Tim Hynes Head of North American Research at Debtwire. Prior to joining Debtwire he was Head of Debt Capital Markets at Gleacher and Company. Mr. Hynes has also held positions at Cerberus Capital, Bankers Trust and GE Capital. Mr. Hynes received a BA in Finance from Michigan State University.

Shane Ramsey is the Vice Chair of the Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring Practice Group. Mr. Ramsey regularly represents committees of unsecured creditors, indenture trustees, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, bondholders, noteholders, liquidation trustees, plan administrators, disbursing agents, and other entities in bankruptcy reorganizations, liquidation proceedings, and bankruptcy related litigation.

Mr. Ramsey also has experience handling complex civil litigation matters in both state and federal courts and in alternative dispute resolution settings, including arbitration and mediation. His business litigation experience includes contract disputes, business torts, breach of fiduciary duties, officer and director liabilities, and other general litigation matters.

John’s practice focuses on complex Chapter 11 cases and debtor and creditor rights. He handles business reorganizations and cross-border insolvency matters, and has extensive experience representing debtors, creditors, acquirers, landlords and equity holders, both in and out of court, across a broad range of industries.
Over the course of his career, John served as a key team member in the representation of numerous high-profile Chapter 11 debtors, including Enron, Worldcom, Northwest and LyondellBasell. In addition, he represents a number of creditors in the Lehman bankruptcies, and regularly advises financial institutions on trading contract and derivatives issues.

Aaron is a C-level executive and a nationally recognized restructuring & turnaround professional with more than 20 years of management and operations experience, including 15+ years in corporate finance, business development, M+A and restructuring. He has served in multiple leadership roles within companies to include General Manager with direct profit and loss responsibility and interim Chief Financial Officer. He also has significant experience serving in crisis management positions within companies facing operational and financial challenges and is well-versed at evaluating executive teams, working directly with boards of directors, and managing and negotiating with diverse lender groups in workout situations. His extensive experience working within distressed companies provides him with first-hand knowledge of the challenges and issues facing senior management teams considering or executing a restructuring plan.

Aaron previously served as a Managing Director in the Restructuring & Turnaround practice at Loughlin
Management Partners (LM+Co). Prior to joining LM+Co, Aaron was the founder and principal of A-K Partners, which provided operational performance improvement assistance, M+A advisory services and post-acquisition integration to operating companies, lenders and private equity firms. Prior to that, he was the Head of Corporate Development and M+A for RCN Corporation, one of the nation’s largest over-builders of competitive broadband telecommunications services.