Navigating Receiverships

Mark Owens of Barnes & Thornburg joins the CRA Navigating Receiverships podcast to discuss a multifaceted senior care receivership with a number of moving parts.
 
About Mark Owens
As chair of the firm’s Restructuring and Bankruptcy department, Mark Owens’ practice includes business, commercial, finance, litigation, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights matters valued from millions to billions of dollars. Responsive, grounded and calm under pressure, clients trust and rely upon Mark to protect their assets and interests when safeguarding their position at every turn.
Mark advises on complex workouts and loan restructurings, representing secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees, preference and fraudulent transfer defendants, lessors and landlords in bankruptcy cases. Mark provides legal counsel on repossessions, general collections and Uniform Commercial Code issues. He is also involved in commercial litigation in numerous courts throughout the country.
Notably, Mark maintains multijurisdictional licenses to practice law, which allows him to truly serve clients on a national scale. He is appreciated for his honest and realistic assessments of client positions, and for providing viable, practical options and actionable solutions to maximizing recovery.
In addition, Mark is chair of the firm’s national Motorsports team. Mark’s passion for auto racing is manifest in his commitment to serving drivers, teams, sponsors and industry constituents in the full array of commercial contract issues they face.
Regardless of the industry or circumstances, Mark steadfastly focuses on realizing the desired result in even the most difficult environments for the clients he serves, which often includes preventive advice and counsel. As a result, Mark also identifies and reworks standard agreements in order to better safeguard his client from exposure going forward.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

CRA Board Member and Lathrop GPM St. Louis Managing Partner, Emily Cantwell, joins the Navigating Receiverships podcast to discuss the CannaVer receivership (the first cannabis receivership in Missouri).  Making this episode extra special, Ms. Cantwell represented our host, Eric Moraczewski of NMBL Strategies, in this case.
 
About Emily Cantwell
Emily Cantwell is a commercial litigator with a focus on financial services and real estate litigation. She is the Partner-in-Charge of the firm’s St. Louis office and has been recognized as one of St. Louis’ Most Influential Business Women. She is also a recipient of Missouri Lawyers Media’s 2024 Women’s Justice Award. Emily serves all types of clients, focusing on mid-market to Fortune 500 companies.
Emily has handled multiple receiverships for clients, ranging from small commercial properties to expansive multi-unit residential buildings as well as Cannabis-related entities, hotels and other related commercial properties. Serving as counsel for both lending institutions and receivers, Emily is well versed in the requirements and issues surrounding this unique remedy available to her clients.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.
 

US Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Gunn joins Navigating Receiverships to talk through some unique receiverships appointed by the District of Columbia that make their way into her courtroom.  Judge Gunn is our first Judge to join us, but she is no stranger to podcasts as she hosts The Bad Boys of Bankruptcy for the American Bar Association Business Law Section.
 
About Judge Gunn
The Honorable Elizabeth L. Gunn has served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Columbia since 2020.  A COVID-era selection and appointment, she was sworn in by Zoom from her living room.  A frequent speaker and author on bankruptcy topics, Judge Gunn brings a unique perspective to her presentations not only as the only bankruptcy judge in both the District of Columbia and the D.C. Circuit, but also from her service as an Assistant Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement.
 
In 2017, Judge Gunn was recognized by the American Bankruptcy Institute as a member of its inaugural class of 40 Under 40.  Judge Gunn also serves as an Associate Editor for the American Bankruptcy Law Journal and a Coordinating and Associate Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review. Judge Gunn sits on the boards of the Federal Bar Association Bankruptcy Section, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation, American Bar Association National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, the Chesapeake Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, and is the host of the popular American Bar Association Business Law Section Podcast “Bad Boys of Bankruptcy.” She is a member of the Walter Chandler Bankruptcy Inn of Court and is Board Certified in Consumer Law by the American Board of Certification. Judge Gunn received her BA, cum laude, from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and her law degree, cum laude, from Boston College Law School. 
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

