Chris J. Kearns
Christopher J. Kearns, CPA, CFA, CTP, CIRA is a managing director and co-head of BerkeleyResearch Group, LLC’s Corporate Finance practice in New York. He specializes in financial restructuring advisory services, crisis management and expert testimony in the troubled-company and corporate finance environment. Mr. Kearns has represented parties in interest in numerous complex, multinational matters and has served as CEO, CRO, responsible officer, receiver and trustee. Mr. Kearns has rendered expert testimony in multiple jurisdictions on matters involving valuation, lost profits, solvency, creditanalysis, liquidation and recovery analysis, and other issues in distressed situations. He also has advised major investment banks and potential purchasers on acquisition strategies and post-merger integration.Before joining Berkeley Research Group, Mr. Kearns co-founded Capstone Advisory Group, LLC. Healso was a senior managing director at the Policano & Manzo legacy practice of FTI Consulting and was with the predecessor firm Kahn Consulting. Previously, Mr. Kearns spent three years with Bristol-MyersSquibb in assignments that included assistant corporate controller. He also spent 10 years in the mergers and acquisitions group and the audit practice of a major international public accounting firm. Mr. Kearns<br>is a member of AICPA, the New York State Society of CPAs and the Association of Insolvency and Re-structuring Advisors. He served as president of the New York chapter of the Turnaround ManagementAssociation. Mr. Kearns received his B.B.A. in accounting from Iona College.