Alexandria, Va. — The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) announces that Deirdre A. McGuinness of Epiq Systems, Inc. (New York) has been elected to ABI’s Board of Directors. An ABI member since 1999, McGuinness is an advisory board member of ABI’s New York City Bankruptcy Conference, a frequent speaker at ABI events and contributor to the ABI Journal. She will serve a term of three years on the 60-member ABI Board of Directors.
McGuinness has been managing director of Epiq Systems, Inc. since January 1, 2016. She previously was with Kurtzman Carson Consultants, LLP (KCC) where she served as managing director of corporate restructuring services. Prior to KCC, she was managing director for Wells Fargo Capital Finance in New York, focusing on distressed lending with expertise in providing financing solutions for companies facing challenges. She served as a U.S. Trustee for Region 2 and oversaw the administration of some of the largest and most complex chapter 11 restructurings, including Delphi Corporation, Delta Airlines, Dana Corporation, Northwest Airlines, Refco Inc., Calpine Corporation, and St. Vincent Medical Center. McGuinness received her J.D. from Quinnipiac University School of Law and her B.A. from New York University. She is licensed to practice law in New York and Connecticut, and is also an adjunct professor of law at St. John’s University, LLM Program.
The complete list of directors and officers is available at http://www.abi.org/about-us/board-directors.
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