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Scott Bogucki

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Partner

"Every complex problem is a collection of smaller challenges. I use my experience to identify the most critical issue, then work to develop practical solutions."

Overview

Biography

Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience, Scott advises businesses, financial institutions, creditors, trustees, and other stakeholders in bankruptcy proceedings, corporate restructurings, insolvency matters, workouts, distressed transactions, creditors’ rights litigation, and related commercial disputes.

Scott represents clients in all phases of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases, out-of-court restructurings, loan workouts, debt enforcement proceedings, and business reorganizations. He also counsels clients on strategies to protect and maximize recoveries, preserve assets, and navigate complex financial challenges.

Throughout his career, Scott has worked on significant insolvency and restructuring matters across a range of industries. His experience includes involvement in the Chapter 11 cases of General Motors, American Airlines, and Reader’s Digest as well as representing the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) trustee for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC in litigation and recovery efforts arising from the Madoff Ponzi scheme.

Scott takes a practical approach to each matter, developing efficient solutions to complex financial and operational issues. He regularly works with businesses experiencing financial distress, creditors seeking to protect their interests, and parties involved in bankruptcy-related litigation and restructuring transactions.

Bar Associations

  • New York State Bar Association
  • Bar Association of Erie County
  • Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association
  • Capital Region Bankruptcy Bar Association

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Litigator’s Perspective Column, Former Editor; Financial Statements Column, Former Editor
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Commercial Fraud Committee, Former Education Director, Former Newsletter Editor
  • Turnaround Management Association, Upstate New York Chapter, Past President, Board of Directors Member
  • Turnaround Management Association, Global Board of Trustees
     
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Worked on the Chapter 11 case of General Motors Corporation (now Motors Liquidation Company) in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Worked on the Chapter 11 case of AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines, Inc., in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Worked on the Chapter 11 case of the Reader’s Digest Association, Inc., in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
  • Represented Irving H. Picard, the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, in litigation and recovery efforts to return funds to customers defrauded in the Madoff Ponzi scheme.

Prior Experience

  • Gleichenhaus, Marchese, Weishaar & Bogucki, PC, Partner
  • Helbraun Levey, Of Counsel
  • Amigone, Sanchez & Mattrey, LLP, Senior Associate
  • The Garden City Group, Inc., Assistant Director
  • Baker Hostetler, Associate
  • Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, PC, Associate

Selected Honors

  • Turnaround Management Association, Chapter Impact Award, 2024
Knowledge

Selected Media

  • American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, "How 'Ordinary' Are Merchant Cash Advance Transactions?"
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, "MCA Transactions: True Sale or Disguised Loan?"
  • Turnaround Management Association, Journal of Corporate Renewal, "What's Cooking? Scott J. Bogucki"
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, "Good-Faith Affirmative Defenses and the 'At Issue' Doctrine"
  • American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, "A Three-Way Split on Section 1322(b)(2)'s Antimodification Provision and an Emerging Minority View"

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