Managing Director and Head, Capital Structure Advisory Group
Stifel
(Moderator)
James Doak is a Managing Director and Head of Stifel’s Capital Structure Advisory Group (formerly Miller Buckfire & Co.). Jim’s 25 years of experience around financial distress includes transactions on behalf of Lazy Days RV, Gymboree, Aéropostale, Tuesday Morning, Foxwoods, Standard Pacific Homes and Level 3 Communications. Jim was the lead banker advising the City of Detroit in its groundbreaking Chapter 9 and served on the Federal Judiciary’s Chapter 9 Roundtable. Mr. Doak has also represented buyer and creditor constituents in various restructurings including Bang Energy, Lenox, The Bon-Ton Stores, YRC and the insolvency of Puerto Rico. In 2021, Jim was selected as The Global M&A Network’s Restructuring Investment Banker of the Year. Jim has earned honors JD, MBA, and AB degrees from Harvard University and lives in Connecticut.
