Michael Strollo Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc

Senior Financial Analyst in the corporate finance and restructuring department. Monitor corporate transactions (e.g., M&A, LBO, dividend recapitalizations, asset divestitures, etc.) that potentially increase risk to the pension insurance system and engage plan sponsors to mitigate that risk. Perform financial analyses, including assessments of cash flows, valuations, etc., to quantify risk of transactions to the pension insurance system. Write decision memoranda to recommend either engagement with pension plan sponsors or the need to terminate and trustee underfunded pension plans. Negotiate resolutions with plan sponsors to address pension plan underfunding under ERISA. Assess the creditworthiness of plan sponsors’ controlled groups in order to properly structure negotiated settlements to minimize repayment risk. Review collateral packages for secured settlements. Serve on creditors’ committees to represent PBGC’s interests as well as the interests of other unsecured creditors when working on liquidations or reorganizations of debtor entities in bankruptcy. Mentor less experienced analysts/contractors.CIRACFA Level II Candidate

Washington, Dc

Counseled multinational corporations in U.S. trade law and recommended comprehensive business solutions. Advised foreign-owned entities in Asia (e.g., China and Thailand), Europe, and the Americas. Managed clients trading in agriculture/aquaculture products, steel, and other manufactured goods. Assessed clients’ computerized accounting systems to design methods for extracting pertinent sales, cost, and marketing information. Created, managed, and manipulated large-scale databases in both SAS and Excel (e.g., up to and in excess of 100,000 observations). Analyzed clients’ financial information by performing complex statistical analyses to determine whether subject merchandise was sold at “fair value.” Audited clients’ financial records against information submitted for analytic databases. Wrote legal briefs for submission to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Supervised four international trade specialists.

Washington, Dc

Analyzed sales, cost, and marketing information submitted by foreign companies under investigation in antidumping duty proceedings. Investigated foreign companies in Asia (i.e., China, Japan, Korea, and Malaysia) and Europe. Worked with foreign and domestic producers trading in steel, aquaculture, petrochemical, and manufactured goods. Performed statistical analyses of large sales, cost, and marketing databases and calculated foreign companies’ financial liabilities using SAS and Excel. Conducted on-site audits of foreign companies’ accounts to reconcile the sales, cost, and marketing data submitted during investigations. Wrote detailed reports and decision memoranda stating the U.S. government’s position on key issues raised by the petitioners and defendants in antidumping duty investigations. Outlined key case-related issues, briefed senior management on findings, and recommended solutions. Supervised a staff of three import compliance specialists to administer U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty law.

Ma/Mba, International Affairs/Business Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science