Global consulting firm J.S. Held announced that David Weinhoffer has joined its Strategic Advisory team. Based in Houston, Texas, Weinhoffer brings deep local knowledge that enhances the team’s ability to provide support on engagements in the region, further strengthening J.S. Held’s coast-to-coast solutions for businesses facing complex financial and operational challenges.
Commenting on the move to J.S. Held, Weinhoffer shares, “This new chapter gives me the opportunity to collaborate with an exceptional team of more than 80 restructuring, turnaround, and operational performance improvement professionals nationwide, providing solutions to middle-market enterprise clients across 50+ industries.”
Core Expertise
As a trusted advisor to distressed businesses, their lenders, investors, and attorneys, Weinhoffer delivers pragmatic solutions to lead restructurings across diverse industries. He serves in interim leadership and fiduciary roles to guide organizations through critical transitions and brings extensive experience providing expert services in complex litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
Fiduciary Experience
Weinhoffer's fiduciary oversight spans multi-billion-dollar estates and trusts, directing litigation, claims reconciliation, creditor distributions, and securities clawbacks in disputes exceeding $100 million.
Transactional Experience
Weinhoffer’s extensive transactional expertise includes managing domestic and international asset sales and Section 363 transactions totaling over $1 billion, serving as Chief Restructuring Officer and CEO across multiple jurisdictions, including the Southern District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit, overseeing Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 proceedings, structured dismissals, and post-confirmation matters.
Sector Experience
Weinhoffer leads projects in maritime, energy, and heavy industrial sectors, and holds certifications in mediation, arbitration, project management, and maritime law. He has also served as Liquidating Trustee for pharmaceutical estates with more than $1.5B in claims, as well as reviving and selling a $100 million retail energy provider within Chapter 7 proceedings and executing a landmark $650M Section 363 sale of a semi-submersible drilling rig, for which he was awarded American Bankruptcy Institute Asset Sale of the Year.
Strategic Impact
Michael Jacoby, Strategic Advisory practice lead, shares, "Drawing on extensive hands-on experience managing distressed and nonperforming assets across multiple sectors, David brings deep real-world insight and operational expertise to his work."
Stephanie Giammarco, who leads Disputes, Valuations, and Financial Advisory services for J.S. Held, adds, "His dual expertise creates a powerful synergy: operational experience and industry knowledge inform his expert opinions, while his litigation background guides asset management decisions."
From strategy to execution, J.S. Held experts help clients overcome complex enterprise challenges and realize long-term, sustainable business value.