--- title: Scott Cargill date: 2025-10-15T11:52:00-04:00 author: Catherine Dailey canonical_url: "https://www.kelleydrye.com/people/scott-cargill" section: Team Members --- ![](https://d3iuizmsm2hayf.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/Bio-Photos-1200x1200/Cargill_Scott2.webp?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1200&q=80&w=1200&s=d55cc94edf56490beca50baf9815474b) # Scott Cargill Special Counsel Email Address email hidden; JavaScript is required Location [ New Jersey ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/locations/new-jersey) Phone number (973) 503-5971 - [ Download vCard ](https://www.kelleydrye.com/index.php?p=actions/vcard/default/index&vcard=DGX6UX1jze2FNLoeZaX66Eb2Ano_-OBMPeN700loUzTJGIKNzu5JACfX5JJAiAXn-KfeCciLmzoKyO1jLliDUGPZg0yKgoJyF7HgOtLLipYWNJIml3KxSR928sfp9jMwowF_RTgPjjRivjLVTgwsuENYOrEBuxYm1NZz_oTIWLl7dJ6BeDY5PPZ-llCeCmwJEataYEEiaqBpYfgHoS8BYPMEhCC2LU22zc3XY54WJghmExX3pEKo5eOXdeOf75pNoU21gJsi7tQHU6GfIUrTJSWGhl_bnQYdiBvUlY0KhxIiRDoYyoO_Autj9XKxYd4oepn2MOaRhWx1Kg6-uINfka0vHcpsYYM32orDDFm2QkROZ4aTKm-6uzDhUSMysAKnHRxZzfiAII_wgSc4XiRZs171Va4J61js7v8NKwvvVXUFeJ3SOwaIF5it49cVP_PHle687kcCicFzTbCnU3vZiD_R_FjgfjAnpoE4U55c8LFtwFVs53selbPfiNrUq4OvoBNm3oGO28Z6ZHSyQi7dIG8wtBANpjm9T8Fbirx_Dceqp-E3uOJF-f0JfAIEkQALy8onUBvhOOD29iOPbva52MfKGfyzwFZ6NF_u3GUI-S6unPg50aTSr6IWnIqk661p3mzHKlLlNUSQPf5OuXvjlaBvNpRJ5bMFK15PiiM0l3F1MMHc29Q0NzDlFRPzDeSaMNSkkYibPZGJ-KYoqFcA9tiR5KmCcolMWe9gnnlHqz_vqNEd8lbZ_aFxNwIZPsRQzumsaCT0gO-LNBST3mGRp-QNsNjeEuywWET2phTVbmOZgRORTCt3UyKItIYoJ45iSl0q6oHyMEuQcY-UqTxyDQPJJdtv4hy2m_dwPofDX8JD3mwNWzvmmCRwEaZDhRBvjGuviIiayPmoIBSfGGPHBzWONh72wo8oYXfQ6okw8DVaZg-RVgDIwGFkyxZcBFuJ8DuE4ZAlV_y3VcbHrj-93Eq6Slj2LLX8J0utamb6X45FMD9tZZNBaAt7zlJ_5nJQMb4fIV_n9ZIWqtScDMweO7EIHzX7WEWHBb6yyps0bn-ag1Vq7ytJsZ_Bsx1NiipjcmYIKIOWa77JSQMX2GRliYPC_LHJLxaMwmwZqKOmgh_qBWGVb0uBuWH_ZmMDijtqbIVCB_fiw2xOeakkFXbmWA) - Share this entry - - - - - [ View entry pdf ](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.kelleydrye.com/content/uploads/pdf-snapshots/scott-cargill-20251027110927.pdf) - About - Experience Scott Cargill represents liquidating trusts, creditors’ committees, investor groups, financial institutions, trade creditors, and debtors in complex Chapter 11 proceedings. He has gained 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. Scott advises clients on complex restructuring issues, including the auction and sale of assets, safe harbor rights under the Bankruptcy Code, contested confirmation matters, preference and fraudulent transfer liability issues, 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. 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. 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