Scott K. Behrendt has been named a “Super Lawyer” from 2012 - 2022 by Los Angeles Magazine – a distinction recognizing the top five percent of attorneys for excellence in the practice of law. For the three years prior, he was named a “Super Lawyer Rising Star.” Scott achieved those accolades through his dedication as a results-oriented attorney and passionate advocate specializing in Business Fraud, Complex Commercial Litigation, and Judgment Enforcement and Debt Collection disputes, with an emphasis on providing excellent client service in a cost-effective and efficient manner.Scott graduated Top 15 in his class at UC Santa Barbara (B.A. in Business Economics), and third in his class at Loyola Law School, where he founded the Criminal Law Society, clerked for Hon. Harvey A. Schneider (Ret.), and prosecuted numerous criminal trials, and 500+ felony preliminary hearings and related proceedings, for the LA City Attorney and LA and OC District Attorney. Scott has built a solid reputation assisting clients in favorably resolving complicated and highly contentious business and legal disputes informally, when possible, and successfully litigating them, when necessary.Scott’s recent litigation successes include leading a trial team to victory against two of the largest law firms in the world – who launched a scorched-earth series of interrelated lawsuits against Scott's clients – and securing a groundbreaking judgment invalidating an industry-wide late payment penalty provision.Scott also recently prevailed in high-stakes litigation against a multibillion-dollar publicly traded construction materials company in a case of first impression involving unique issues of California mechanic's lien law. Scott has 20+ years of expertise in a wide-range of complex legal matters in state and federal courts involving multi-party contract, business financing, equity, and accounting disputes, inter- and intra-state judgment enforcement and debt collection, fraud and unfair business practices, employment, class actions, commercial leases, private and public sector construction, professional liability, intellectual property, entertainment, licensing and franchise agreements, white-collar crime and inspector general investigations, and consumer credit reporting and reseller services.Scott’s ability to rapidly understand and assist his clients in achieving their core legal and business objectives is the result of his extensive exposure to, and representation of, a diverse cross-section of both large and small private and public entity and individual clients.
Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Courts, Trials, and 11 others.
