Greenberg Traurig’s Alison Elko Franklin Appointed to Turnaround Management Association Global Board of Trustees

ATLANTA - Dec. 12, 2024 -Alison Elko Franklin, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice, has been named a Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Global Trustee. Franklin will serve a two-year term on the Board of Trustees starting in 2025.

Franklin is a long-time leader of the association at both the regional and global levels. She previously served as chair of the TMA Atlanta Chapter, as well as a chair and founding member of its NextGen Committee. At TMA Global, Franklin serves on the Network of Women Committee.

"I am honored and grateful for this opportunity to serve on the Global Board of Trustees," Franklin said. "I look forward to working with the leaders of this dynamic and important association to further its mission of fostering a community of professionals committed to corporate renewal and distressed investing."

TMA is a diverse group of professionals in the turnaround, restructuring, and corporate health space. Established in 1988, the association has nearly 10,000 members in 54 chapters worldwide, including 34 in North America. Members include turnaround practitioners, attorneys, accountants, advisors, liquidators, investment bankers, and consultants, as well as academic, government, and judicial employees.

At Greenberg Traurig, Franklin focuses her practice on advising debtors, trustees, creditors' committees, and creditors in corporate reorganizations, municipal reform, creditors' rights litigation, and distressed transactions. She represents clients in Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 9 municipal debt adjustments, Chapter 15 cross-border insolvency proceedings, and Chapter 7 liquidations.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Atlanta: Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta office offers clients the local capabilities and wide-ranging experience of more than 115 attorneys, supported by the resources and reach of the firm's global platform. The firm's collaborative culture is reflected by attorneys who serve their clients with a combination of legal and business skills that are vital in today's competitive, global environment. Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta team brings a practical approach to the representation of our clients.

About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 48 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2024 BTI "Leading Edge Law Firm" for delivering on client expectations for the future and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.