All In For New York CityFall Cocktail Reception

 

 

Are you All In?Join us on Thursday, November 9th, 2026 at 583 Park Ave.

Join us for our annual fall cocktail reception as we come together to celebrate incredible leaders in the restructuring industry and raise funds in support of grassroots initiatives improving our great city. 

The community leaders we support are the ones leading creative arts initiatives, food pantries, sports mentorship programs, health workshops for seniors, community gardens, and so much more. They are the small business owners providing opportunities and centers of community for their neighborhoods.

We’re deeply grateful for your partnership, which allows these grassroots leaders to create the change they envision for their communities. Together, we can build a New York that works for every New Yorker–with each of us doing our part to make it the greatest city in the world.

Time: 6:00 to 9:00PM        Attire: Cocktail

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Candace M. Arthur, Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP

Eric Mendelsohn, Managing Director at Greenhill & Co

Eric is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Capital Solutions and Restructuring Advisory for North America at Greenhill & Co. Eric previously served as a Managing Director and founding member of Lazard’s Restructuring Group and was a desk / sell-side corporate bond analyst at CS First Boston. Eric has ~30 years of experience in restructuring, liability management, M&A and debt capital markets and has represented companies or stakeholders in over 90 restructuring, M&A or financing transactions encompassing ~$250 billion of value. Over the course of his career, he has worked on transformative transactions involving Saks, Puerto Rico, the City of Detroit, Energy Future Holdings, Chrysler, General Motors, H&R Block, US Airways, WorldCom and Fruit of the Loom. Eric is a member of the Board of Visitors of MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Harold Bordwin, Principal & Co-President at Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC

Harold Bordwin is a principal and Co-President (with his partner/brother and co-honoree, Matt) of Keen-Summit Capital Partners. In financially troubled situations (typically bankruptcies, receiverships, workouts or litigation), he specializes in creating real estate solutions.   Keen is a real estate brokerage, workout (in particular, lease restructuring) and merchant banking firm founded in 1982 by Harold’s (and Matt’s) father.  This is our 44rd year in the real estate restructuring world.

Harold is a graduate of Wesleyan University (B.A., 1982, P’2010) and of Georgetown University Law Center (J.D. 1985).  Harold began his career in Los Angeles as a litigation associate with McKenna, Connor & Cuneo and with Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, before moving back to New York to begin what is now a 38-year career in the distressed real estate business.  Harold is also a fiduciary, acting as a Receiver, Independent Director and Asset Manager.  Notable projects in Harold’s career include the lease workouts of Arthur Andersen, Blockbuster Video and Red Lobster; and real estate sales of the L’Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, the portfolio sale of a 560,000 s.f. portfolio of flex and retail space related to one of the Chapter 11 trusteeships of Nate Paul; and the sale of office, multifamily and hospitality properties in Stamford, CT as part of the Seaboard Realty Chapter 11.

Matthew Bordwin, Principal & Co-President at Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC

Matthew Bordwin is Principal and Co-President of Keen-Summit Capital Partners, with more than 30 years of experience as a real estate broker, investment banker, consultant, and strategic advisor. Known for his strong negotiation skills and results-driven approach, Matt specializes in the valuation, marketing, and disposition of real estate portfolios and businesses for both healthy and distressed companies. He has led complex transactions and restructuring assignments for clients including Red Lobster, Payless ShoeSource, Blockbuster Video, Montgomery Ward, and Arthur Andersen. Matt is particularly skilled in workout and restructuring situations where timing and creative problem-solving are critical, including overseeing one of the largest retail lease restructuring projects in history. A trusted advisor and frequent industry speaker, he previously served on the national boards of the American Bankruptcy Institute and Turnaround Management Association. Matt is a graduate of Tufts University (1991) and Fordham Law School (1994). He has adopted the University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University as his alma mater on behalf of his kids and excessive tuition checks. Matt is the father of 3 daughters and needs to go to work to win an argument.

Donations from this event go straight to the frontlines of community action. They fund microgrants for New Yorkers turning vacant lots into community gardens, organizing youth leadership programs, expanding food access, and building climate resilience block by block.

Ticket And Sponsorship Options

  • Event Chair

    • Paul H. Deutch

      Omni Agent Solutions, Inc.

  • Event Co-Chairs

    • Katie Coleman

      Hughes Hubbard & Reed

    • Lorie Beers

      Intrepid Investment Bankers

    • Kelley Cornish

      Selendy Gay

    • Jay Goffman

      Smith Goffman Partners

  • Honorary Co-Chairs

    • Seth Bullock

      A&M

    • Robert Lehane

      Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

    • Ray C. Schrock

      Latham & Watkins

  • Leadership Committee

    • Carrianne Basler

      AlixPartners

    • Mitch Drucker

      Ares Management

    • Jigi Smolinsky

      Brown Harris Stevens

    • Maja Zerjal Fink

      Clifford Chance

    • Natasha Labovitz

      Debevoise & Plimpton

    • Robert J. Lemons

      Goodwin Proctor LLP

    • Eric Mendelsohn

      Greenhill & Co.

