Global consulting firm J.S. Held added James H. Aronoff to its strategic advisory team at the firm’s Wall Street, New York office.
“This new chapter gives me the opportunity to work alongside a curated team of restructuring, turnaround and operational performance improvement professionals,” Aronoff said.
In his new role, Aronoff will collaborate with 1,500+ colleagues across J.S. Held who bring diverse technical and financial expertise, market insights and industry experience to benefit clients.
Aronoff brings 40 years of capital markets, structured finance, private credit and secured lending experience to J.S. Held. Aronoff is an industry pioneer in the development of the asset-backed securities (ABS) market as an attorney, trader, banker, insurer and entrepreneur. He advises on secured lending, private credit facilities, securitizations and other consumer and commercial asset transactions — often in connection with bankruptcy and restructuring. His extensive experience managing distressed and nonperforming assets across many sectors will benefit clients of J.S. Held. He has served as a consultant and expert witness in some of the largest commercial litigation, arbitration and restructuring matters in the United States.
“Drawing on extensive hands-on experience managing distressed and nonperforming assets across multiple sectors, Jim brings real-world insight and operational expertise to his work as an expert witness,” Michael Jacoby, the firm’s strategic advisory practice lead, said.
“His dual expertise creates a powerful synergy: operational experience and industry knowledge inform his expert opinions, while his litigation background guides asset management decisions,” Stephanie Giammarco, who leads disputes, valuations and financial advisory services for J.S. Held, added. “This integrated perspective, honed through his experience in some of the largest and most complex litigation matters in the United States, allows Jim to serve J.S. Held’s clients at the critical intersection of financial distress and legal disputes.”
