Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Restructuring and insolvency

Partner

Scott has practiced in the areas of bankruptcy, finance and commercial litigation for more than 25 years. Scott focuses on creditors’ rights, commercial litigation and secured and unsecured lending transactions, with particular emphasis on restructuring and bankruptcy issues. He has represented creditors in both state and federal court proceedings, including actions to collect outstanding debt, enforce and foreclose upon collateral, and to seize collateral at the outset of a proceeding. Scott has represented syndicate agents, ad hoc lender groups and individual lenders in secured and unsecured transactions, participants in leveraged lease structures, commercial landlords, official creditors’ committees and Chapter 7 trustees.

Scott has been recognized as a leading attorney in Chambers USA. Prior to joining Freshfields, Scott was a member of the bankruptcy & restructuring group at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP focusing on bankruptcy, finance and commercial litigation.