Lorie Beers

Managing Director, New York

Lorie Beers joined KPMG Corporate Finance in 2007 serving as a Managing Director for the Special Situations Advisory Group.  With nearly 19 years of experience in the insolvency and restructuring arena, including a wide range of industry sectors that includes apparel, building materials, business services, consumer products, financial services, food and beverage, gaming, general manufacturing, heavy industry, real estate, retail, restaurants, specialty chemical, and technology, Lorie is responsible for providing, on a national basis, out-of-court and in-court M&A, corporate finance, and restructuring advisory services to underperforming companies, debtors, creditors, creditors’ committees, equity holders, and other constituents.

Prior to joining KPMG Corporate Finance, Lorie was the Director of Business Development of Gordian Group LLC where she was responsible for the firm's client acquisition, marketing activities, and relationship management. Lorie was also previously a partner in the bankruptcy and insolvency practice at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, and Friedman LLP.

Lorie developed the Complex Financial Restructuring Program (formerly the Investment Banking Program) for the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) and is a frequent speaker on matters of distressed M&A, distressed investing, and restructuring alternatives.

In conjunction with her role as counsel representing various debtors and creditors in bankruptcy, Lorie has been quoted in various national and regional publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, Corporate Finance Week, The American Lawyer, as well as Turnarounds and Workouts. She is also the author of Preparing the Distressed Company for Sale which appeared in the ABI Journal.

Lorie holds a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.  She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association.