Scott F. Gautier, Esq.

Scott F. Gautier is a partner with Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in Los Angeles, where he rep-resents corporate clients in financial distress, with the goal of creating and structuring transactions that maximize value for clients. He counsels corporate owners, boards, fiduciaries and creditors on all facets of corporate insolvency and handles corporate chapter 11 cases from every vantage point — as counsel to debtors, ad-hoc and official committees, secured creditors and other constituents. He also works on out-of-court financial restructuring matters, distressed mergers and acquisitions, and advises corporate clients on debtor-creditor issues in non bankruptcy matters. Mr. Gautier has represented all constituents in corporate restructuring, with particular experience advising corporate owners, boards and fiduciaries on identifying the best strategic alternatives when faced with financial distress, and serving as lead committee counsel and advising on strategic alternatives in corporate chapter 11 cases. Before joining Faegre Drinker, he chaired a corporate restructuring and bankruptcy group at a national law firm. Mr.Gautier is a former director of ABI and the Southern California Turnaround Managers Association. He regularly writes and speaks on financial restructuring and insolvency issues for local and national conferences. Mr. Gautier received his B.S.B.A. from Ohio State University and his J.D. with highest honors from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.