Hahn & Hessen Law Firm Announces New Partners in the Firm's Bankruptcy and Litigation Groups

NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Hahn & Hessen LLP is pleased to announce that Janine M. Cerbone and Robert J. Malatak have been made partners in the Firm, effective January 1, 2011.  Ms. Cerbone was formerly a senior associate and Mr. Malatak formerly served as special counsel with the Firm.

"We are delighted to have Janine and Rob join the partnership ranks," said Managing Partner, Mark S. Indelicato.  "Janine has developed an incredible depth of knowledge in all aspects of our bankruptcy practice.  Rob, with his financial expertise, analytical skill and business acumen, has become an integral part of our litigation department.  The addition of Janine and Rob to the partnership reinforces the Firm's leadership in its traditional areas of service to our clients."

Malatak represents corporate entities, financial institutions, unsecured creditor committees, and trustees in a wide range of complex commercial disputes in federal, state, surrogate's and bankruptcy courts throughout the country.  He has litigated issues involving bankruptcy, business torts, commercial leases, contracts, employment, ERISA, fraud, insurance, securities, trust and estates, and the UCC.  Rob graduated from St. John's University School of Law in 1994, where he was an Assistant Editor of the St. John's Law Review.  Prior to attending law school, he practiced as a Certified Public Accountant at one of the "Big Four" accounting firms.

Cerbone represents creditors' committees, creditors, and trustees in all aspects of financial restructuring and insolvency, and has been involved in some of the nation's largest subprime mortgage bankruptcies including New Century and ResMAE.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of the New York Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association and serves on the Unsecured Trade Creditors' Committee of the American Bankruptcy Institute.  Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Janine graduated cum laude from Brooklyn Law School where she was the Business and Production Editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law and a member of the Executive Board of the Moot Court Honor Society.

Hahn & Hessen LLP | Full Cycle of Credit

Founded in 1931, Hahn & Hessen LLP is among the nation's leading law firms focusing on representation of financial institutions and creditors in matters encompassing all phases of the commercial credit cycle, including documentation and workout, enforcement and litigation, bankruptcy and reorganization, with related corporate, real estate, securities and tax competencies.  For more information about Hahn & Hessen LLP, please visit our website at http://www.hahnhessen.com.

SOURCE Hahn & Hessen LLP