Managing Director
Ellen Gordon is a seasoned financial and operational executive that has provided leadership to companies requiring turnarounds, loan workouts, federal and state receiverships and bankruptcies.
Experience
Ellen has over 20 years of consulting experience, including accounting, financial analysis, modeling, financial advisory work, cash flow forecasting, forensic accounting and analysis of macro economic trends impacting the various industries. Her demonstrated management and leadership abilities cover a wide range of industries, including real estate, construction, manufacturing, telecommunications, Internet retail, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurant management, mortgage banking, and property management.
Ellen’s recent accomplishments include serving as financial advisor to the Receiver for Small Business Capital Corp., in an action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for operating a “Ponzi like” scheme and defrauding investors. She also recently served as the financial advisor to the Receiver in an action brought by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) against American Tax Relief for fraud and misrepresentation. In both of these federal receiverships, Ellen oversaw the day-to-day management of the receivership estate, worked on the forensic accountings, investigated past operations of the Defendants, prepared various financial analyses for the SEC and FTC and oversaw the orderly wind down and liquidation of the operations.
Ellen served as financial advisor to the Chapter 11 Debtor, MPC Computers, LLC and its subsidiaries, a $300 million computer manufacturing business. Ellen oversaw the pre-bankruptcy planning, providing information and insight into the first day orders, preparation of the SOFAs and Schedules, claims management and preference analysis. She was the primary liaison with the financial advisors to the creditors’ committee and worked closely with counsel and executive management to move the case smoothly through the Chapter 11 process. Ellen was also instrumental in overseeing the initial $1.5 billion distribution to creditors in the Refco, Inc. matter within two weeks of plan confirmation. She also worked on a successful electronic discovery project in support of Google’s purchase of DoubleClick.
Ellen has served as a Managing Director for Focus Management Group and was a Director for AlixPartners, a national management consulting firm. Ellen launched the Case Management Services (CMS) practice for XRoads Solutions Group and led the CMS claims team in the successful turnaround of Winn-Dixie, a chain of over 900 grocery stores in the Southeastern United States. Ellen also oversaw one of the teams in the successful turnaround of Intrepid USA, Inc., a home health case business based in Minnesota with over 300 offices throughout the country.
Ellen was retained by Internet retailer, eToys, Inc., to oversee the wind down and liquidation under chapter 11. At its height, eToys had operations world wide, $130 million in sales and a market cap of over $8 billion. Her team provided on-site services throughout the entire wind down. Her experience also includes providing case management services for Intrepid, Inc., a home health care provider with over 300 offices throughout the United States. She led the team on the Advanced Telcom Group, Inc. chapter 11 engagement from pre-bankruptcy planning, through the 363 sale and post-confirmation trust services.
Education
Ellen received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College and a Masters of Business Administration, with honors, from Chapman University. She is also a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA).