Maia Sloss Carson

Senior Company Counsel

Wells Fargo Bank

Charlotte, NC

Maia Sloss Carson is a secured lending practitioner with over 20 years of experience in both private practice and as inhouse counsel at major financial institutions. She has particular expertise in acquisition finance, project finance and corporate restructurings (both in and out of court). Maia started her career at Skadden Arps in New York. Since 2004 she has held inhouse counsel roles at GE Capital, Citibank, and Wells Fargo.

Peter Wasserman

MD, Associate GC

JPMorgan Chase

New York, NY

Peter J. Wasserman is a Managing Director and Associate GC of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. where he and his group advise various businesses within the Corporate & Investment Bank on a wide variety of lending products. Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase’, Peter was at the law firms of Hertzog, Calamari & Gleason and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. Peter received his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. magna cum laude, from Wesleyan University. Besides his activities at the ABA he is a Fellow and Regent of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers.

Jason Gott

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

Chicago, IL

Jason Gott advises borrowers, investors, acquirers, and other creditors in distressed situations, including liability management, out-of-court restructurings, chapter 11 and chapter 7 proceedings. He combines experience and decisiveness to provide clients with clear guidance in business-critical scenarios.

Julio Gurdian

Managing Director

Citigroup

New York, NY

Julio is the legal North American head for Citi’s Institutional Client Group’s lending practice and the legal global head for Citi’s special assets team (Citi’s internal workout group). Before joining Citi, Julio practiced bankruptcy law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he represented various debtors and creditors, including the Debtors in the Washington Mutual bankruptcy (the largest bank failure in US history). He also practiced leverage finance at Latham & Watkins, representing several international financial institutions in lending transactions.

John Lister

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

Chicago, IL

John Lister advises clients on leveraged finance, with a particular focus on private credit middle-market lending, and private equity-backed financings. Mr. Lister leverages his keen market sense to guide financial institutions, corporate borrowers, and private equity funds on the full spectrum of leveraged finance transactions, including acquisition financings, recapitalizations, syndicated loan transactions, restructuring transactions and distressed situations. Mr. Lister advises lenders in financings for middle-market and large-cap companies, with a focus on companies operating in the healthcare space, including CPOM transactions, and the restaurant and franchise space.

Jane Summers

Partner

Latham & Watkins LLP

New York, NY

Jane Summers is a banking partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins, focusing primarily on representing major financial institutions in leveraged finance transactions and also advises loan market participants on strategic initiatives designed to address structural issues in the loan market. She was the LSTA's first general counsel and spent the first decade of her career in the leveraged finance group at another major law firm, following which she served as deputy general counsel for Barclays in the Americas. She is a fellow of the ACCFL and is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA.