About A&M
Claims Management Services
No one understands better than Alvarez & Marsal the challenges a debtor faces in a bankruptcy situation. Company personnel must balance the demands of ongoing business needs with the administrative burdens inherent in any court-driven process. Alvarez & Marsal’s Claims Management Services (“CMS”) works collaboratively with your organization to minimize the administrative impact on key employees by managing the organizational and reporting requirements of the bankruptcy process.
Our CMS managers are experienced restructuring professionals, many of whom hold law degrees. We bring deep expertise in bankruptcy case administration. Drawing upon years of experience in assisting clients with bankruptcy filing needs, we have developed proprietary, industry-tested processes and state-of-the-art, Web-based technology for bankruptcy case administration and claims reconciliation services. Our CMS-system provides real-time access to case information, detailed reporting options and advanced analytical tools to streamline the collection, processing and management of essential company information.
Unique within its industry, Claims Management Services has the capacity to provide client-specific data management platforms because Alvarez & Marsal recognizes the distinct information challenges of each individual case. We customize our services to fit your needs.
Claims Management Pre- and Post-Bankruptcy Services:
- Pre-filing activities, including generation of the “Top Creditor List,” master mailing matrix, data extraction necessary for the development of a critical trade analysis and various exhibits for first day pleadings
- Prepare Schedules and Statements of Financial Affairs
- Organize executory contracts for assumption/rejection analysis
- Assist with analysis and computation of reclamation claims
- Coordinate customized Proof of Claim forms
- Estimate and model claims for solicitation process for the Plan of Reorganization
- Assist with creation of ballots and voting tabulation
- Facilitate claims reconciliation, including matching claims to scheduled liabilities, evaluating claims and preparing exhibits to objections
- Analyze potential preferential transfers, including anticipatory value of defenses, and assistance with avoidance actions generally
- Assist with claims distribution process
- Act as liquidating trustee or plan administrator