Kirkland & Ellis' Jonathan Henes to Participate at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010

New York, NY, January 13, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Jonathan Henes, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, will speak at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com), "Extraordinary Opportunities Investors Cannot Afford to Pass", February 26th, New York City. Mr. Henes is a partner in the Restructuring Group, and his practice involves representing debtors (including portfolio, privately-held and public companies), creditors' committees and distressed investors (including hedge funds, private equity funds and companies) in acquisitions, restructurings and bankruptcy cases; advising boards of directors and senior managers of financially troubled companies regarding fiduciary duties and restructuring strategies; providing advice in connection with legacy, environmental, mass tort, retiree and pension liabilities of financially troubled companies; structuring acquisitions, financings and other commercial transactions; and advising investors in connection with the purchase of distressed assets and securities.

Described as "astonishingly knowledgeable and determined," Mr. Henes was recently listed in the 2009 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Mr. Henes was also recently profiled as one of eight deal lawyers in The Deal magazine in an article entitled "On Yelling, Screaming and Understanding." In addition, Mr. Henes was recently selected as a leading lawyer in the 2009 edition of IFLR1000: Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, by Super Lawyers as a New York Super Lawyer, and in 2005, as one of the nation's outstanding young restructuring lawyers by Turnarounds & Workouts. Mr. Henes' work was also recently recognized by the Turnaround Management Association, which selected the Wellman restructuring as its 2009 Large Turnaround of the Year.

Mr. Henes has been profiled in, among other publications, The American Lawyer, on May 1, 2008, in an article entitled "In a Game of Chicken, Solutia Wins," and in Bankruptcy Court Decisions Weekly News & Comment, on April 1, 2008, in an article entitled "Diary of a Deal," both of which chronicled Mr. Henes' involvement in Solutia's exit from chapter 11, and on April 10, 2007, in an article entitled "Panel Spars on Hedge Fund Participation," and The Deal, on April 23, 2004, in an article entitled "After They Stopped Laughing," which discussed Mr. Henes' involvement in the negotiated resolution of AT&T Latin America's complex chapter 11 case. Mr. Henes is frequently quoted in national publications, including, among others, The Wall Street Journal ("Prudent Lessons From Judge Prudence Carter Beatty", "Snyder's Six Flags Roller-Coaster Ride", "CIT's Swoon Hits Taxpayers", "There is Life After Bankruptcy for Some Companies", "Smurfit Says Bankruptcy is Possible Amid Crunch", "'DIP' Loans are Scarce, Complicating Bankruptcies" and "Barbarians in Bankruptcy Court - Merger Financiers Find Action Now in Chapter 11"), The Deal ("Bankruptcy Blues"), and Bankruptcy Court Decisions ("What Masonite’s CEO Understood That Your Client May Not" and "Negotiating a Deal in a Falling Market").

Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2010 is produced by GoldenNetworking.com (http://www.goldennetworking.com), the premier networking community for businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats, founded by Columbia Business School MBA and former McKinsey consultant Edgar Perez. Upcoming Leaders Forums include:
· Hedge Funds Leaders Forum 2010, "Generating Alpha in Challenging Times" (http://www.HedgeFundsLeadersForum.com), March 18th, 2010, New York City
· Banking M&A Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.BankingLeadersForum.com), March 25th, 2010, Washington DC
· Venture Capital Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.VCLeadersForum.com), April 8th, 2010, Boston, MA
· Real Estate Leaders Forum 2010 (http://www.RealEstateLeadersForum.com), April 22nd, 2010, New York City

Panelists, speakers, sponsors and volunteers are invited to contact GoldenNetworking.com by sending an email to info@goldennetworking.com. GoldenNetworking.com has been frequently featured in the press, including a recent article in The New York Times, "GoldenNetworking.com Helps Job Seekers Make Overseas Connections" (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/nyregion/07network.html).

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