Scott S. Markowitz

Scott S. Markowitz is a partner and co-chair of Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring Practiceof Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP in New York. His practice focuses on debtor and creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and out-of-court workouts. Mr. Markowitz counsels clients on chapter 11 reorganizations and chapter 7 proceedings, financial restructurings, strategies for dealing with financially troubled entities, buying and selling troubled entities in chapter 11 and outside of bankruptcy, out-of-court debt-composition and settlements, preference and fraudulent-conveyance litigation, and dealing with leases and executory contracts in bankruptcy proceedings. He has a diverse portfolio of clients, including public and private middle-market companies, as well as creditors’ committees. During the real estate recession between 1989 and 1992, he represented more than 100 real estate entities in bankruptcy court restructurings. In addition to his work with corporate clients, Mr. Markowitz counsels individual clients with regard to complex individual debt restructuring. He was lead bankruptcy counsel to the ChristianBrothers, a Catholic religious order, which filed a chapter 11 case before Hon. Robert D. Drain to deal with an avalanche of sexual abuse litigation filed in numerous states around the country. He also represented the Martinique Hotel, a famous landmark hotel in New York City, in a contested chapter 11case that resulted in a confirmed plan and payment of 100 percent, plus interest, to unsecured creditors.Prior to joining Tarter Krinsky & Drogin, Mr. Markowitz was a partner for 10 years at the bankruptcyl aw firm of Todtman, Nachamie, Spizz & Johns, P.C. He received his B.S. in 1985 and his J.D. with honors in 1988 from the University of Florida.