Trained as an attorney, Alan has more than 25 years of experience in financial journalism. He began covering bankruptcies in 1989 at Dow Jones where he founded and edited the newsletter, the Daily Bankruptcy Review. For seven years he was editor-in-chief for SNL Financial, a news and data company focused on the bank and thrift, financial services, real estate, energy, and media and communications sectors. In September 2008, he returned to the bankruptcy and distressed sector and to hands-on reporting, establishing and developing coverage for LCD. Since the financial crisis, he has covered almost all major Chapter 11 cases by companies including Chrysler, GM, LyondellBasell, Six Flags, Visteon, Dynegy, American Airlines and Kodak.
