Ross' right hand man

New York-based WL Ross & Co. LLC, founded in 2000 by distressed maestro Wilbur Ross, is active around the world, but particularly in Japan and Korea. The job of overseeing the complex financial and tax issues arising from this mixture of bankruptcy and global activity falls to Michael Gibbons. Prior to joining WL Ross in 2002, Gibbons was a co-founder of the hedge fund and investment partnership specialty practice group at Marcum & Kliegman. He spoke with us recently about his expansive role at an expanding distressed investment giant.