David A. Wender
Partner
Alston & Bird, LLP
David A. Wender is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Financial Restructuring & Reorganization Group in Atlanta, where he represents a variety of clients in complex bankruptcy cases, out-of-court workouts, debt restructurings, asset-dispositions and claims-reconciliation procedures. He represents purchasers, sellers and other parties in § 363 sales, debtors in possession, secured and unsecured creditors, and creditors’ committees.
Mr. Wender received his B.S. in business administration from Washington University in St. Louis in 1998 and his J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 2003.
Henry C. Shelton, III
Partner
Adams & Reese, LLP
Henry C. “Hank” Shelton, III is a partner with Adams and Reese LLP in its Memphis, Tenn., office and leads the firm’s Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy Team. He focuses on business litigation and bankruptcy, as well as workouts and reorganizations, and he advises businesses in the Southeast and has represented both creditors and debtors in bankruptcy and insolvency matters. In addition, he assists banks and other financial institutions in maximizing the value of distressed assets.
Mr. Shelton received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University.
Jennifer B. Lyday
Partner
Waldrep Wall Babcock& Baily, PLLC
Jennifer B. Lyday is a partner at Waldrep LLP in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, where she focused on corporate chapter 11 representations and related state court debtor/creditor representations.
Ms. Lyday has represented secured creditors, distressed businesses, unsecured creditors’ committees, and trustees in business bankruptcy cases. In addition, she has significant pro bono experience working with Legal Aid of North Carolina.
Ms. Lyday received her B.A. in 2006 from Wake Forest University and her J.D. in 2009 from the William & Mary School of Law.
Hon. Scott M. Grossman
Judge
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida
Hon. Scott M. Grossman is a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale, appointed on Oct. 2, 2019.
Prior to his appointment, he was a shareholder with a large international law firm in its global restructuring and bankruptcy practice and represented distressed companies, debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official committees, trustees, landlords and purchasers of distressed assets.
Judge Grossman received his B.S. Acc. with honors and M.Acc. in 1996 from the University of Florida, and his J.D. in 1999 with honors from George Washington University Law School.
Ashley A. Edwards
Partner
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Ashley Edwards has successfully represented creditors in all aspects of commercial debt collection and loss mitigation, including loan restructuring, bankruptcy, litigation, and post-judgment execution. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, national, regional, and community banks, nontraditional lenders, finance companies, lessors, and manufacturers.
She also advises and represents clients from various industries in the purchase and sale of assets under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, Chapter 11 plan confirmation, and the assumption and rejection of contracts. In particular, she has extensive experience defending national companies against preference and fraudulent transfer actions in a wide variety of jurisdictions.
Ashley also represents clients in a broad range of business litigation in federal and state courts, as well as mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. She has defended principals and officers in derivatives lawsuits and against claims of fraud, embezzlement, and racketeering. She is also experienced in issues related to insider trading and corporate structure.
A seasoned litigator, Ashley is admitted to practice before all U.S. Bankruptcy and District Courts in North Carolina and Georgia, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Prior to joining Parker Poe, Ashley clerked for the Honorable J. Craig Whitley of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of North Carolina.
In addition, Ashley serves on the Southeastern Advisory Board of the American Bankruptcy Institute. She is also a member of Parker Poe's Pro Bono Committee and averages more than 80 hours of pro bono services each year. She focuses her pro bono work with North Carolina's Guardian ad Litem program, through which she represents abused and neglected children.
Ashley has earned a Yellow Belt Certification in Legal Lean Sigma® and Project Management from the Legal Lean Sigma Institute. She teamed up with clients to earn the certification through a two-day course that Parker Poe hosted.
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