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Jude Gorman
Founding Partner
New York
jude@collectedstrategies.com

Jude Gorman has seen the business life cycle from a variety of angles, beginning as a corporate and bankruptcy lawyer at Latham & Watkins LLP and then joining startup Reorg Research as one of its first employees. While at Reorg, Jude oversaw many aspects of growth–including legal, marketing and public relations–before managing the process leading to its sale to Warburg Pincus in 2018. From 2019 to 2023, Jude was a partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Joele Frank.

Recent & Notable Assignments
  • Vice Media in its Chapter 11 restructuring
  • Uphealth in its $180 million sale of Cloudbreak to GTCR
  • Curo Group in its Chapter 11 restructuring
  • Regis Corporation in its debt refinancing
  • Masonite in its $3.9 billion sale to Owens Corning
Areas of Expertise
  • Restructuring
  • Debt Refinancing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Shareholder Activism
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate Advisory
  • Media Relations
  • Investor Relations
  • Private Equity