Ronald R. Sussman, a partner in the Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice at Cooley LLP in New York, became president of the Turnaround Management Association on January 1, 2012. Prior to his election in 2011, Sussman served as corporate secretary for TMA International.
Sussman has handled an array of complex bankruptcy matters, including exclusivity contests, officer and director liability litigation, equitable subordination actions, purchase price adjustment litigation, plan of reorganization confirmation proceedings, fraudulent conveyance/transfer actions, preference actions, turnover proceedings, cash collateral hearings, severance and retention hearings and claims litigation.
He has represented clients in some of the most significant bankruptcy cases nationally and abroad: Enron, United Airlines, Blockbuster, Mervyn’s, Montgomery Ward, Pacific Metro/Kinkade Gallery, Gottschalks, EPV Solar, The Sharper Image, CompUSA and Loehmann’s.
Admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts, Sussman worked as an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, New York, before entering private practice. From 2006 through 2011, he has been named one of the “Super Lawyers of New York.”
Sussman joined TMA’s New York City Chapter in 1998 and later ascended to leadership roles on high-level committees that steer TMA International’s direction, including strategic planning, Cornerstone 15 campaign, certification oversight and board of directors. In 2010, he served as vice president of communications.