Scott Davidson is counsel in the Financial Restructuring Practice Group of King & Spalding’s New York office. He has substantial experience in all aspects of Chapter 11 work and has appeared in both large and small bankruptcy cases on behalf of clients. Mr. Davidson represented the Examiner for Enron North America Corp. and Coudert Brothers, LLP. He also represented the debtors in the chapter 11 case of a major retail department store and the futures representative for asbestos health claimants in the Owens Corning and USG Corporation Chapter 11 cases. In addition, Mr. Davidson has experience in federal receivership cases, having represented receivers appointed in SEC actions. Other cases in which Mr. Davidson has played an active role include SemCrude, L.P., Adelphia Communications Corp. and Refco, Inc.
Prior to joining King & Spalding, Mr. Davidson was counsel with Kaye Scholer. He completed a clerkship with the Honorable Melanie L. Cyganowski, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York.
Publications
- “Responsible Officers: A Possible Alternative to a Chapter 11 Trustee,” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, June 2010.
- “Bankruptcy Remote Entities: Not as Remote as You May Think,” New York Law Journal, November 18, 2009.
- “Filing Proofs of Claim in Bankruptcy Cases - A Primer,” New York Law Journal, September 25, 2007.
- “Section 550(a) of the Bankruptcy Code: Avoiding the Avoidable?” New York Law Journal, July 12, 2006.
- “Section 365(i) of the Bankruptcy Code: When Does Being in Possession Not Mean Being ‘In Possession,’” American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, July/August 2006.
