Alexandria, Va.— ABI announces that Jonathan Edwards of Alston & Bird (Atlanta) has been selected for ABI’s “40 Under 40,” recognizing 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. This year’s awardees will be formally recognized at ABI’s 2018 Winter Leadership Conference, taking place Dec. 6-8 at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Edwards is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Financial Restructuring Group. He represents various clients in complex bankruptcy cases, workouts, debt restructurings, distressed acquisitions and dispositions, and commercial litigation, including purchasers, debtors and other parties in bankruptcy sales; secured and unsecured creditors; CDO, CLO, CMBS and indenture trustees; master and special servicers and collateral managers; defendants in avoidance actions, including fraudulent-transfer litigation nationwide; and other parties. In addition, he represents directors, officers and others in complex bankruptcy and commercial litigation, and he advises on bankruptcy-structuring issues in leveraged finance, securitization and structured-finance transactions.
Edwards is listed in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, and from 2015-18 he was named in Chambers USA for Bankruptcy/Restructuring – Georgia. In 2017, he received the M&A Advisor’s Emerging Leaders Award.
Edwards frequently speaks nationally on bankruptcy, and his article “The Crossroads: The Intersection of State Law Remedies & Bankruptcy” is quoted by bankruptcy courts and in the leading treatise on bankruptcy, Collier Guide to Chapter 11: Key Topics and Selected Industries.
“The 2018 ABI ‘40 Under 40’ Class is already advancing the bankruptcy profession forward,” said ABI Executive Director Samuel J. Gerdano. “Each of these remarkable young men and women are attaining achievements not just in their professional careers, but also as leaders in their communities.”
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 via the initiative’s website, through which professionals nominated themselves or a colleague. Membership in ABI was not required, and more than 200 candidates were evaluated. Those selected were chosen from both large and small firms from every region of the country, and represent diverse practice areas such as law, finance, accounting, consulting, academia, government and more.
Click here to view the full list of the 2018 “40 Under 40” honorees.
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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 11,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.