Suzana Koch
Office of the United States Attorney
Assistant United States Attorney Financial Litigation Unit
Suzana K. Koch is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the United States
Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. She practices in the Financial Litigation Unit where
she is responsible for the civil enforcement of criminal monetary penalties, managing a docket of
over 2000 cases with a total liability of more than $900,000,000. AUSA Koch represents and
defends the United States of America in chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy cases and
adversary proceedings. She also protects the interests of the United States in over 400 28 U.S.C.
§ 2410 foreclosure cases in county Courts of Common Pleas throughout the Northern District of
Ohio.
Prior to joining the Office of the United States Attorney, AUSA Koch was a partner in a regional
law firm with a diverse commercial litigation and transactional practice focused on commercial
reorganization and corporate restructuring. She frequently lectures and publishes on bankruptcy
and insolvency topics. She also deeply enjoys the treasures of Northeast Ohio – hiking in the
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, rowing on the Cuyahoga River, admiring the beauty on display
at the Cleveland Museum of Art, golfing at Sleepy Hollow, and, best of all, sunsets over Lake
Erie in late July.