UJA’s NextGen Restructuring Emergence Afterparty
Thursday, May 22, 2025
8:30 PM
placeMarriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY, 10036

UJA’s NextGen Restructuring Emergence Afterparty: new name, same great vibe you know and love.

It’s where you and your fellow professionals can enjoy dancing, drinks, and a delicious spread while strengthening UJA’s powerful work meeting the moment. And it kicks off right after UJA’s Harvey R. Miller & Leonard M. Rosen Annual Restructuring Event. Don’t miss the party.

Leadership

Emergence Host Committee

Chairs:
Ross Fiedler
Kirkland & Ellis 

Lucy Kweskin
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Benjamin Meisel
Centerview Partners

Marc Roitman
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Committee:
Blair Albom
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP

Morris Alhale
Portage Point Partners LLC

Richard M. Allen
C-Street Advisors Group 

Benjamin Arfa 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Jeremy Ascherman 
TCW 

Ehud Barak 
Proskauer Rose LLP

Michael S. Benn 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Rodi Blokh 
AlixPartners, LLP

Matt Blum 
Ankura 

Skylar Bonné 
Riveron

David Braun 
Gordon Brothers

Simon Briefel 
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Beth M. Brownstein 
ArentFox Schiff LLP

Jordan Bryk 
Marathon Asset Management

Michael H. Cassel 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Daniel Desatnik 
Proskauer Rose LLP

Reuben E. Dizengoff 
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Lauren C. Doyle 
Milbank LLP

Gary Dreyer 
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Matt Dyer 
Lazard

Jamie M. Eisen 
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP

Michael Eisenberg 
AlixPartners, LLP

Phil Engel 
Jefferies LLC 

Matthew Fagen
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Rebecca Feygenson 
BRG

Daniel I. Forman 
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 

Adam H. Friedman 
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Benjamin Gilbert 
Sheppard Mullin

Adam J. Goldberg 
Latham & Watkins LLP

Ava Goldberger 
Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Rachel Golden 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Andrew Gross 
Alvarez & Marsal

Michael R. Handler 
King & Spalding

David A. Herman 
Dechert LLP

Evan Hill 
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Robert M. Hirsh 
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Yonah Jaffe 
Reid Collins & Tsai LLP

Brad M. Kahn 
Akin 

Sam Karotkin 
Piper Sandler & Co.

Emily Katz-Turner 
Ducera Partners LLC

Dan Kelsall 
AlixPartners, LLP

Jordan Krasne 
FTI Consulting

Jonathan Lancman 
Strategic Value Partners

Evan Levine 
Evercore  

Maddison Levine 
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP 

Mitchell Levy 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 

Mike Linde 
Alvarez & Marsal

Zachary R. Manning 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Jeffrey Margolin 
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Howard Master 
Nardello & Co

Josh Mendelsohn 
Guggenheim Partners

James Mennie 
Alvarez & Marsal

Scott Meyerson 
Lazard 

Melanie A. Miller  
Akin 

Benjamin Mintz 
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 

Matthew Mintzer
Piper Sandler Companies

Michael Mittelman 
FGS Global 

Max Molinsky 
Baird

Naomi Moss 
Akin 

Brian J. Nakhaimousa
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

Edward E. Neiger 
ASK LLP

Kyle J. Ortiz 
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP

Oliver Paré 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Jonah A. Peppiatt 
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Adam Pilchman
Partners Group

Oscar N. Pinkas 
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Matthew Rahmani 
Perella Weinberg Partners

Matthew M. Roose 
Ropes & Gray LLP

Gideon Rosenbaum 
B. Riley Financial

Matthew Rosenberg 
Teneo

Elliot Ross 
Evercore 

Ethan D. Ross 
PJT Partners  

Kathryn Rube 
Alvarez & Marsal

Gabe Sasson
Paul Hastings LLP 

Kyle R. Satterfield
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Benjamin Schak 
Milbank LLP

Shai Schmidt 
Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP

Adam M. Searles
AlixPartners, LLP  

Jordan D. Searles 
Kroll 

Jason Seigel 
Portage Point Partners LLC

Zachary I. Shapiro 
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A

Adam Shpeen 
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 

Steven Siegel 

Bennett S. Silverberg 
Brown Rudnick LLP

Ronald J. Silverman
Hogan Lovells LLP

Michael Sitzer
Blue Torch Capital

Noah Sosnick
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Thomas Stenz
United Asset Management Services

Josh Strauss 
Miller Buckfire LLC 

Joshua Sturm
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Joseph Szydlo 
Akin 

