Edward T. Gavin

Ted Gavin is a Certified Turnaround Professional and the managing partner of Gavin/Solmonese. He has over 20 years of experience working with distressed companies and their stakeholders in diverse industries, including retail, transportation, regulated and non-regulated manufacturing, pharmaceutical and healthcare, professional services, construction, and metal-forming. He has served in leadership roles in engineering, manufacturing, information technology, and regulatory affairs functions. Ted has extensive experience in strategic planning and process re-engineering, with hands-on management experience in nonprofit, for-profit, and public sector operations. Ted testifies frequently as an expert witness on matters such as ordinary course of business issues in preference litigation, as well as on fiduciary duties of management in distressed companies. In 2021, Ted launched business/disrupted, a weekly talk radio show and podcast on the VoiceAmerica Business network.

Specializations

• Turnarounds
• Bankruptcy
• Fiduciary services
• Creditors’ rights
• Preference litigation
• Fiduciary duties of management
• Mediation and ADR services

• American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI): Former Chairman; Former President; Former Executive Committee Member
• Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
• Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors (AIRA)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
• National Association of Certified Mediators (NACM)
• Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI)

• Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Master of Legal Studies, Concentration in Dispute Resolution
• Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law – Master of Dispute Resolution
• University of Phoenix, BS – Management & Information Systems