Scott Moskol of Blank Rome joins the Navigating Receiverships podcast to discuss his experience in the budding market of a cannabis receivership.
About Scott
Scott Moskol has developed a national platform representing and counseling clients with respect to all legal issues that may arise in restructurings, workouts, bankruptcies, receiverships, and other insolvency-related matters including distressed mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”).
Scott’s practice also consists of advising clients with respect to the purchase and/or sale of distressed assets, companies, and loan portfolios. He also represents clients with respect to financings and lending transactions, as well as general corporate matters, sometimes serving as outside general counsel.
Since 2013, Scott has established himself as a leading cannabis industry attorney, building a nationwide client base that includes investors, lenders, cultivation and dispensary operators, investment funds, and family offices. His cannabis practice spans the full spectrum of legal services in this rapidly evolving sector, including capital raises, mergers and acquisitions, investment vehicle structuring, regulatory compliance, and general business counsel.
Scott has extensive experience in cannabis industry transactions ranging from multimillion-dollar institutional lending facilities and complex business combinations to equity financings and asset acquisitions. His deep knowledge also extends to cannabis industry insolvencies and restructurings, including pioneering receivership work in this emerging area of law. He regularly advises clients on regulatory matters, including compliance with evolving state cannabis laws and emerging psychedelics legislation.
Prior to joining his previous firm, he served as vice president, senior asset manager, and counsel for Capital Crossing, a division of Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB/Capital Crossing Servicing Company, LLC. He also managed all outstanding legal matters and cases for the nonperforming loans in the portfolio, which included assessing risk and cost of various options, and negotiating, resolving and restructuring the loans.
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.
 

Richard Ormond of Stone Blossom Capital joins Navigating Receiverships to discuss the MedMen receivership.
 
About Richard
 
Richard Ormond has over 26 years-experience that includes bank and finance law, real estate, receivership law, banking regulations and restructuring.
His areas of expertise include advising financial institutions and lenders regarding secured transactions, lending in regulated industries, developing compliance and underwriting protocols, Treasury and FinCEN compliance (inclusive of KYC, AML and BSA) and managing of distressed loan facilities.
Mr. Ormond has tried cases in State Court, Federal Court and Bankruptcy Court and he has arbitrated dozens of matters. Mr. Ormond also served as President of the California Receivers Forum and is the former Chair of the Remedies Division of the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  Mr. Ormond also teaches Continuing Legal Education courses on lending, receivership law, regulated industries and securitization of assets.
In 2018 Mr. Ormond was nominated for the prestigious “Leader in Law” award by the Los Angeles Business Journal and he was previously selected as one of “Los Angeles’ Top 100 Lawyers.”  He is repeatedly recognized as a “Super Lawyer” and he was recently selected as one of the “Top Cannabis Law Experts in the United States” by Databird Research Journal.
Mr. Ormond is also an adjunct professor of law at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

Randall Coxworth of Stoneturn joins Navigating Receiverships to discuss a New York City property fraught with challenging circumstances.
 
About Randall
Randall Coxworth, a Partner at StoneTurn, guides clients planning and undertaking large-scale capital projects, drawing on his 25 years of executive experience in management consulting and construction.
Randall specializes in program and project management services, including strategic delivery, risk identification, contract control assessments, and process performance reviews. He supports clients throughout all stages of a project, from forecasting and establishing financial, reporting, and accounting procedures through execution and completion. He also collaborates with clients on strategic assessments, global planning, oversight and control structures, stage-gate process design and implementation, efficiency, reporting, transparency, and integrations.
Randall has been retained on capital project matters as an expert in construction, construction management, and project management standard of care throughout the United States.
Prior to joining StoneTurn Randall held senior leadership positions at Ankura and Protiviti as well as at a privately-held construction firm. Randall also served honorably as a United States Marine prior to starting his professional career.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

Stacey Hampton of Asset NOI joins Navigating Receiverships to discuss a particularly challenging disposition of an apartment complex.
 
About Stacey
Stacey brings more than 25 years’ experience in real estate at the asset and property management company level. Obsessive commitment to maintaining the highest level of knowledge of emerging trends and improving technologies that serve all aspects of the multifamily industry and its professionals.
 
Asset NOI is an extension of Stacey's decades-long obsession with positively impacting the multifamily ecosystem. She has done this by increasing revenue, reducing expenses, and mitigating risk. Simple enough right? Not exactly, there are hundreds of backend settings in your operating software alone that impact NOI, and that’s just the software. There are thousands of decisions and actions/inaction that produce the NOI of any asset.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

Mike Banwell of Marcus & Millichap joins Navigating Receiverships to discuss the disposition of a number of properties tied into a federal equity receivership.
 
