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Scott Cargill

Of Counsel

New Jersey
T: +1 973.422.6508 F: +1 973.422.6509 scargill@lowenstein.com
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Scott Cargill has a wealth of experience navigating complex insolvency issues and has been involved in some of the largest corporate restructuring cases in bankruptcy courts across the country. He has represented the interests of creditors' committees, liquidating trustees, investor groups, financial institutions, trade creditors, and debtors in numerous Chapter 7, 11, and 15 proceedings.

Scott has advised clients on complex restructuring issues, including the auction and sale of debtor assets, safe harbor rights under the Bankruptcy Code, contested confirmation matters, preference and fraudulent transfer liability issues, substantive consolidation, and the intersection between bankruptcy law and federal securities litigation.

Scott frequently writes on insolvency and restructuring topics and his articles have been published by the American Bankruptcy Institute, Credit Research Foundation, and National Association of Credit Management.

  • Advised the creditors’ committees in the Chapter 11 cases of Gold Standard Baking and NORPAC Foods with respect to complex sale transactions and the pursuit of potential claims for the benefit unsecured creditors.
  • Represented an institutional client in a Chapter 11 case involving a metals leasing facility that was negotiated with the debtors and became effective upon the debtors’ emergence from Chapter 11.
  • Advising institutional investors in connection with securities fraud claimants and class action plaintiffs pursuing claims in bankruptcy court.
  • Counseling investment funds on the purchase and sale of claims in Chapter 11 and SIPA cases.
  • Represented investment funds concerning their rights and obligations under derivatives contracts upon the insolvency of a counterparty.

Recent Published Opinions

  • In re North Pacific Canners & Packers Inc., 628 B.R. 337 (Bankr. D.Or. 2021)
  • In re Gander Mountain Co., 605 B.R. 875 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2019)

Education

  • New York University School of Law (J.D. 1998)

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (B.S. 1995)

Admissions

  • Arizona
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

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