Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Chris Creger of CohnReznick LLP (New York) has been selected as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” ABI’s annual program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. Honorees will be recognized at a special virtual ceremony on February 18, 2021.

Creger is a principal in CohnReznick Advisory’s Restructuring & Dispute Resolution Practice. In this role, he provides financial advisory, business restructuring, and transaction support services to corporations, debtors, bondholders, hedge funds, law firms, lending institutions, private-equity firms, secured lenders, unsecured creditors and other constituents. Creger advises his clients on matters involving turnarounds, bankruptcy, out-of-court workouts, litigation, lender and M&A due diligence, transactional support, and profit improvement. His areas of expertise include liquidity/ vendor management, organizational and process reformation, capital sourcing, and business and creditor workout/management/restructuring. Creger has served the New York Turnaround Management Association in various roles, including as chair of the NextGen Committee. He also was an integral part of the deal team that was recognized as M&A Advisor’s 12th Annual Turnaround Award Winner for “Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year.” Other engagement honors include the 2018 Turnaround Atlas Awards for the Corporate Turnaround of the Year, and separately for the Energy Restructuring of the Year. Creger received his IBC from the University of Nicosia (Intercollege) in Lefkosia, Cyprus, and his B.S. in financial economics from Centre College.

“Accomplished in both their careers and communities, the 2020 class of honorees is an inspiration for the future of the insolvency community,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “We look forward to collaborating with this diverse collection of young leaders in the full range of ABI's activities to advance the profession.”

The “40 Under 40” winners are distinguished by professional achievements and service and were selected by a group of experienced professionals from ABI’s current leadership. Nominations were submitted earlier this year by the candidates themselves or by colleagues via the initiative’s website, http://abi40under40.org. More than 200 candidates, each with outstanding records of professional achievement and community leadership, were evaluated by 20 judges. The majority of the applicants were partners, directors or managing directors at their firms.

Click here to view the full list of the 2020 “40 Under 40” honorees.

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