Bankruptcy & Restructuring Support
Your Business Is Under Financial Pressure. Every Decision Right Now Carries Consequence — and Inexperience Makes It Worse.
Covenant breaches don't wait for a convenient time. Liquidity crises compress decision timelines to days. Creditors who were patient last quarter are no longer patient. And the moment a restructuring becomes visible to employees, customers, and competitors, the margin for error narrows further.
Most CFOs — fractional or otherwise — have not managed a business through this. They have not been the person responsible for creditor reporting under pressure, for keeping operations stable while legal negotiations proceed, for deciding what gets paid and what doesn't when cash is constrained. This is a specific skill set. I have it.
I have run complex restructurings, managed the orderly wind-down of a major Nevada law firm, led bankruptcy reorganization for a public gaming operator, and helped businesses avoid formal insolvency through disciplined financial strategy. I engage quickly and operate effectively under the time and stakeholder pressure that distressed situations demand.
When a business cannot meet its financial obligations, the quality of financial leadership in the room determines whether the outcome is recovery or dissolution. This is not work for a generalist CFO learning on the job. It requires specific experience, specific skills, and the ability to operate with discipline under sustained pressure.
Relevant experience: Finance lead on the bankruptcy reorganization of the Four Queens Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas. Managed the complete wind-down of Lionel Sawyer & Collins — at the time one of Nevada's largest law firms — including disposition of firm assets.
What restructuring engagements typically involve:
A business facing immediate liquidity pressure or covenant breaches
Creditors requiring more rigorous and frequent financial reporting
Management needing a CFO who can stabilize operations while negotiations proceed
A bankruptcy filing requiring experienced financial leadership through the process
A business that can be saved with the right financial strategy — and needs someone who has done it before to lead that effort
What I provide in restructuring engagements:
Cash flow forecasting and liquidity management under distress
Creditor reporting and communication support
Financial operations stabilization
Bankruptcy filing support and ongoing CFO leadership through the process
Restructuring plan development and financial modeling
Coordination with legal counsel, turnaround advisors, and creditors
Post-restructuring financial infrastructure rebuilding
Distressed situations move fast. I engage quickly and operate effectively under the time and stakeholder pressure that restructuring work demands.