At its virtual annual conference in June, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors recognized the following Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) Award winners for 2020:

• First Place – Nate Simon, AlixPartners, New York
• Second Place – Bryan Fleming, Alvarez & Marsal, Atlanta
• Third Place – Hrvoje Cizmic, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Los Angeles

David Barmish of SB360 Capital Partners and Patrik Kast of Alvarez & Marsal were also recognized with a certificate of distinguished performance for 2020.

Rendering financial advisory services in the business turnaround, restructuring and bankruptcy practice areas requires both special knowledge and extensive relevant experience. In 1992, the AIRA established the CIRA program to recognize by public awareness and certification those individuals who possess a high degree of knowledge and proficiency across a spectrum of functions related to serving clients in situations involving distressed and/or insolvent entities. Each year, the AIRA recognizes the highest scoring professionals who complete the CIRA program through awards sponsored by AlixPartners.