Adjunct Professor of Law
Member, Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P.C. in New
York City
J.D., magna cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo
School of Law
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Member, New York State Bar Association, the ABI, the Federal Bar
Council, the Bar of the City of New York, and the National
Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
Judge Cyganowski is a member of the firm of Otterbourg, Steindler,
Houston & Rosen, P.C. in New York City. Prior to this, she
served as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District
of New York from 1993-2007 and as Chief Judge from 2005-2007. She
received her J.D., magna cum laude, from the State University of
New York at Buffalo School of Law. Following graduation from law
school, Judge Cyganowski served as a law clerk to the Honorable
Charles L. Brieant, United States District Judge for the Southern
District of New York. Following her clerkship, she was a litigation
associate at Sullivan & Cromwell (1982-1989) and a senior
attorney in litigation at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
(1989-1993).
Judge Cyganowski has written numerous articles concerning pressing
issues in bankruptcy and frequently appears as a commentator on Fox
Business News. She is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and
also an active member of the Commercial and Federal Litigation
Section of the New York State Bar Association, the ABI, the Federal
Bar Council, the Bar of the City of New York, and the National
Conference of Bankruptcy Judges.
Judge Cyganowski teaches Bankruptcy Ethics, Fraud and
Malpractice with Judge Morris and has, in the past, also
taught Domestic Relations in Bankruptcy and Chapter 11
Reorganization.