Chamberlain Hrdlicka

Corporate, Securities & Finance

Shareholder

C. Thomas Scott is among the most experienced debt financing attorneys in the city of Houston.  Over the course of his 35-year practice, Mr. Scott has represented clients in debt transactions having an aggregate value of well in excess of $1 billion.

Mr. Scott previously worked as a bank regulatory lawyer during the savings and loan crisis in the mid-80's.  Subsequently he gained experience as a corporate generalist with primary emphasis on debt financing, M&A, and matters related to the Uniform Commercial Code, such as secured financing, letters of credit, negotiable instruments and equipment leasing.  He has also developed strong expertise regarding legal opinions customarily rendered in business transactions.

The following are Mr. Scott’s areas of particular experience and focus:

Acquisition and sale of publicly and privately-held businesses (in stock or asset transactions or by merger or consolidation) Asset-based lending Asset securitizations (structuring and implementation) Banking law and regulation (state and federal) Secured and unsecured commercial loan documentation (borrower and lender representation) Debt financing of corporate acquisitions (buyer and seller representation) Equipment leasing General corporate representation Real and personal property foreclosures Real estate acquisition and financing transactions Restructuring of troubled debt (borrower and lender representation) Taxable and tax-exempt bond financing for public and private entities Secondary purchases and sales of residential mortgage loan portfolios Securities offerings and placements (public and private; debt and equity) Uniform Commercial Code (esp. Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9)

Mr. Scott has a distinguished history of military service, as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy (1975-1979);  Gunnery and Fire Control Officer (1975-1977); Communications and Classified Materials Officer (1977-1979); and Qualified Surface Warfare Officer (1979).

Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1975

Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1982