Scott M. Email & Phone Number

New Castle, Delaware

New Castle, De

Scott focuses his practice on commercial transactions of all types, specializing in commercial real estate transactions; the formation and utilization of Delaware limited liability companies, partnerships, and corporations; and the rendering of legal opinions with respect to such transactions.Scott has represented major corporations, regional developers, lending institutions, and investment funds in connection with commercial real estate finance transactions, tax credit finance transactions, and other cross-border and domestic commercial transactions, with expertise in commercial leasing, entity formation and advice, secured transactions under Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, and rendering of Delaware legal opinions.He has provided commercial real estate transactional advice and land use/development advice to a wide variety of regional clients on projects in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, including the development and financing of the first “smart code”-based mixed-use community in New Castle County; the acquisition of major office parks in New Castle County; the negotiation of commercial leases with national retailers in New Castle County and Chester County, Pennsylvania; the acquisition by a premier charter school of a new educational campus in Northern New Castle County.He has also represented a diverse array of clients in international and domestic commercial transactions of all sizes, including lending institutions Crèdit Agricole, Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Bank of America; private equity funds The Blackstone Group and Apollo Management; real estate investment companies Simon Property Group, Kimco Realty Corporation and Developers Diversified Realty Corporation; and Fortune 500 corporations ExxonMobil and General Electric.

New Castle, Delaware

Mr. Matthews focuses his practice on rendering advice as to matters of Delaware state law relating to commercial transactions, Delaware corporations and Delaware alternative business entities. In the past, he has focused on rendering advice and legal opinions in connection with asset-backed securitization, investment fund, structured finance and joint venture transactions, as well as the formation and utilization of Delaware alternative business entities. Mr. Matthews frequently provides advice concerning Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in Delaware, as well as advice concerning Delaware limited liability companies and limited partnerships. He is the author or co-author of a number of publications addressing corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership and Uniform Commercial Code issues under Delaware law, and serves on the sub-committee of the Delaware State Bar Association responsible for proposing and drafting legislative changes to the Delaware Revised Uniform Partnership Act, the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.Specialties: Secured transactions, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, legal opinions, contracts, commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, structured finance

Wilmington, Delaware

Manage legal practice for boutique commercial transactions firm in connection with:• commercial contract drafting, negotiation and review in mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions (including drafting of pledge and security agreements, guarantees, loan agreements, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, and review of loan agreements, indentures and other financing documents)• drafting and negotiation of organizational and operational documentation, providing advice as to Delaware and United States federal law, and provision of legal opinions with respect to organization and management of corporations, alternative business entities (limited liability companies, limited partnerships, general partnerships and statutory trusts), private equity and public investment funds and QEIs/tax credit financing entities.• provision of remedies and Uniform Commercial Code opinions• advice with regard to Delaware law including perfection of security interests under Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, corporate authorization and formation, and enforceability of contracts• review and negotiation of documentation, and provision of legal opinions, with respect to tax credit financing transactions, general financing transactions and structured finance transactions

Wilmington, Delaware

Represent diverse commercial clients for largest firm in the state in connection with: • commercial contract drafting, negotiation and review in mergers and acquisitions and other complex business and real estate transactions (including drafting of pledge and security agreements, guarantees, loan agreements, Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, and review of real estate documents, indentures and other financing documents)• drafting and negotiation of organizational and operational documentation, providing advice as to Delaware and United States federal law, and provision of legal opinions with respect to organization and management of corporations, alternative business entities (limited liability company, limited partnership, general partnership and statutory trust) and private equity and public investment funds.• provision of remedies and Uniform Commercial Code opinions• advice with regard to Delaware law including perfection of security interests under Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, corporate authorization and formation, and enforceability of contracts• review and negotiation of documentation, and provision of legal opinions, with respect to structured finance transactions and other secured transactions

Jd, Law

Ma, English Literature

Ba, English And Political Science

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