Scott L. Alberino focuses on bankruptcy law and corporate restructurings, with an emphasis on official and unofficial creditors’ committees, bondholder committees, and bank steering groups in large, complex cases both out of court and in chapter 11. Mr. Alberino represents bondholders, noteholders, institutional investors, hedge funds and other interested parties. He has also represented debtors in possession, bank group agents, post-petition lenders and acquirers of distressed assets. His restructuring matters encompass a variety of industries and involve multijurisdictional and cross-border matters. Mr. Alberino is known as a skilled tactician and strategist and has guided clients through numerous in-court and out-of-court restructurings.
Mr. Alberino’s recent engagements include—
- Trident Resources Corporation (as chapter 11 debtors in possession)
- Inner City Media Corporation (as chapter 11 debtors in possession)
- Perkins & Marie Callendar LLC (counsel to largest holder of secured and unsecured notes)
- Washington Mutual, Inc. (counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)
- Refco, Inc. (counsel to significant creditor)
- Indianapolis Downs LLC (counsel to ad hoc committee of second lien noteholders)
- Majestic Star Casinos LLC (counsel to Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors)
- Hawkeye Renewables LLC (counsel to agent and steering committee of first lien lenders)
- Southwest Georgia Ethanol LLC (counsel to agent and steering committee of first lien lenders)
- CDX Gas LLC (counsel to agent and steering committee of second lien lenders)
- Atlantic Express Transportation Corporation (counsel to secured noteholders in out-of-court restructuring)
- MasterCraft Boat Company LLC (counsel to secured noteholders in out-of-court restructuring)
- Portola Packaging Inc. (counsel to DIP Lender and secured noteholders)
Mr. Alberino has been recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading lawyer in the area of bankruptcy/restructuring. He is a frequent lecturer at leading high-yield conferences and restructuring seminars. Mr. Alberino is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Turnaround Management Association.
Mr. Alberino received his B.A. cum laude in economics and political science from Boston College. He received his J.D. with honors from the Emory University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Emory International Law Review. After receiving his degree, he clerked for the Honorable C. Ray Mullins, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia.
Mr. Alberino is a member of the District of Columbia and Georgia bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.