James J. Loughlin, Jr., Principal and Managing Director

Jim is a nationally recognized restructuring professional with more than 25 years of financial and operational restructuring experience. He has been involved in all aspects of restructuring having served as an advisor to financially underperforming and distressed companies, lenders and other creditors, corporate boards and equity sponsors.

He has advised on over 100 cases and has successfully restructured more than $50 billion of debt. His recent experience includes several large and complex matters such as Interstate Bakeries (consumer products), Werner Co. (durable goods mfg), Independent Wireless One (telecom), Kmart (retail), Safelite Glass (auto glass), Charter Communications (cable television), Burlington Industries (textiles), CircleK Corp (convenience stores), and Mariner Post-Acute Network (healthcare).

Jim recently served as the Interim CEO and CRO for Werner Co. (ladder manufacturer) during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization. In 2005, the Turnaround Management Association awarded Jim the Turnaround of the Year for the work he did as CRO of Independent Wireless One. His institutional clients include JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wachovia, Goldman Sachs, Fleet Bank and CIBC.

Jim is a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) and former director of both the Turnaround Management Association and the Association of Certified Turnaround Professionals. He earned his MBA with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and his BBA from Southern Methodist University.

jloughlin@lmco-ny.com