Kargman Associates

The firm develops practical, creative and pro-active strategies and solutions for addressing the unique challenges of international restructurings and cross-border insolvencies, including corporate restructurings, sovereign debt restructurings, project finance/infrastructure restructurings, distressed investments, and non-performing loans (NPLs). T... he firm draws on Mr. Kargman's many years of extensive and broad-ranging experience in the international markets, including major emerging markets around the globe. The firm provides independent, objective and sophisticated advice to its clients. The firm recognizes that international restructurings are interdisciplinary exercises-involving key financial, business, legal and strategic components-and provides clients with an integrated and comprehensive approach. Mr. Kargman, formerly Lead Attorney of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (the official export credit agency of the US government) and General Counsel of the New York State Financial Control Board (the chief financial oversight agency for New York City), has had extensive involvement in many of the largest and most challenging international restructurings in the emerging markets. He has also played a leadership role in policy-oriented efforts to reform the international restructuring framework, including efforts to reform sovereign debt restructuring as well as develop "extraordinary restructuring solutions" to address the fallout in the real economy from the recent global financial crisis. The firm provides international restructuring advisory services to clients in the following areas: Corporate Debt Restructuring: Advising parties-whether creditors, investors, or borrowers-on strategies for achieving restructurings that achieve the client's objectives in a timely and effective manner, particularly in the face of difficult obstacles such as unfriendly insolvency laws, unreliable court systems, and/or recalcitrant parties. The firm excels at developing solutions where the parties are seemingly at ...Read More