    • Matt Bordwin

      Keen-Summit Capital Partners

    • Sherri L. Toub

      Kekst CNC

    • Rachael Ringer

      Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

    • Laura Davis Jones

      Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, LLP

    • Tom Califano

      Sidley Austin LLP

    • Jay Goffman

      Smith Goffman Partners

  • Host Committee

    • Brian Corio

      Alvarez & Marsal

    • Brian Fox

      Alvarez & Marsal

    • Gaurav Malhotra

      Alvarez & Marsal

    • Lisa Donahue

      AlixPartners

    • Randall Eisenberg

      AlixPartners

    • Jim McGinley

      Ankura

    • Edward Neiger

      ASK LLP

    • Bob Duffy

      BRG Corporate Finance

    • Jon Henes

      C Street Advisory Group

    • Marc Puntus

      Centerview Partners

    • David Botter

      Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

    • Warren Usatine

      Cole Schotz P.C.

    • Norm Pernick

      Cole Schotz P.C.

    • Timothy Graulich

      Davis Polk

    • Van C. Durrer II

      Dentons

    • Rachel Albanese

      DLA Piper

    • Alan Carr

      Drivetrain

    • Heather Barlow

      Dundon Advisors

    • Richard Bernard

      Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

    • Carlin Adrianopoli

      FTI Consulting

    • Tanya Meerovich

      FTI Consulting

    • Michael A. Sweet

      Fox Rothschild

    • William Henrich

      Getzler Henrich & Associates LLC

    • Keith Martorana

      Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    • Nathan Haynes

      Greenberg Traurig

    • Alan D. Halperin

      Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP

    • Michael Freitag

      Joele Frank

    • Corinne Ball

      Jones Day

    • Heather Lennox

      Jones Day

    • Steve Reisman

      Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

    • Harold Bordwin

      Keen-Summit Capital Partners

    • Jane Kim

      Keller Benvenutti Kim LLP

    • Matthew Kelsey

      King & Spalding

    • Marc Kieselstein (Ret.)

      Kirkland & Ellis

    • Nicole Greenblatt

      Kirkland & Ellis

    • Christina Pullo

      Kroll Restructuring Administration

    • George Klidonas

      Latham & Watkins

    • Andrew Parlen

      Latham & Watkins

    • Jeff Cohen

      Lowenstein Sandler

    • Shawn M. Riley

      McDonald Hopkins, LLC

    • Lisa Laukitis

      Milbank LLP

    • Derek Abbott

      Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP

    • Michael Barocas

      Otterbourg PC

    • Brad Sandler

      Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

    • John Weiss

      Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP

    • Brian Hermann

      Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

    • Bruce Mendelsohn

      Perella Weinberg Partners

    • Chris Ward

      Polsinelli LLP

    • Blake Cleary

      Potter Anderson

    • Ryan Wagner

      Prudential Private Capital

    • Patty Tomasco

      Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

    • Daniel DeFranceschi

      Richards, Layton & Finger

    • Rachel Mauceri

      Robinson+Cole

    • Ryan Dahl

      Ropes & Gray LLP

    • Anthony Grossi

      Sidley Austin LLP

    • Andrew Sherman

      Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.

    • Shana Elberg

      Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

    • Nathan Cook

      Teneo

    • David Prager

      The Brattle Group

    • Frank Oswald

      Togut, Segal & Segal LLP

    • Francine Gordon-Durrer

      Verita

    • Ricky Mason

      Wachtel, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

    • Sunny Singh

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    • Jeffrey Saferstein

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    • Hon. Shelley C. Chapman (Ret.)

      Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

    • Joe Barry

      Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor

  • NextGen Committe

    • Sam Beck

      Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

    • Nancy Bello

      King & Spalding

    • Anthony Cardillo

      Keen-Summit Capital Partners LLC

    • Ryan Carr

      Province, LLC

    • Brittany Clark

      Lowenstein Sandler

    • Reuben Dizengoff

      McDermott Will & Schulte

    • Ashley Gherlone

      Latham & Watkins

    • Victoria Giorgio

      Kirkland & Ellis LLP

    • Ilayna Guevrekian

      Morrison Foerster

    • Jakob Newman

      Teneo

    • Dean Oswald

      Olshan Frome Wolosky

    • Kate Posner

      BRG

    • Eric Silverstein

      Skadden

    • Justin Simms

      Paul Weiss

    • Michael Usatine

      Alvarez & Marsal

Contact Us

The best way to reach the team at CitizensNYC is by email, and please do not hesitate to contact us with questions or ideas. 

If you have a question about our Community Leaders Grants, contact grants@citizensnyc.org.

If you have a question about our Neighborhood Business Grants, contact businessgrants@citizensnyc.org.

You can also find CitizensNYC staff emails on our People page.