D.J. (Jan) Baker

D.J. “Jan” Baker is a retired bankruptcy attorney in Garrison, N.Y. He previously was global co-chair of the Corporate Restructuring Practice Group of Latham & Watkins LLP until his retirement in 2017, and spent his legal career practicing in all phases of both out-of-court recapitalizations and restructurings, as well as in-court-reorganization proceedings. As a restructuring lawyer, Mr. Baker advised managements and boards not only with respect to core restructuring issues, but also with regard to fiduciary duty and corporate governance questions, having represented 150 different public and private companies. During his legal career, Mr. Baker was regularly recognized by both legal guides and clients as one of the most accomplished restructuring lawyers in the country, including by The Legal 500 US and Chambers USA. He is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy and served as its president and chair of its board of directors. In 2014, UJA-Federation presented him with the Professor Lawrence P. King Award, and in 2016, Catholic Renewal selected him as the recipient of the St. Francis Service Award. Since retiring from Latham, Mr. Baker has concentrated on board-related work. He currently serves as a director of Cumulus Media, Inc., a member of the board of managers of Enduro Resource Holdings LLC, a director of Toisa Limited and ToshibaNuclear Energy Holdings (UK) Limited, a member of the advisory council of the Hastings Center (a bio-ethics institute); a member of the executive committee of the Bankruptcy and Reorganization Group of UJA-Federation, and a member of the Conservation Board of Philipstown, N.Y. Mr.Baker received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center.