Jaime Angarita is a Principal at KapilaMukamal, LLP and focuses his practice in areas of commercial litigation and corporate turnaround services.
Professional Experience
Mr. Angarita specializes in corporate restructuring, business disputes, bankruptcy & liquidation, and aiding stakeholders with significant financial and operational challenges. Jaime provides expert testimony in court. He has served in the roles of Financial Advisor, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Restructuring Officer. Jaime is fluent in Spanish.
Over his career, Mr. Angarita has provided financial advisory services both in and out of court, at global and national consulting and accounting firms. Jaime has supported law firms, lenders, private equity, fiduciaries and their clients in a broad array of matters involving forensic and fraud investigations, insolvency & bankruptcy, debt restructuring, treasury management, commercial damages models, Ponzi schemes and corporate wind-down and assets liquidations.
Jaime’s experience includes turnaround strategies for cross-border distressed businesses.
Education
Masters in Accountancy, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
Bachelors of Finance and Accounting (Dual Major), University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
Professional Qualifications / Affiliations
Certified Public Accountant (licensed in New York)
Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors (AIRA)
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG)
Turnaround Management Association (TMA)
Hispanic National Bar Association (NHBA)
Speaking Engagements / Articles
“Distressed Investing Virtual Roundtable” – Virtual Panel, December 2020
“Interactive Restructuring Case Study and Mock Negotiations – Representing the Debtor” – 10th Annual Winter Conference, Turnaround Management Association, Celebration, FL, March 2020
“Crunching The Numbers on Sandy” – Commercial Observer of New York, March 2015
“Las America en Quiebra: Comparisons of Bankruptcy Systems in the Americas and How They Interact” – Hispanic National Bar Association’s Annual Convention, Washington DC, September 2014
Civic, Volunteer and Philanthropic
Past and Present
Catholic Renewal, New York, NY
Young Catholic Renewal Board Member
Hispanic National Bar Association,
National Treasurer and Executive Board Member
LatinoJustice
Lideres Member
