Aaron Hammer named "Legal Advisor of the Year" by The M&A Advisor for its 17th Annual Turnaround Awards

On February 3, 2023, The M&A Advisor announced the winners of its 17^th Annual Turnaround Awards. Aaron Hammer was named “Legal Advisor of the Year” for his extraordinary track record of client representations, including many notable recent transactions and disputes resolved, and lifelong contributions to the turnaround industry. The award will be presented at a Black-Tie Awards Gala on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.

“Since 2002, we have been honoring the leading turnaround transactions, companies and dealmakers. Aaron Hammer was chosen from hundreds of participating professionals to receive the award. It gives us a great pleasure to recognize Aaron and bestow upon him our highest honor for distressed investing and restructuring firms and professionals,” said Roger Aguinaldo, Founder and CEO of The M&A Advisor. “Aaron represents the best of the distressed investing and reorganization industry in 2022 and earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive candidates.”

“As long as I have known Aaron (in fact since 1999) I have been impressed by his intellect, creativity and resilience,” said David Cohen, Partner and National Leader of Financial Institutions & Services Group at Gowling WLG and past Global Chairman of the Turnaround Management Association. “The constant in our 34 years of working together is that Aaron answers my call and moves both smartly and quickly. Watching his commitment to restructure Red South Beach during the pandemic has been a pleasure. Aaron is that rare combination of outstanding bankruptcy attorney and verified turnaround operator. Congratulations, Aaron, for being named the M&A Advisor’s “Legal Advisor of the Year!”

“We are proud of Aaron and this achievement,” said Jeffrey A. Hechtman, Managing Partner of HMB Legal Counsel. “Aaron is a leader in the turnaround field and this recognition is a testament to the high-quality work that both Aaron and the attorneys at HMB are known for across the United States. Congratulations, Aaron.”