Bankruptcy, Workout and Creditor Representation
Scott Riddle has over 20 years experience representing parties in bankruptcy proceedings and workouts. Scott began his career as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable W. Homer Drake, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. Scott subsequently spend several years in the bankruptcy section of a large Atlanta-based law firm prior to starting his own practice.
Scott is admitted and has practiced in Bankruptcy Courts for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia, as well as other state and federal courts.
Scott represents Chapter 7 and 11 debtors, creditors, Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees, receivers, committees and other interested parties in bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy litigation. Scott also has significant experience in litigating breach of fiduciary duty and other corporate governance claims in the context of bankruptcy proceedings.
Scott's bankruptcy experiences and services include:
- Representing debtors, creditors, trustees and other parties in Bankruptcy Court
- Acting as general counsel and special counsel to Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 trustees and creditors committees.
- Acting as local counsel to out-of-state firms in Bankruptcy cases.
- Representing individual and corporate debtors in complex bankruptcy cases involving significant debt and assets, including business or real estate debt.
- Representing debtors, principals, purchasers, and creditors in connection with non-bankruptcy business reorganization and workouts.
- Representing creditors in consumer and business bankruptcy cases, and in adversary proceedings filed in Bankruptcy Court, including proceedings to recover fraudulent or preferential transfers.