Paul Aversano is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal in New York. He is the Global Practice Leader of A&M’s Global Transaction Advisory Group and oversees the firm’s Corporate Transactions Group. For over 25 years, he has led both buy-side and sell-side financial and accounting due diligence projects for complex public and private company transactions, as well as transactions in the capital markets. He specializes in assessing quality of earnings and GAAP accounting; providing accounting and transaction structuring advice for leveraged buyouts; purchase accounting; and SEC reporting.

Jeffrey Cass is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Performance Improvement in Houston. He brings more than two decades of experience advising organizations in gaining a competitive advantage through maximizing leadership effectiveness and transforming cultures.

Jennifer Cipolla is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement in Charlotte. She brings more than 15 years of operational, financial and large-scale M&A leadership, and specializes in business transformation and operational excellence in business services and industrial companies with distributed branch networks.

Ryan Omohundro is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Restructuring & Turnaround in Houston. He brings more than 19 years of experience advising distressed companies and creditors across various industries, including oilfield services, oil and gas exploration, power generation, chemicals, construction, mining, manufacturing, imaging/film, food processing, and municipalities.

Andrew Ponting is a Senior Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax U.K. in London, specialising in global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity tax.

Luke Steadman is a Partner in Alvarez & Marsal’s Disputes and Investigations practice. He brings more than 25 years of experience as forensic accounting expert across Europe, Asia and the United States. Mr. Steadman specialises in accounting expert evidence for international arbitration and domestic litigation.