NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2018  /PRNewswire/ -- The Turnaround Management Association (TMA) has announced the winners of its 2018 Individual Awards.

Janine M. Figueiredo, Partner in the Bankruptcy Practice Group at New York firm, Hahn & Hessen LLP, has been selected to receive the Chapter Impact Award.  The TMA awards program recognizes TMA members who raise the public profile of the corporate restructuring industry through their volunteer service and dedication to TMA.  Figueiredo will be honored during an award ceremony at the 2018 TMA Annual in Colorado Springs, Colo., on September 26-28.

Figueiredo has served in various leadership roles at the TMA New York City Chapter since 2010, including serving as its General Counsel, President and, most recently, as its Chairwoman.  Her early work focused on improving the Chapter's programming and membership initiatives.  In 2014, Figueiredo was appointed as the Chapter's General Counsel and began leading the governance committee to redefine the Chapter's governance structure and policies.  Her efforts were recognized as bringing the Chapter into the 21st century and helping the Chapter develop a higher level of professionalism.

Figueiredo's practice focuses primarily on the representation of creditors' committees, liquidating trustees, and secured and unsecured creditors in all facets of complex corporate reorganizations, restructurings, and liquidations.

About Hahn & Hessen LLP

Founded in 1931, Hahn & Hessen LLP is a full service commercial firm serving primarily financial institutions and creditors holding distressed debt.  The Firm has received substantial recognition for its unique capabilities in situations where the creditworthiness of a client's existing or potential borrowers, counterparties or customers are of concern.  For more information, please visit the Firm's website at http://www.hahnhessen.com.

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