Scott J. Leonhardt
Partner
Scott J. Leonhardt practices in the areas of alternative entities, corporate transactions and commercial, corporate and bankruptcy litigation. Scott’s practice includes issuing bankruptcy remote, substantive non-consolidation, UCC, power and authority, cross border and various other types of third party closing opinions letters. Scott also provides advice on all aspects of Delaware LLCs and LPs, the rights and remedies of members and partners, entity formation, commercial transactions, friendly foreclosures and various ways to wind down an entity through judicial and extra-judicial dissolutions, ABCs and filing a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. Scott also has experience in the Delaware Court of Chancery including business divorces, seeking the appointment of receivers, defending advancement actions, suits involving stock rescission and 220 books and records actions.
Scott also serves as lead and Delaware counsel to chapter 11 debtors, chapter 15 debtors, special servicers, creditors commencing involuntary petitions, landlords, officers and directors, creditors’ committees, liquidating trusts, secured and unsecured creditors, acquirers of assets and investors in bankruptcy cases. Scott also represents plaintiffs and defendants in lawsuits concerning preferential and fraudulent transfers.
Scott also has experience representing clients in commercial litigation matters before various Delaware state courts and in the District Court for the District of Delaware.