Moore Colson, the 2017 number one ranked Best of the Best CPA and advisory firm in the United States by Inside Public Accounting, recently announced it was named Global Awards 2018 Corporate Renewal Advisory Firm of the Year by Finance Monthly. Moore Colson Partner and Special Services Practice Leader Chris Tierney was also named Bankruptcy Advisor of the Year.
Finance Monthly’s Global Awards celebrate financial advisors and organizations across the globe who have excelled in their work and have performed at the highest levels. When tasked with identifying the most successful individuals and companies from around the globe in order to produce this special awards edition, Finance Monthly’s research team has assessed nomination entries and conducted extensive research involving clients and peers. The end result is an awards publication which contains some of the most successful and trusted advisers and firms operating in today’s complex and dynamic business environment.
Moore Colson’s corporate renewal services include providing hands-on restructuring and turnaround expertise and support required by companies and executives needing help addressing difficult circumstances. The firm is also regularly engaged by companies that realize they have financial and operational issues which are beyond management’s expertise and/or require a third party to assist with some level of transformation. Moore Colson also has over 35 years of experience in guiding companies or creditors through the bankruptcy process, in addition to assisting management and their stakeholders with the orderly wind-down and liquidation of a business and any subsequent negotiations with creditors, vendors, customers or government authorities.
Tierney, who has been named Bankruptcy Advisor of the Year, has over 30 years of experience in providing financial, operational and strategic management and advice to domestic and international companies and their stakeholders. He has extensive experience providing litigation support services, implementing fraud and forensic investigations as well as providing expert and consulting witness testimony on a broad range of topics. Tierney, who is frequently appointed by State and Federal courts as a Trustee, Receiver, and Examiner, is a Registered Neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution providing mediation and arbitration services on civil matters for companies and individuals. A Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and a member of the Forbes Finance Council, Tierney has a BA from Colby College and an MBA from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. Tierney has been a featured speaker, author and quoted expert for many organizations, including the Association for Corporate Growth, American Bankruptcy Institute, Georgia Bar Association, National Association of Credit Managers, Turnaround Management Association, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Fox News.
“Our entire Moore Colson team is honored to be recognized by Finance Monthly as leaders in the bankruptcy and corporate renewal fields,” said Tierney. “We are pleased to put the Firm’s decades of experience to work in helping companies through difficult situations, and we are committed to supporting our clients through all economic climates and changes.