Kargman Associates' Steven Kargman to Speak at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009

New York City, NY, July 27, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Steven Kargman, Founder and President of Kargman Associates, a New York City-based strategic advisory firm specializing in international restructurings, cross-border insolvencies and distressed debt situations, will join panel on "Distressed Debt Investing" at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009, on July 29th. He is joining more than 25 Distressed Investing practitioners at Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009 (http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com/), an extraordinary gathering of minds that will attract more than 250 Distressed Investing professionals and close with a networking reception, hosted by Stephen Norris, Chairman of Gulf Capital Partners and co-founder of The Carlyle Group.

Mr. Kargman has had extensive experience working on many of the most complex and challenging emerging market restructurings, including major restructurings in Latin America and Asia such as the $13.9 billion Asia Pulp & Paper restructuring. He formerly served in Washington, DC as Lead Attorney and senior restructuring counsel with the Export-Import Bank of the United States and has published and lectured widely on international restructuring and international insolvency topics.

Mr. Kargman has also been an adviser to the United Nations, World Bank and the U.S. Department of State on international insolvency issues. He previously served as General Counsel of the New York State Financial Control Board, New York State’s financial oversight agency for New York City, practiced corporate finance with the international law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton in New York, and served as a law clerk to the Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He received his B.A. with Honors (Phi Beta Kappa) from Swarthmore College where he was awarded the Flack Achievement Award and Sarah Kaighn Cooper Scholarship for academic distinction, and his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal.

Guests are invited to RSVP at http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com. This forum is produced by GoldenNetworking.com, the premier networking community for businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats.

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