Ensis Partners Confirms Marc Beilinson and Jessica Carey Lauria as Board Members and Senior Advisors

Independent restructuring advisory and investment bank welcomes two senior board members with deep restructuring, governance and legal expertise

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ensis Partners, a boutique investment banking and restructuring advisory firm, today announced that Marc Beilinson and Jessica Carey Lauria have joined as the firm’s Board of Directors and Senior Advisors. Beilinson and Lauria bring decades of experience advising companies, boards, investors and stakeholders across complex restructurings, liability management matters, corporate governance issues, transformative transactions and other high-stakes situations.

“We are thrilled to welcome Marc and Jessica to Ensis Partners as members of our Board of Directors,” said Mark Buschmann, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ensis Partners. “They possess extensive leadership and board experience that will contribute valuable insight to both Ensis and our clients, and both have led teams and stakeholders through notable complex financial and strategic situations. We look forward to working with Jessica and Marc as we continue to grow Ensis and expand our capabilities.”

“Jessica and Marc are highly respected leaders with exceptional judgment, sophisticated execution experience and reputations for helping companies navigate complex, high-pressure situations,” said Richard Shinder, Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ensis Partners. “As companies face increasingly complex capital structures that require creative, bespoke solutions, their insight will work to reinforce the Ensis platform as a leader in expert-level advice and best-in-class execution.”

Lauria is a senior board advisor and former global law firm partner, as well as the founder of JL Special Situations LLC, a strategic advisory firm focused on supporting boards and stakeholders facing high-impact, multi-dimensional challenges. She previously served as Global Co-Chair of the Restructuring Practice at Sidley Austin LLP and later as a Senior Partner at White & Case LLP. She has advised boards of directors on fiduciary duties, stakeholder engagement and strategic decision-making, and has led complex engagements involving liability management, mass tort exposures, restructurings and corporate resolutions. Her representative experience includes advising the Boy Scouts of America in its Chapter 11 restructuring, Honda Motor Company in the cross-border restructuring of Takata Corporation and Tribune Company in proceedings involving approximately $13 billion in funded debt. Lauria received a B.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was Order of the Coif and Managing Editor of the Minnesota Law Review.

“I am excited to serve on the Board of Ensis Partners at an important inflection point in the firm’s evolution,” said Lauria. “Ensis has built a differentiated platform with a unique value proposition for middle-market companies facing complex financial situations, and I look forward to supporting its continued growth and success.”

Beilinson possesses more than 30 years of board experience and has served as an independent director of Apollo Global Management, Inc. since 2022, where he chairs the compensation committee and serves on the audit committee. He also has served as an independent director of Athene Holding Ltd. since 2013, where he is also lead independent director and a member of the conflicts committee and legal and regulatory committee. He also currently serves on the board of directors of Playtika and several privately held companies, and previously served on the boards of Exela Technologies, Westinghouse Electric, Caesars Acquisition Company, Wyndham International, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Innkeepers USA Trust and Gastar Inc. Since 2011, Beilinson has served as Managing Director of Beilinson Advisory Group, a financial restructuring and hospitality advisory group that specializes in assisting distressed companies. He has held senior interim management roles in several complex restructurings, including as Chief Restructuring Officer of Newbury Common Associates LLC, Fisker Automotive and Innkeepers USA Trust, and as Chief Restructuring Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc. Beilinson received a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law.

“Ensis Partners offers a unique blend of senior leadership and forward-thinking restructuring expertise, and the firm has a compelling opportunity to continue scaling its business while maintaining a strong focus on governance, discipline and long-term value creation,” said Beilinson. “I am pleased to join the Board and support the firm and its leadership team as we embark on this next phase of growth.”

About Ensis Partners

Ensis is a boutique, New York City-based investment banking and restructuring advisory firm founded by Richard Shinder and Mark Buschmann, providing comprehensive restructuring and liability management advice relevant to complex capital structures and financial situations. With a focus on the upper-middle market, Ensis offers senior-level expertise across a range of transaction formats, including LMEs, special situations financings, Chapter 11 proceedings and cross-border engagements.

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