean brings substantive claims and noticing experience to his role as Senior Manager. In addition to providing senior-level consulting services, Sean is responsible for operational and business development initiatives for KCC Class Action Services. Sean serves to keep cost-effective strategies at the forefront of all claims administration projects while ensuring compliance with settlement agreements of each case.

As a member of the KCC team for nearly seven years, Sean has been instrumental in the development of new processes and procedures that improve the claims process including document reviews during Calpine’s restructuring, gathering and compiling data in preparation of more than 270 sets of Schedules and SOFA. He has played an integral role in the TD Ameritrade and Feinstein v. Nvidia class action settlement administrations.

Sean earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Joe brings considerable Chapter 11 experience to his role as Senior Consultant. While providing senior-level consulting services, Joe oversees the claims administration on a wide range of KCC’s most complex corporate restructuring engagements.

During the last four years, Joe has worked on numerous, multifaceted Chapter 11 engagements including Brook Mays Music Co., Collins & Aikman, DBSI Inc., Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., GWLS Holdings Inc., Movie Gallery, Pac-West Telecomm, Inc., SemCrude L.P., Tarragon Corporation and Tropicana Entertainment.

Joe has played an integral role in Movie Gallery, successfully managing a data-intensive engagement with over 5,000 stores and 100,000 creditors. He continues to meet client needs throughout the claims reconciliation process as the company moves towards a successful emergence from corporate restructuring.

Joe graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Management and Business Law.

Ron brings more than 30 years of professional experience to his role as Director, Class Action Services. He is an authority on noticing, processing, distributions and the associated tax reporting requirements. With expertise in project management and developing new technology systems, Ron oversees the settlement administration process to ensure each matter is handled effectively, on schedule and on budget.

In total, Ron has led class action settlement administration and distributions for more than 400 cases. In addition to his case work, Ron is a part of the team leading the development and continued improvement of KCC’s technology systems.  

Prior to joining KCC, Ron held several positions with Gap Inc. and Shaklee Corporation. Ron graduated from The American University, Washington, D.C. with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration.

Gerry brings more than 16 years of professional experience to his role as Chief Financial Officer at KCC. As a member of the Executive Committee, he provides strategic oversight, implements and regulates the corporate financial systems as well as serves as a liaison to Computershare, KCC’s parent company. In addition, Gerry oversees class action settlement fund distribution. He is also responsible for fostering relationships with major financial institutions.

Gerry joined KCC after serving as the US Controller at Computershare for nearly 10 years. He previously held financial leadership roles with the Irish Dairy Board and Price Waterhouse Coopers.

Gerry earned a Masters in Business Studies from Dublin City University, where he also completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance. He is a Chartered Accountant.

Angela brings considerable claims and noticing experience to her role as Senior Managing Consultant. While providing senior-level consulting services, she oversees KCC's disbursement services and has facilitated Plan confirmation disbursements for cases including General Growth Properties, Inc., LandSource Communities Development LLC, Skybus Airlines, Inc. and Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc.

In recent years, Angela has helped develop KCC’s avoidance/preference database. She oversees the preference services group and has prepared numerous analyses to assist Trustees and their counsel with their preference litigation negotiations.

Angela received a Masters in Archaeology from the University of California at Los Angeles and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of California at San Diego.

As Senior Managing Consultant, Michael leads the claims administration process for KCC’s corporate restructuring engagements across varied industries such as airline, health care, manufacturing and telecommunications.

Working with Consultants and Project Specialists, he oversees the day-to-day case management of several Chapter 11 cases including, American LaFrance, Bayonne Medical Center, Charys, Independence Air and Pope & Talbot. Michael supervises the noticing process, collaborating with KCC’s Production Department to ensure timely production and distribution of creditor notices and time-sensitive case documents.

Michael serves on KCC’s User Acceptance Team (UAT), supporting the development and continued improvement of the company’s technology systems. He also conducts Advanced Excel classes, while developing training materials for KCC’s internal educational programs.

Michael received his Juris Doctor from University of Michigan Law School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Psychology from the University of Michigan.

Patrick brings nearly 20 years of experience in class action settlement administration to his role as Vice President, Class Action Services. Leading the company’s Consumer practice, Patrick drives the strategic development and implementation of KCC's class action services to ensure high-quality, cost-effective notice and settlement administration processes.

