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Brad Eric Scheler is senior counsel with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP. Brad received his BA from Lehigh University and his JD from The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Brad served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Lehigh University, including service as Chair of the Board. He is Trustee Emeritus for Lehigh University. Brad also served as strategic adviser to the Dean of the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and is Chair Emeritus of the Dean’s Advisory Board. From the inception of their legal careers, Brad considered Judge Brozman a treasured friend and professional colleague and was privileged to appear before her numerous times in the SDNY Bankruptcy Court.

Meaghan Repko DeShong is a Partner at Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, a leading strategic financial communications and investor relations firm. Meaghan provides strategic corporate, financial and crisis communications counsel to Boards of Directors and executive leadership teams of public corporations and private equity firms involved in a wide range of ongoing and special situations, including transactions, bankruptcies and restructurings, litigation support and shareholder activism.

Meaghan earned a BA from Hood College. She received the M&A Advisor’s “40 Under 40” Recognition Award in 2018.

Meaghan chairs the Communications Board Committee.

Christopher Marcus is a partner in the Restructuring Group at Kirkland & Ellis. He represents debtors, creditors, equity sponsors, and investors in distressed companies in a wide array of industries, including retail, telecommunications, media, real estate, and manufacturing. Chris was named an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” in 2007 by Turnarounds & Workouts. Chris received his BA from Pennsylvania State University and his JD from Hofstra University School of Law. Chris’ mother-in-law, Nadine Fladell, lost her battle with ovarian cancer in 2013 after an 8-year battle with the disease.

M. Benjamin Jones is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura and the Global Co-Head of the Turnaround and Restructuring practice. He is a recognized leader in the restructuring profession with more than 20 years of experience advising and participating in complex corporate reorganizations.

Ben received his BS from Wake Forest University. He is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy.

Ankura has been a long-time Gala sponsor and Ben served as a Gala co-chair in 2024.

Ben and his wife Shayna have both lost loved ones to cancer and believe strongly in supporting early detection. In addition, as Shayna is an OB/GYN and functional medicine physician, women’s health is front and center in their household.

Julia Frost-Davies is a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig. Julia is past chair of the board of trustees of the Women’s Bar Foundation, and served on the board of editors of the Boston Bar Journal. Julia currently serves as lead outside counsel for New England Law Boston – the first woman to hold this position. Julia received her BA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and her JD from New England Law Boston. She was privileged to work with Tina at Bingham as she was launching her legal career. Julia is a founding board member.