Scott A. Ziluck is of counsel to the firm and has more than 30 years of experience in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and post-confirmation bankruptcy trust matters. His litigation practice focuses on a broad range of business disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, guarantee actions, civil RICO, employment, intellectual property, judgment enforcement, and real estate. Mr. Ziluck also regularly represents bankruptcy trusts and trustees in some of the largest and most complex bankruptcy cases, as well as handling other bankruptcy litigation matters. His bankruptcy practice involves 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 often focuses on trust administration matters in the firm’s post-confirmation trust practice, including management of the claims reconciliation process and tax matters, along with oversight of the litany of trust obligations.

Mr. Ziluck has successfully tried cases and argued appeals at all levels of the state and federal courts of New York. He has represented a wide range of sophisticated litigation clients 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.