Prior to joining KCC, Patrick served as a Senior Manager in Computershare's Business Solutions Group. Previously, Patrick served as Vice President of a class action settlement administration firm. During his tenure, Patrick led the company's operating processes and procedures to increase operating productivity. Over the course of his career, he has managed more than 200 class action settlements and is an expert in claims processing and class member communications.

Patrick studied Business Administration at State University of New York in Farmingdale.

With more than a decade of industry experience, Carla specializes in the design of plain language legal notice documents to effectively address the challenges of communicating complex information to class members in a manner that they can understand.

Her expertise includes the design and production of published, individual, broadcast and internet notices. Carla’s programs satisfy the notification requirements of the Class Action Fairness Act, Rule 23, the Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth as well as applicable state laws. She has successfully provided notice in both U.S. and international markets, including communications in more than 35 languages.

Carla has presented on and written numerous articles about class notification programs, the design of effective notice documents as well as industry trends and innovations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Temple University, graduating cum laude.

Steven brings more than 16 years of professional experience to his role as a Senior Managing Consultant, Class Action Services. His case management responsibilities include the development and implementation of claims processing systems, class member noticing as well as disbursement and tax reporting.

Steven has worked on several engagements that have involved notable settlements including Vioxx, Yahoo! and Nationwide Financial Services. He has managed settlements for cases involving more than 350,000 claimants as well as developed data processing systems for complex tax reporting for corporate, fiduciary and government entities with more than 600,000 participants and more than $7 billion in payments.

Steven earned his Masters in Financial Consulting from American College in Pennsylvania and a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from the University of North Florida. He has a designation of Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®).

Dan brings more than 25 years experience in class action settlement administrations to the KCC Class Action Services team. As Vice President for Class Action Services, Dan manages key client relationships and provides oversight throughout the settlement administration process.

As the founder of Rosenthal & Company LLC, Dan has been an authority on noticing, claims processing, distributions and the tax reporting requirements for class action settlements. He has provided expert testimony on the efficacy of settlement administration relative to class action litigations. Dan’s insights and innovative approaches have proven invaluable to clients as he consults with them prior to implementation of settlements to craft an administration plan that is both time- and cost-effective. He is recognized as an industry expert and has presented at numerous conferences and events on trends in settlement administration.

Prior to founding Rosenthal, Dan started DANART Communications, an advertising agency that specialized in media planning and placement of legal notices. He also served as Managing Director for one of the leading class action administrators. Prior to becoming involved with class action administration, Dan was in marketing management in the Consumer Products and High Technology fields.

Dan received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Broadcast Communication Arts from San Francisco State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.

Chris brings extensive experience to his role as Vice President, Restructuring Support Services. Not only does he find new ways to better serve clients with value-added services, but also injects a team-building environment that promotes ideas to streamline processes within the Restructuring Department.

Chris has led the management of many restructuring cases, among them Blockbuster Inc., Charter Communications, CIT Group, Visteon Corporation, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation and The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

Chris has over fifteen years of experience in the legal profession. Previously, Chris served as a restructuring paralegal in the Los Angeles office of Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones P.C., where he worked on large Chapter 11 debtor representations.

He was named in Turnaround & Workouts’ Special Report of “People of Watch – 2004.” Chris earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Washington.

As VP of Business Development for KCC’s corporate restructuring services, Ben leads client engagement initiatives to solidify the firm’s market leadership position in claims and noticing services for Chapter 11 case administration.

Previously, Ben served as Director of business development, managing key relationships with clients engaged in corporate restructuring cases while supporting the company’s growth initiatives.

Prior to joining KCC, Ben was an associate in the Restructuring Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the firm’s New York office. His experience includes the representation of debtors in Chapter 11 restructurings such as Stallion Oilfield Services, Majestic Star Casinos, Masonite Corporation, Wellman Inc. and Solutia, Inc.

Admitted to practice law in New York, Ben earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham Law School. He graduated magna cum laude with honors from Colgate University with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Ben is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association.

As Senior Consultant, Leanne supervises Project Specialists and Consultants on several of KCC's active corporate restructuring engagements.

Leanne oversees the day-to-day management of Chapter 11 cases including American LaFrance, LLC, BSCV, Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., DBSI Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc and Motor Coach Industries International, Inc.

She has been instrumental during the case administration process by establishing case websites at the onset of engagements, coordinating printing and distribution of case documents, managing ballot tabulation and coordinating creditor disbursements.

Leanne graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

With over 20 years of global securities experience, David brings substantial expertise to his role as Director.

