Scott A. Ziluck is of counsel to the firm and has been a commercial litigator for more than 30 years, primarily focusing his practice on a wide range of business disputes including breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, guarantee actions, civil RICO, employment, intellectual property, and real estate. Mr. Ziluck is also an experienced bankruptcy litigator, handling a variety matters on behalf of post-confirmation trustees.  He has expertise in prosecuting and defending preference and fraudulent conveyance actions, Ponzi scheme litigation, enforcement of issues arising in bankruptcy sale transactions, and bankruptcy appellate matters.  Mr. Ziluck’s bankruptcy work also involves management of the claims reconciliation process in the firm’s post-confirmation trust practice, along with oversight of the litany of trust obligations.  In addition, Mr. Ziluck handles a wide variety of insurance-related issues including coverage and claim disputes and D&O litigation. Mr. Ziluck also has extensive experience enforcing and collecting judgments, and handling a variety of transactional matters.

Representative bankruptcy trust and litigation matters include: Shapes/Arch Holdings LLC (building products); Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (investment company); Green Field Energy Services, Inc. (fracking company); Integrated Finance Ltd, LLC (investment company); Eastman Kodak Company (photographic film products); Dewey & LeBoeuf  LLP (law firm); Aramid Entertainment Fund Limited (film production finance); Avaya, Inc. (energy); M&G USA Corporation (resins); Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (opioid manufacturer); Tribune Company (media); Sears, Roebuck and Co. (retailer); Senior Care Centers, LLC (nursing homes); Miami Metals I, Inc. (precious metals refiner); Century 21 Department Stores LLC (retailer); AWI Delaware, Inc. (supermarkets); Enjoy Technology, Inc. (mobile retail); Revlon, Inc. (cosmetics); Novan Inc. (pharmaceuticals); and Rite Aid Corporation (pharmacies).

Mr. Ziluck has tried cases and argued appeals at all levels of the state and federal courts of New York. His clients have ranged from individuals and small family owned businesses to large multi-national corporations, including financial institutions, real estate developers, logistics and freight forwarder providers, insurers, garment and textile companies, design companies and high net worth investors.

Prior to joining Halperin Battaglia Benzija, LLP in 2010, Mr. Ziluck was associated with the firm Kaplan & Levenson P.C. for more than eleven years. Mr. Ziluck served as a New York State Assistant Attorney General from 1995 to 1999 where he worked on some of the State’s most noteworthy cases including litigation against the major tobacco companies, the landmark New York City school financing case, and a state-wide class action concerning housing practices in New York State prisons.

Mr. Ziluck earned his B.A. from Brandeis University in 1991, and his J.D. from Pace University School of Law in 1994. He is admitted to practice in the State of New York, the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Third Circuits.