Daniel Stermer participated in the “The Politics of Restructuring” panel discussion on March 15, 2012 at The 4th National Municipal Bond Summit presented by The Bond Buyer at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa. For more information about the event click here.… Read more...
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John Filan was interviewed by the Financial Times’ Debtwire regarding the financial stress in local governments in Pennsylvania
John Filan, Vice President of DSI Civic, was interviewed by the Financial Times Debtwire publication regarding the financial stress that local governments in Pennsylvania are struggling with due to both the recession’s effect on revenues and constraints in state law. This article is a follow-up to DSI Civic’s conference on Financial Stress in Local Governments … Read more...
Steve Victor is pictured in the Washington Business Journal leading a panel at DSI Civic’s “Financial Stress in Governments” conference hosted by the University of Pennsylvania
“Fels Institute of Government and the Penn Institute for Urban Research hosted a conference Jan. 27 at the Wharton, which focused on financial stresses in government. From left, moderator Steve Victor, vice president of DSI Civic, and panelists Bob Lapowsky of Stevens & Lee Griffin and David Skeel of the University of Pennsylvania Law School” … Read more...
Bill Brandt was interviewed by the Bond Buyer regarding the Central Falls, R.I. Pension Pact
Bill Brandt was interviewed by the Bond Buyer regarding the Central Falls, R.I. Pension Pact, January 10, 2012. To read on, follow this link.… Read more...
Bill Brandt was interviewed by Turnarounds and Wortkouts regarding municipal restructuring in their “Year in Review”
Many professionals with experience with municipalities urged caution, however. Foremost among them was Bill Brandt, who serves as President and CEO of Development Specialists, Inc. and also heads the Illinois Finance Authority, which oversees billions of dollars in loans and investments for businesses, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. “I know it is not going to … Read more...
John Filan recently spoke at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Winter Leadership Conference
John Filan recently spoke at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Winter Leadership Conference on “Municipal Restructuring”including the solutions for growing benefit liabilities and their threat to solvency. The conference was held on December 1-3, 2011 in LaQuinta, California… Read more...
Bill Brandt recently spoke at the University of Texas
Bill Brandt recently spoke at the University of Texas School of Law’s 30th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference regarding “Municipalities in Distress.” The conference was held in Austin, Texas, on November 17-18, 2011.… Read more...
Bill Brandt to speak at University of Texas School of Law’s 30th Annual Bankruptcy Conference
Bill Brandt will be a speaker at the University of Texas School of Law’s 30th Annual Jay L. Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference regarding “Municipalities in Distress.” The conference is being held in Austin, Texas, on November 17-18, 2011.… Read more...