As Director of Public Securities Services, David has overseen subscriptions and distributions, managed treatment elections, and supervised securities voting in cases such as Magna Entertainment, Greektown Holdings, Special Devices Inc., Idearc, Lear Corp, Eurofresh, Premier International, Landsource Communities Development, Bally Total Fitness, Washington Mutual, Tronox, Constar International, Seahawk Drilling, Truvo, Network Communications and Paper International.

Prior to joining KCC, David was Vice President of Financial Balloting Group LLC where he specialized in Chapter 11 voting procedures, advising attorneys and other professionals on subscription and election mechanics in corporate restructuring engagements, specifically as they relate to publicly held securities.

In addition, he was the firm’s international expert for non-U.S. procedure advisement, as well as handling foreign securities in domestic cases. David has worked on U.S. cases such as Dura, Enron, Movie Gallery and WorldCom and International engagements including Northern Offshore, Telewest and United Pan Europe.

As a Global Voting Specialist at Innisfree M&A Inc., David managed all technical aspects of the tabulation department, overseeing client tabulations, including votes for bankruptcy proceedings, annual meetings, special meetings and contested elections. He also assisted in the development and implementation of new voting procedures for insolvency engagements in the United States, United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Bermuda.

David received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has a working knowledge of Spanish and German languages.

Robert brings more than 20 years of legal experience to KCC. In his role as Director of Class Action Services, Robert develops efficient and cost-effective settlement administration plans for clients. He maintains key relationships and leverages his industry expertise while resolving class action litigation matters.

Prior to joining KCC, Robert worked at a class action settlement administration firm where he developed claims administration solutions for clients nationwide. He was a practicing attorney at several leading law firms including Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP and worked extensively on the In re VisaCheck/Master Money Antitrust Litigation and the Microsoft Private Class Action State Court Litigation, where he played an integral role in the largest voucher and cy pres distribution in the history of class action.

Robert received his Juris Doctor with Honors from the University of Washington where he was a member of The Washington Law Review. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with Honors from the University of Oregon. He is licensed to practice law in Washington State.

As a Senior Managing Consultant, Alison leads the administration of several of KCC’s most active corporate restructuring engagements across varied industries, including automotive, manufacturing and retail.

Since 2005, Alison has worked on Chapter 11 cases including Bally Total Fitness, Blockbuster Inc., NewPage Corporation, The Great Atlantic Pacific & Tea Company, Tronox Incorporated and Woodside Group LLC. She has been instrumental throughout the duration of cases by managing the noticing process, gathering and compiling data for Schedules and SOFA preparation, developing effective case-specific solicitation processes and coordinating disbursements to creditors upon Plan confirmation.

Alison holds a Paralegal Certificate from the University of San Diego. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and Sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Colin brings more than 15 years of experience in the legal industry to his role as Senior Consultant. As a Lean and Six Sigma expert, he is responsible for the development and oversight of quality assurance programs for KCC’s Class Action Services offering. Colin leads the company’s initiatives on Governance, Risk Management and Compliance as well as evaluates, identifies and implements new processes to optimize efficiencies.

As a former Internal Consultant at a leading law firm, Colin played a central role in the development of information governance policies, protocols and workflow. His subject matter expertise incorporates the execution of operational configurations to increase productivity and facilitate quality assurance over internal processes.

Colin earned a Bachelor of Arts in History at Dartmouth College and his Master Certificate Six Sigma from Villanova University.

Steven brings nearly a decade of legal experience to the KCC Class Action Services team. As a Director, Steven manages client relationships and contributes his class action expertise to key client engagements.

Prior to joining KCC, Steven was an attorney whose practice focused primarily on class action litigation. Steven practiced at several leading law firms where his work included complex damages cases, consumer class actions as well as wage and hour litigation. He is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Steven was named one of New Jersey’s Super Lawyers Rising Stars, an honor bestowed on less than 2.5 percent of the state’s lawyers.

Steven received his Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rowan University.

Josh executes training and development programs for KCC's Consultants. Under his supervision, Consultants support the Restructuring, Litigation Support and Transaction Support departments with information analysis, case administration review and noticing campaign coordination.

In addition, Josh coordinates case-specific operations for some of KCC's largest restructuring engagements such as Circuit City, Delphi and SemCrude LP.

Prior to joining KCC, Josh was a legal assistant at Friedman & Friedman. While serving as Secretary of the Pre-Law Society, Josh graduated from California State University at Northridge with a degree in Political Science.