Leslie A. Berkoff Named to ABF Journal's Top Women in Asset-Based Lending 2021

The award recognises the most influential women in the asset-based lending universe and the next generation of leaders who will continue to push the industry forward. Leslie A. Berkoff concentrates her practice in the area of bankruptcy and restructuring litigation and corporate workouts, and she represents a variety of corporate debtors, trustees, creditors and creditor committees both nationally and locally. In addition, Berkoff has an active alternate dispute resolution practice and frequently serves as a mediator, and is also a trained arbitrator. She is on the Mediation Panels for the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of the United States Bankruptcy Courts in New York and the United States Bankruptcy Courts in Delaware and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, as well as the Commercial Mediation Panel for Nassau County. She has also served as a court appointed examiner and guardian ad litem in several bankruptcy cases. She currently serves as the Chair of the Mediation Sub-Committee of Chapter 11 Lawyers and Judges Advisory Committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York and is a Member of the Dispute Resolution Section Advisory Council of the American Bar Association of the Business Law Section. More recently, Berkoff was selected by the American Arbitrators Association to serve on its National Roster of Arbitrators. She earned her J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law.

Leslie Berkoff also has been named recently as one of the Long Island Business News’ (LIBN) Top Power 25 in Law for 2021.

The award acknowledges the inspiring impacts these attorneys have made in the lives of their clients, to the region’s legal community and to the advancement of the profession. LIBN showcases all of these inspiring professionals in a special section of its 26 March issue.