Vedder Price is pleased to announce that Scott H. Olson has joined the firm’s Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights practice group today as a Shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office.

Mr. Olson concentrates his practice on bankruptcy and insolvency matters and regularly acts on behalf of secured and unsecured creditors, creditors’ committees and trustees in commercial bankruptcy proceedings nationwide. He is exceptionally well versed in representing bondholder constituencies and financial institutions in large commercial bankruptcy cases, loan workouts and receivership matters.

“We are thrilled to have Scott join both our San Francisco office and the firm’s Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization group. He has extensive experience involving both the transaction and litigation aspects of bankruptcy, insolvency and creditors’ rights. In addition to his experience, Scott is a creative and pragmatic attorney whose practice complements our existing New York and Chicago bankruptcy practice” said Vedder Price Shareholder and West Coast Director Michael Eidelman, Co-chair of the firm’s Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization group.

Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Olson was a partner in the San Francisco office of Seyfarth Shaw and led that firm’s West Coast creditors’ rights and bankruptcy practice. He currently serves as President of the Northern California chapter of the Turnaround Management Association. Mr. Olson earned his B.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

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