Mr. James M. Lukenda

James M. Lukenda, CPA, CIRA, CFF is the executive director of the Association of Insolvency & re-structuring Advisors in Montclair, N.Y. Over his 40-year career, he has worked in a variety of industries and assisted clients ranging from small privately held businesses to large multinational corporations. His experience spans numerous industry categories, including construction and contracting, communications and publishing, energy, consumer products and distribution, transportation, real estate, hospitality, retail and electronics. Since 1989, Mr. Lukenda has worked exclusively with clients in matters related to distressed operating situations, including assistance with operations assessment, debt restructurings, mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, fraud investigations and other financial consulting, litigation and workout assignments. A long-standing member of AIRA, he had previously served as its president and chairman and as a board member. In addition to being a 25-plus-year member of ABI, Mr. Lukenda is a past director of INSOL and served on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants task force to update the Forensic & Valuation Services Practice Aid, Providing Bankruptcy and Reorganization Services, 2nd Edition. He currently serves as the treasurer for the Association of Corporate Growth,New Jersey Chapter. Mr. Lukenda has been a speaker on issues related to bankruptcy, reorganizations, and financing and accounting matters before such organizations as AIRA, ABI, INSOL, the Foundation for Accounting Education, the New Jersey State Society of CPAs, NYCFMA, The George WashingtonUniversity National Law Center Government Contracts Program, and The Bank Lending and BankingLaw Institutes. He received his B.S.B.A. cum laude from Georgetown University School of BusinessAdministration.