12 Mar 2026
Skadden Strengthens Private Credit and Restructuring with Scott Heard and Matthew Murphy
"Skadden adds Scott Heard to lead its private credit practice in the Finance Group and Matthew Murphy rejoins its Corporate Restructuring Group in Chicago to advise on insolvency-related restructurings and liability management."
Scott Heard, based in New York, will lead Skadden’s private credit practice within the Finance Group. He has a wealth of private credit experience advising private credit lenders and other financial institutions on a broad spectrum of sophisticated private credit transactions, including acquisition financings, asset-backed and cash flow loans and special situations financings. Mr. Heard earned his J.D. and his B.S. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School and the State University of New York at Buffalo, respectively.
Matthew Murphy rejoins Skadden in Chicago as a member of the Corporate Restructuring Group, where he will advise distressed companies, creditors, lenders, hedge funds and asset managers on insolvency-related transactions and liability management exercises. He has extensive experience in all aspects of capital structure management, including out-of-court and Chapter 11 restructurings, distressed asset acquisitions and investments and post-petition financing. Mr. Murphy has been recognized by Chambers USA, IFLR1000, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers and holds a J.D. and a B.A. from the University of Michigan.