TMA Spokespersons

Mark S. Indelicato
2012 TMA Chairperson

 

 

 

Mark S. Indelicato, managing partner of Hahn & Hessen LLP in New York, became chairperson of the Turnaround Management Association on January 1, 2012, after a year-long tenure as TMA president.

A TMA member since 1995, Indelicato served as president, general counsel and director of the TMA New York City Chapter, the second largest of TMA’s 49 chapters worldwide.  From there, he ascended to leadership posts at the international level, including chair of the Chapter Presidents’ Council, vice president of chapter relations, vice president of education, and Executive Committee member.

Indelicato joined Hahn & Hessen LLP after graduating from Fordham University School of Law. He specializes in bankruptcy practice, especially the representation of creditors’ committee in large, complex bankruptcy proceedings. Throughout his career, he has guided clients through nearly all aspects of insolvencies, bankruptcies and out-of-court workouts. 

Notable representations include Loehmann’s Holdings, Inc., Crabtree & Evelyn Ltd., MPC Computers, HQ Global Workplaces, Inc. Teleglobe Communications Corp., Cone Mills Corp. and Extended Stay, Inc., one of the largest hotel bankruptcies filed. Indelicato was selected as one of “New York Metro Area Super Lawyers” in 2010 and 2011.

Indelicato lectures on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy sales, subprime mortgage issues, insolvency trends and debtor-in-possession financing for TMA, the American Bar Association, The New York Institute of Credit, The National Association of Credit Managers and the Law Education Institute.


Ronald R. Sussman
2012 TMA President

 

 

 

 

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.