Scott B. Cohen is a Phoenix based commercial bankruptcy attorney who represents banks, lenders, landlords, guarantors, committees, and other creditors in bankruptcy, creditors’rights matters, loan workouts, business turnarounds, Chapter 11 reorganizations, receiverships, bankruptcy litigation, and commercial litigation. He regularly appears in U.S.
Bankruptcy Court and state court proceedings involving liquidations, Chapter 11 reorganizations, receiverships, and commercial lawsuits. Scott is a leading member of Arizona’s bankruptcy law community, as exemplified by his chairmanship (2011-2012) of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona. He is a Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy (American Board of Certification) and also serves as an expert witness in bankruptcy and anti-deficiency matters.CLIENTSBanks, Brokers/Developers, Business Owners, Doctors, Commercial and Asset Based Lenders, Financial Institutions, Investors, Landlords, Medical PracticesINDUSTRIESAdult Care FacilitiesBanking and FinanceEducationEquipment LeasingHealthcareMulti-Family HousingMunicipalitiesNon-profitsReal EstateRestaurants and HospitalityRestructuringRetailPROFESSIONALAmerican Board of Certification, Board MemberState Bar of ArizonaBankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona, Past Chair, 2011 – 2012Arizona State Bar Convention for the Bankruptcy Section, ChairState Bar of CaliforniaAmerican Bar AssociationAmerican Bankruptcy InstituteFederal Bar AssociationMaricopa County Bar AssociationBankruptcy Section of the Maricopa County Bar Association, Past ChairProfessional Liability Defense Federation – Lender LiabilityTurnaround Management AssociationArizona Turnaround Management Awards Program, Co-Chair, 2012RECOGNITIONRecognized in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Bankruptcy and Creditor DebtorRights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in Phoenix, AZ, since 2020Selected to Southwest Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy, General Litigation, Banking, Creditor Debtor Rights, 2008, 2013 – 2019Phoenix Magazine, Top Attorneys in Arizona, 2015AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®Board Certified - Business Bankruptcy Law - American Board of CertificationPUBLICATIONS“Not So Clear or Convinced: The Burden to Appoint a Trustee under 11 U.S.C.A.
§ 1104(a)," 2019 No. 5 Norton Bankr. L.
Adviser NL2, August 2019“Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions and Bad Faith as Grounds for Dismissal,” Norton Bankr. L.Adviser, March 2016“An Armistice in the Fight for Anti-Deficiency Reform,” Co-Author, Arizona Attorney Magazine, January 2015“Madeleine Wanslee, ABC - Certified Specialist, Takes the Bench,” ABI Journal, July 2014“A Primer on the Valuation of Affordable Housing in Chapter 11,” Co-Author, XXXII ABI Journal 4, 52-53, 102-03, May 2013Norton’s Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2nd and 3rd Editions, Contributing Author“Ragsdale and Its Progeny: A History of Uncertainty and A Way to Predict Decisions Under11 U.S.C. Section 523(a)(4),” Co-Author, Texas Bankruptcy Court Reporter (also published in the California Bankruptcy Court Reporter, the Colorado Bankruptcy Court Reporter, and a bankruptcy court reporter which covers the 4th Circuit)“Zohlman v.
Zoldan: A Marked Improvement in the Jurisprudence of 11 U.S.C. Section 523(a)(4),” Co-Authored, published in Bankruptcy Court Decisions“Arizona Anti-Deficiency Laws: A Guide to Navigating Uncertainty,” Co-Author, May 2008 Scott B. Cohen is a Phoenix based commercial bankruptcy attorney who represents banks, lenders, landlords, guarantors, committees, and other creditors in bankruptcy, creditors’rights matters, loan workouts, business turnarounds, Chapter 11 reorganizations, receiverships, bankruptcy litigation, and commercial litigation.
He regularly appears in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and state court proceedings involving liquidations, Chapter 11 reorganizations, receiverships, and commercial lawsuits. Scott is a leading member of Arizona’s bankruptcy law community, as exemplified by his chairmanship (2011-2012) of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona.
L. Adviser NL2, August 2019“Involuntary Bankruptcy Petitions and Bad Faith as Grounds for Dismissal,” Norton Bankr. L.Adviser, March 2016“An Armistice in the Fight for Anti-Deficiency Reform,” Co-Author, Arizona Attorney Magazine, January 2015“Madeleine Wanslee, ABC - Certified Specialist, Takes the Bench,” ABI Journal, July 2014“A Primer on the Valuation of Affordable Housing in Chapter 11,” Co-Author, XXXII ABI Journal 4, 52-53, 102-03, May 2013Norton’s Bankruptcy Law and Practice, 2nd and 3rd Editions, Contributing Author“Ragsdale and Its Progeny: A History of Uncertainty and A Way to Predict Decisions Under11 U.S.C.
Section 523(a)(4),” Co-Author, Texas Bankruptcy Court Reporter (also published in the California Bankruptcy Court Reporter, the Colorado Bankruptcy Court Reporter, and a bankruptcy court reporter which covers the 4th Circuit)“Zohlman v. Zoldan: A Marked Improvement in the Jurisprudence of 11 U.S.C. Section 523(a)(4),” Co-Authored, published in Bankruptcy Court Decisions“Arizona Anti-Deficiency Laws: A Guide to Navigating Uncertainty,” Co-Author, May 2008 Scott B.
Cohen is a Phoenix based commercial bankruptcy attorney who represents banks, lenders, landlords, guarantors, committees, and other creditors in bankruptcy, creditors’rights matters, loan workouts, business turnarounds, Chapter 11 reorganizations, receiverships, bankruptcy litigation, and commercial litigation. He regularly appears in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and state court proceedings involving liquidations, Chapter 11 reorganizations, receiverships, and commercial lawsuits.
Scott is a leading member of Arizona’s bankruptcy law community, as exemplified by his chairmanship (2011-2012) of the Bankruptcy Section of the State Bar of Arizona. He is a Certified Specialist in Business Bankruptcy (American Board of Certification) and also serves as an expert witness in bankruptcy and anti-deficiency matters. CLIENTS Banks, Brokers/Developers, Business Owners, Doctors, Commercial and Asset Based Lenders, Financial Institutions, Investors, Landlords, Medical Practices INDUSTRIES PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION PUBLICATIONS
