Head and Managing Director
Miller Buckfire, A Stifel Company
(Moderator)
James Doak is a Managing Director and Head of Miller Buckfire & Co., a leading restructuring investment banking practice owned by Stifel Financial. Jim’s 25 years of experience around financial distress includes transactions on behalf of Gymboree, Aéropostale, Tuesday Morning, Foxwoods, Standard Pacific Homes and Level 3 Communications. Jim was the lead banker advising the City of Detroit in its groundbreaking Chapter 9 and served on the Federal Judiciary’s Chapter 9 Roundtable. Mr. Doak has also represented buyer and creditor constituents in various restructurings including Bang Energy drink, Lenox, The Bon-Ton Stores, Yellow Freight Corporation and the insolvency of Puerto Rico. In 2021, Jim was selected as The Global M&A Network’s Restructuring Investment Banker of the Year. Jim has earned honors JD, MBA, and AB degrees from Harvard University and lives in Connecticut with his wife and three teenage daughters.