Jonathan J. Weichselbaum 
Latham & Watkins LLP

Daniel Weisman 
M3 Partners

Lyndon Wise  
AlixPartners LLP

Jake Wohl 
Guggenheim Partners

David Zylberberg 
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Chairs:
Ross Fiedler
Kirkland & Ellis 

Lucy Kweskin
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Benjamin Meisel
Centerview Partners

Marc Roitman
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Committee:
Blair Albom
Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP

Morris Alhale
Portage Point Partners LLC

Richard M. Allen
C-Street Advisors Group 

Benjamin Arfa 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Jeremy Ascherman 
TCW 

Ehud Barak 
Proskauer Rose LLP

Michael S. Benn 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Rodi Blokh 
AlixPartners, LLP

Matt Blum 
Ankura 

Skylar Bonné 
Riveron

David Braun 
Gordon Brothers

Simon Briefel 
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Beth M. Brownstein 
ArentFox Schiff LLP

Jordan Bryk 
Marathon Asset Management

Michael H. Cassel 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Daniel Desatnik 
Proskauer Rose LLP

Reuben E. Dizengoff 
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

Lauren C. Doyle 
Milbank LLP

Gary Dreyer 
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Matt Dyer 
Lazard

Jamie M. Eisen 
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher LLP

Michael Eisenberg 
AlixPartners, LLP

Phil Engel 
Jefferies LLC 

Matthew Fagen
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Rebecca Feygenson 
BRG

Daniel I. Forman 
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 

Adam H. Friedman 
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

Benjamin Gilbert 
Sheppard Mullin

Adam J. Goldberg 
Latham & Watkins LLP

Ava Goldberger 
Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Rachel Golden 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Andrew Gross 
Alvarez & Marsal

Michael R. Handler 
King & Spalding

David A. Herman 
Dechert LLP

Evan Hill 
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Robert M. Hirsh 
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP

Yonah Jaffe 
Reid Collins & Tsai LLP

Brad M. Kahn 
Akin 

Sam Karotkin 
Piper Sandler & Co.

Emily Katz-Turner 
Ducera Partners LLC

Dan Kelsall 
AlixPartners, LLP

Jordan Krasne 
FTI Consulting

Jonathan Lancman 
Strategic Value Partners

Evan Levine 
Evercore  

Maddison Levine 
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP 

Mitchell Levy 
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 

Mike Linde 
Alvarez & Marsal

Zachary R. Manning 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Jeffrey Margolin 
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Howard Master 
Nardello & Co

Josh Mendelsohn 
Guggenheim Partners

James Mennie 
Alvarez & Marsal

Scott Meyerson 
Lazard 

Melanie A. Miller  
Akin 

Benjamin Mintz 
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP 

Matthew Mintzer
Piper Sandler Companies

Michael Mittelman 
FGS Global 

Max Molinsky 
Baird

Naomi Moss 
Akin 

Brian J. Nakhaimousa
Kirkland & Ellis LLP 

Edward E. Neiger 
ASK LLP

Kyle J. Ortiz 
Togut, Segal & Segal LLP

Oliver Paré 
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Jonah A. Peppiatt 
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Adam Pilchman
Partners Group

Oscar N. Pinkas 
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Matthew Rahmani 
Perella Weinberg Partners

Matthew M. Roose 
Ropes & Gray LLP

Gideon Rosenbaum 
B. Riley Financial

Matthew Rosenberg 
Teneo

Elliot Ross 
Evercore 

Ethan D. Ross 
PJT Partners  

Kathryn Rube 
Alvarez & Marsal

Gabe Sasson
Paul Hastings LLP 

Kyle R. Satterfield
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Benjamin Schak 
Milbank LLP

Shai Schmidt 
Glenn Agre Bergman & Fuentes LLP

Adam M. Searles
AlixPartners, LLP  

Jordan D. Searles 
Kroll 

Jason Seigel 
Portage Point Partners LLC

Zachary I. Shapiro 
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A

Adam Shpeen 
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 

Steven Siegel 

Bennett S. Silverberg 
Brown Rudnick LLP

Ronald J. Silverman
Hogan Lovells LLP

Michael Sitzer
Blue Torch Capital

Noah Sosnick
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Thomas Stenz
United Asset Management Services

Josh Strauss 
Miller Buckfire LLC 

Joshua Sturm
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Joseph Szydlo 
Akin 

Jonathan J. Weichselbaum 
Latham & Watkins LLP

Daniel Weisman 
M3 Partners

Lyndon Wise  
AlixPartners LLP

Jake Wohl 
Guggenheim Partners

David Zylberberg 
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

contact us

Questions? Get in touch.
Dalia Handelman

212.836.1191