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Mr. Byrne has over 27 years of legal and business experience in both private practice and government service. He is a nationally known consultant and expert in the field of financial investigations and professional liability matters pertaining to directors and officers, accountants and lawyers. On behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Mr. Byrne structured the purchase and assumption of many failed financial institutions and provided the FDIC with alternative strategies on asset disposition and workouts. He handled sensitive tasks such as managing the FDIC's investigation and civil prosecution of Charles Keating and Lincoln Savings & Loan. Mr. Byrne was also the Assistant Director of the FDIC's Division of Liquidation, in charge of professional liability investigations nationwide. He also led many of the largest professional liability investigations and litigation for the Resolution Trust Corporation. Mr. Byrne was also retained by the State of Rhode Island to investigate, formulate and pursue professional liability lawsuits arising from the collapse of its private deposit insurance system. Mr. Byrne is a popular speaker and guest lecturer for the Federal government and private groups. Mr. Byrne holds a BSFS degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a Juris Doctorate from Catholic University of America. | 