Two attorneys with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York have been named “Dealmakers of the Year” by The American Lawyer for advising FTX Trading on its bankruptcy proceedings and related litigation. Andrew G. Dietderich has been an ABI member since 2008 and is an advi - sory board member of ABI’s New York City Bankruptcy Conference. Alexa J. Kranzley has been an ABI member since 2013, is a 2018 ABI “40 Under 40” honoree and is an advi - sory board member of ABI’s Views from the Bench program.
Thomas J. Salerno
Thomas J. Salerno of Stinson LLP (Phoenix) has been included on the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona list by Az Business for the fourth consecutive year. He has been an ABI member since 1993 and he is a past ABI Vice President-Development.
Sameer M .Alifarago
Sameer M .Alifarago of Eversheds Sutherland (New York) has been named a 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinder. He has been an ABI member since 2020
Mark A. Russell
Mark A. Russell has joined Cox & Palmer as a partner, based in St. John’s, Cayman Islands. He has been an ABI member since 2017
Jeffrey L. Cohen
Jeffrey L. Cohen of Lowenstein Sandler LLP (New York) has been selected to the inaugural advisory board for St. John’s University School of Law’s Center for Bankruptcy Studies. He has been an ABI member since 2022
Stephanie Wickouski
Stephanie Wickouski has joined Pivot > as managing director of the firm’s Restructuring Advisory Team and heads its New York office. She has been an ABI member since 1999
Jonathan P. Friedland
Jonathan P. Friedland of Much Shelist, PC (Chicago) served as principal author and editor-in-chief of the 2025 edition of Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation, a treatise published by Thomson Reuters. He has been an ABI member since 1995 and is a past member of ABI’s Board of Directors.
Matthew J. Ochs
Matthew J. Ochs of Holland & Hart LLP (Denver) has been named leader of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Team. He has been an ABI member since 2024.
George E .Shoup
George E .Shoup of Development Specialists, Inc. (Dublin, Ohio) has been promoted to senior managing director. He has been an ABI member since 2005
John S. Mairo
John S. Mairo has joined Gibbons PC as chair of the firm’s Financial Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights Group in Newark, N.J. He has been an ABI member since 2003
William Q . Derrough
William Q . Derrough of Moelis & Company (New York) has been recognized as one of Bloomberg’s Star Dealmakers Remaking the Rules of Corporate Debt. He has been an ABI member since 1992 and is a past member of ABI’s Board of Directors.
Jennifer J. West
Jennifer J. West of Spotts Fain PC (Richmond, Va.) has been named a 2024 Legal lite by Virginia Business. She has been an ABI member since 2001
Danny Duerdoth
Danny Duerdoth of Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Chicago) has been elevated to shareholder. He has been an ABI member since 2022.
Ashley S. Rusher
Ashley S. Rusher of Blanco Tackabery (Winston-Salem, N.C.) has been recognized as a Legal Elite honoree for 2025 by Business North Carolina. She has been an ABI member since 2003 and is an ex officio member ofABI’s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop advisory board
Joseph H. Lemkin
Joseph H. Lemkin of Stark & Stark, PC (Hamilton, N.J.) received a 2025 Leaders in the Law award by NJBIZ. He has been an ABI member since 1999
J. Scott Victor
J. Scott Victor of SSG Capital Advisors, LLC (West Conshohocken, Pa.) has been recognized as a top investment banker in BankruptcyData’s Financial Professional League Table. He has been an ABI member since 1988 and is a past member of ABI’s Board of Directors.
Kara K. Gendron
Kara K. Gendron of Mott & Gendron Law (Harrisburg, Pa.) has been elected secretary of the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. She has been an ABI member since 2002.