Directory of Professionals
Christopher J. Kearns
Executive Director - Restructuring
New York
Experience
Mr. Kearns specializes in financial restructuring advisory services, crisis management and expert testimony in the troubled company and corporate finance environment. He has been the primary financial advisor to parties in interest in numerous complex, multinational matters. He has served as Chief Executive Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer, Responsible Officer, Receiver and Trustee. Mr. Kearns has provided expert testimony in various jurisdictions on matters of fraudulent conveyance, valuation, solvency, contract breach, liquidation, structured finance and distressed situations. Mr. Kearns has advised major investment banks and potential purchasers on acquisition strategies and post-merger integration.
Prior to co-founding Capstone, Mr. Kearns was a Senior Managing Director at the Policano & Manzo legacy practice of FTI Consulting; he was also with the predecessor firm Kahn Consulting for fourteen years. He served as co-leader of the Firms’ New York office. Previously, he spent three years with Bristol-Myers Squibb in assignments that included Assistant Corporate Controller. He also spent ten years in the mergers and acquisitions group and the audit practice of a major international public accounting firm.
Prior to co-founding Capstone, Mr. Kearns was a Senior Managing Director at the Policano & Manzo legacy practice of FTI Consulting; he was also with the predecessor firm Kahn Consulting for fourteen years. He served as co-leader of the Firms’ New York office. Previously, he spent three years with Bristol-Myers Squibb in assignments that included Assistant Corporate Controller. He also spent ten years in the mergers and acquisitions group and the audit practice of a major international public accounting firm.
Education and Affiliations
Mr. Kearns holds a BBA in Accounting from Iona College. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Turnaround Professional and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor. His memberships include the AICPA, New York State Society of CPAs, and the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. He is the past president of the Friends of Mercy Medical Center (Long Island, NY). He served as president of the New York chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and as Chairman Emeritus of the New York City Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for aaiPharma Inc., a contract research company, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York, a manufacturer of building products and Outsourcing Solutions, Inc., a service company.