Law360, New York ( January 13, 2014, 1:56 PM EST) -- Melanie L. Cyganowski is chairwoman of the insolvency litigation services, ADR and fiduciary appointments practice area at Otterbourg in New York. She formerly served as U.S. chief bankruptcy judge in the Eastern District of New York for 14 years. She returned to private practice in 2007. At Otterbourg, she serves as a mediator, arbitrator, commercial and bankruptcy law litigator, and expert witness. She also serves as a fiduciary (examiner, trustee, receiver, referee, monitor or special master) in bankruptcy and civil litigation. She is on the Southern District of New York and Delaware Bankruptcy Court mediation registrars and on court-appointed panels, including GM, Metaldyne, Quebecor and Madoff....