Otterbourg names Cyganowski chairwoman of restructuring, bankruptcy

By Wendy Van Sickle

Columbus, Ohio, June 1 – Otterbourg PC has hired Melanie L. Cyganowski as chairwoman of its restructuring and bankruptcy department, the firm said in a Monday news release.

Cyganowski previously chaired the firm’s insolvency litigation services, ADR and fiduciary appointments practice. The commercial and bankruptcy law litigator, mediator, arbitrator and expert witness also serves as a fiduciary in bankruptcy and civil litigation, the firm said. She was a federal bankruptcy judge for 14 years and served as the U.S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York from 2005 to 2007.

Her recent work includes serving on the plaintiffs’ executive committee that is assisting lead counsel in key aspects of the General Motors ignition switch litigation and leading the turnaround at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn as the first person to be appointed as temporary operator of a hospital in the State of New York.

Cyganowski replaces Scott L. Hazen, who recently stepped down from his leadership positions in the restructuring and bankruptcy department after more than three decades but remains a member of the firm

Otterbourg is a law firm in New York City.

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