Uniondale, NY – June 8, 2021 – Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., announced today that Partner, Sheryl P. Giugliano will be a contributor for TMA Long Island’s complimentary recruitment and informational program “USBC EDNY Pro Bono Initiative Recruitment Program.” The program which is virtual is scheduled for Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The program is for attorneys interested in participating in the new USBC EDNY Pro Bono panel. Attorneys selected to be on the panel will have the opportunity to provide assistance on a pro bono basis before the USBC EDNY (Brooklyn and Central Islip, with a focus on Central Islip) in various bankruptcy matters including chapter 13 cases, adversary proceedings, and loss mitigation. Attorneys who attend the program will have an opportunity to hear from the Bankruptcy Judges and local legal service providers including, Hon. Alan Trust, U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge, USBC EDNY, Hon. Elizabeth Stong, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, USBC EDNY, Hon. Nancy Hershey Lord, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, USBC EDNY, Hon. Jil Mazer-Marino, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, USBC EDNY, Elise Kanter, Pro Se Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, EDNY, William Kransdorf, Director of the NYC Bankruptcy Assistance Project (NYC BAP) Legal Services NYC and Ramona Morel, Project Director, Consumer Bankruptcy Project. The speakers will discuss the opportunities and benefits of pro bono service in this area and the application process. Those interested in registering for the event can click on https://turnaround.org/event/usbc-edny-pro-bono-initiative-recruitment-program
Ms. Giugliano is a Partner at Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, P.C., in its Corporate Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice Group. Her clients include middle-market companies facing operational or litigation issues, guiding them through the Chapter 11 or Chapter 7 process to a successful reorganization or liquidation. Ms. Giugliano also represents trustees and receivers in the analysis and recovery of assets and prosecution of litigation claims, as well as secured and unsecured creditors with enforcing their rights to extend financing or consent to the use of cash collateral. Ms. Giugliano has represented contract counterparties negotiating for the highest possible cure payment or claim, defendants in preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, both in bankruptcy litigation and negotiating settlements to avoid protracted litigation, and purchasers in bankruptcy auctions.
Ms. Giugliano was selected as a New York Metro “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers for 2015-2020. Ms. Giugliano is the Executive VP of Programming and a former President of the TMA-LI Chapter. Ms. Giugliano received the TMA-LI Chapter 2016 “Spirit Award” for Outstanding Service. She earned her LL.M. degree in Bankruptcy from St. John’s University School of Law, and has utilized her extensive experience in bankruptcy to expand her practice as a business-oriented lawyer. Ms. Giugliano’s litigation experience includes representing parties in bankruptcy litigation and general commercial matters. She has represented parties engaged in contract disputes in state and federal court, arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and JAMS, and mediations.