Christopher J. Tierney, CFE
Managing Director
(404) 442-2470

ctierney@haysconsulting.net

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Area of Focus:

  • Finance, Operations, Strategy, Restructuring, Bankruptcy, Receivership, Expert Witness

Profile:

  • Over 23 years experience providing financial, operational, and strategic analysis and advice for domestic and international companies both in and out of bankruptcy.
  • Regularly appointed by State and Federal courts as a Trustee and Receiver.
  • Adviser to lenders and creditor committees in complex bankruptcy reorganizations, receiverships and liquidations.
  • Previous Big 4 experience managing the restructuring services practice  in the Southeast, providing financial advisory services to domestic and international clients and government agencies.
  • Over 14 years in the banking and securities industry handling middle market and large corporate workouts, frauds, and bankruptcies for Wachovia Securities, the Bank of Tokyo and Fleet Financial Group.
  • Select industry experience includes: transportation, manufacturing, financial services, real estate, retail, hospitals, not-for-profit, and government.

Select Engagements:

  • Expert Witness in cases involving bankruptcy plans, receiverships and asset management.
  • Receiver for a diverse portfolio of commercial and residential loans and real estate.
  • Financial Adviser to a group representing the homeowners and vendors of a nationally recognized golf course community.
  • Managed the daily operations of an exclusive real estate development, home owner’s association and championship golf course.
  • Financial Advisor to a bankruptcy committee serving over 3,000 bondholders of a public real estate investment company.
  • Led a team handling the pre and post bankruptcy planning and execution for a public plastics manufacturer.
  • Financial Advisor to a bankruptcy committee representing 2,000 homeowners in a major Florida development.
  • Liquidating Agent for the estate of a public bio technology company.

Education & Certifications:

  • B.A., Colby College
  • M.B.A., Columbia Business School
  • Certified Fraud Examiner

Featured speaker, author and quoted expert for the following organizations:

  • Association for Corporate Growth
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Georgia Bar Association
  • National Association of Credit Managers
  • Turnaround Management Association
  • Atlanta Journal Constitution
  • Atlanta Business Chronicle
  • ABF Journal
  • Canvas Magazine
  • Columbia Business School

Affiliations:

  • Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Turnaround Management Association
  • Board Member and Former Chairman, PAWS Atlanta, Inc.
  • Commercial Finance Association

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