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Scott C. Pyfer
Westfield: 908-233-6800
Philadelphia: 215-854-4090
spyfer@lindabury.com
Scott’s practice focuses on the representation of institutional lenders and business borrowers in all aspects of commercial lending and restructuring and real estate transactions, including but not limited to commercial loan workouts, debtor and creditors’ rights litigation, bankruptcy practice and transactional work in loan documentation. Scott also represents buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants in commercial real estate matters. Scott has coordinated many loan restructurings and other transactions involving borrowers located across the country in numerous and diverse industries, including healthcare, real estate development and telecommunications. Formerly general counsel to a commercial lender, he also counsels lenders with respect to issues that arise under the Uniform Commercial Code, particularly under Articles 3, 4 and 9. In addition, Scott represents title companies and their insureds with respect to claims that arise under insured mortgages and other provisions of title insurance policies.
Scott has been included in various New Jersey Super Lawyers* publications, from 2005 through 2011, in the areas of bankruptcy and loan workout litigation. Scott has lectured at presentations that he has conducted for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the New Jersey Bankers Association.
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1989
Pennsylvania, 1989
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1989
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1990
Representative Matters:
In re National Pool Construction, Inc. (Chapter 11) (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey) (appointed as Liquidating Trustee).
In re Five Star Foods, Inc. (Chapter 11) (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey) (representation of former officer of the Debtor).
In re Drug Fair Group, Inc. (Chapter 11) (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware) (representation of commercial landlord).
In re St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic, N.J. (Chapter 11) (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey) (representation of defendant in avoidance action).
In re Lyondell Chemical Co. (Chapter 11) (United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York) (representation of defendant in avoidance action).
In re Computer Power, Inc. (Chapter 11) (United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey) (representation of secured lender).
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Good, 325 N.J. Super. 16, 737 A.2d 690 (App. Div. 1999) (addressing the application of the comparative negligence principles of Uniform Commercial Code section 3-406, in the context of a motion for summary judgment).
Mandelbaum v. P&D Printing Corp., 279 Super. 427, 652 A.2d 1266 (App. Div. 1995) (concerning issues with respect to forged and missing endorsements of drafts and checks under Uniform Commercial Code Articles 3 and 4).
National State Bank v. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 979 F.2d 1579 (3d Cir. 1992) (concerning issues under Uniform Commercial Code Articles 3 and 4 and their application under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure).
Publications
The Law of Negotiable Instruments: UCC Articles 3 & 4 Update, Seminar Material (New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2006.
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Analysis of Selected Provisions, Seminar Material, 2005.
Fundamentals of UCC Article 9, Seminar Material (New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2005.
Banking Law Update, Seminar Material (New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, NJ, Banking Law Section), 2004
Banking, Check Fraud and E-Discovery: The Impact of "Check 21," Seminar Material (Pennsylvania Bar Institute), 2004.
New Jersey Litigants Take Note: Obtaining Discovery from Non-Party Banks Will Cost You, Banking Law Section Newsletter (New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, NJ), September 1997, pp.12-13.
Lessons in Loan Documentation: The Importance to Mortgagee of Being Named as an "Additional Insured," Banking Law Section Newsletter (New Jersey State Bar Association, New Brunswick, NJ), September 1997, p.14.
Honors/Awards:
Included in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 New Jersey Super Lawyers* list in the areas of bankruptcy and loan workout litigation.
For methodology, see http://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.
Memberships:
New Jersey State Bar Association
American Bankruptcy Institute
Turnaround Management Association
Commercial Finance Association
Association for Corporate Growth - New Jersey, Marketing Committee and Program Committee
Education:
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 1989
University of Pennsylvania, Fels Center of Government, M.G.A., 1987
St. Joseph’s University, summa cum laude, B.A., 1985
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
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