KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that on January 7, 2016, Ronald Barliant and Dr. Cameron Durrant MD, MBA, were elected as independent directors to the board of directors of the company, with Dr. Durrant named as Chairman of the Board. In addition, on January 7, 2016, Michael Harrison resigned from the board. Mr. Barliant, an attorney who is of counsel with Goldberg Kohn, previously served as a United States bankruptcy judge for the Northern District of Illinois from 1988 to 2002.

Mr. Barliant has also served as adjunct faculty at John Marshall Law School and is a frequent lecturer and author on bankruptcy-related matters.