About Mike
As Senior Director Investments at Marcus & Millichap, Mike specializes in designing and executing tailored disposition strategies through accelerated marketing and auction methods. Mike helps Federal & State Receivers, Legal Fiduciaries, Institutions, and Lenders maximize recovery across all CRE asset classes.
Mike's focus is on delivering certainty of execution and optimal outcomes in even the most time-sensitive or distressed scenarios.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

  Matt McKinlay of Ampleo joins Navigating Receiverships to discuss an extremely contentious receivership and how he handled it involving a landfill and potential environmental concerns.
 
About Matt McKinlay
Matt McKinlay is the President at Amplēo Turnaround and Restructuring, LLC.  Matt has 24 years of experience solving complex financial and operational matters in roles such as Chapter 11 Trustee, Court-appointed Receiver, Turnaround Advisor, and Interim CFO / CEO.  Matt is exceptionally good at helping calm nerves during high-impact situations and is a stabilizing influence for creditors, employees, and other stakeholders.  Matt is credentialed as a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) by the Turnaround Management Association. He is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). He is the Idaho State Director for the Commercial Receiver’s Association. Matt earned an MBA in Finance from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.

Gene Buccola of High Plateau Asset Management joins Navigating Receiverships to discuss a complex apartment complex receivership where the owner was living in the top floor and creating issues.
 
 
About Gene Buccola
Gene Buccola has excelled in a career spanning over four decades, marked by exceptional expertise in receivership management, strategic real estate development, and special asset liquidation. His leadership is characterized by a lifelong commitment to evaluating, enhancing, and strategically developing diverse real and personal property across multiple states. He consistently delivers successful outcomes in complex and challenging situations through a unique blend of deep professional experience, operational expertise, and legal understanding.
Gene's leadership is evident in his extensive receivership experience, where he excels at stabilizing and revitalizing distressed assets. He brings decisive direction to asset management, guiding each receivership from meticulous initial analysis and Day 1 procedure development to comprehensive valuation and strategic liquidation. He has successfully managed significant assets, including those valued at approximately $60 million, working with institutions such as US Bank, Liberty Bank, Sterling Savings Bank, Home Federal Bank, and the FDIC. His strategic approach, characterized by meticulous due diligence and decisive action, ensures the preservation and maximization of asset value. He expertly leads teams through complex repositioning and stabilization processes, navigating intricate legal and financial landscapes with precision. His expertise is further recognized through his participation as a panelist for the Oregon State Bar Association Debtor Creditor conference.
His experience extends to special credit banking, where his deep understanding, honed over a decade with First National Bank of Oregon, enables him to navigate complex financial disputes. He has been appointed as a receiver in multiple cases where he led the restructuring of troubled businesses and managed complex commercial properties. His leadership has consistently resulted in successful turnarounds and positive outcomes. His banking career in Special Assets has led to assisting multiple commercial banks, FHLMC, and the FDIC in the evaluation and liquidation of all special asset classes. Notably, he provided critical leadership during the 2008 recession, assisting the FDIC in the closure of several regional banks. Gene has also demonstrated his executive leadership as CEO of a multi-state aviation enterprise and a multi-state commercial property management company, showcasing his ability to lead diverse teams and operations. Gene's real estate expertise also encompasses development, investment, and management. As a principal broker for over four decades, he has a proven track record of identifying and capitalizing on lucrative real estate opportunities. His deep understanding of market dynamics, coupled with his ability to analyze complex financial data, allows him to make informed investment decisions that generate substantial returns. He has successfully led the management of diverse real estate portfolios, including commercial office, industrial, hospitality, and multi-family properties, demonstrating a keen understanding of property valuation, development, and management. Additionally, his leadership extends to facilitating employee corporate relocation, working with Relocation Resources (RRI) to serve employers like CH2M-Hill Engineering and Hewlett Packard.
Gene currently holds significant roles in industry associations such as AAPL, CRA, and TMA further underscoring his ability to lead and inspire. He is a recognized leader, entrusted with significant fiduciary responsibilities and sought after for his strategic guidance. Gene holds an unwavering commitment to excellence, and this is evident in his approach to life and profession.
 
About Navigating Receiverships
Navigating Receiverships is a podcast brought to you by the Commercial Receivers Association.  Navigating Receiverships brings stories from different receivership and insolvency actions in which our members came into a difficult situation and were able to successfully navigate the landscape.  Our members share their story in an effort to both educate and entertain our listeners.