Scott Z. Hochfelder

Summary:  Provide strategic and day-to-day legal services to businesses—retail, wholesale, consumer products, food service, hospitality, apparel, manufacturing, health care, real estate and private equity. Services include contract negotiations, licensing, employment, litigation management, dispute resolution, intellectual property, marketing and advertising, leasing, risk management, compliance, corporate policies, governance, training and strategic business counseling.

·        13 years of in-house experience

·        GC for $650M retail and wholesale business

·        AGC for $1.8B retail, wholesale and internet-based business

·        AGC for $350M food service and hospitality business that doubled revenue during 4 year tenure

·        Managed legal aspects of two Chapter 11 filings, as debtors’ GC and AGC

·        Promoted to greater levels of legal and business responsibility

·        Applied 80/20 rule to drive quality, efficiency and cost savings

·        Resourceful and trusted business partner, communicator and strategic planner

·        Experienced interest-based negotiator—contracts, alternative dispute resolution and settlements