Scott H. Bernstein joined corporate financing provider Change Capital as senior vice president and general counsel.

Bernstein brings to his role extensive bankruptcy, reorganization, and commercial litigation experience, representing financial institutions, financial services companies, and secured and unsecured creditors. He will provide counsel and representation to Change Capital in these areas as well all legal matters.

Bernstein was most recently counsel at Blakeley, a bi-coastal creditors’ rights boutique, and also served in similar roles at regional powerhouses Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young and McCarter & English.

Bernstein has written for numerous publications on bankruptcy, real estate and consumer finance topics, including by the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Business Law Today and New York Law Journal. He is a contributing author to A Practitioner’s Guide to Prepackaged Bankruptcy: A Primer, which is published by the American Bankruptcy Institute.

Prior to entering private practice, Bernstein served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Gerber of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

“We are thrilled to have Scott as part of our executive team, managing the legal demands of our fast-growing business. We had a very positive experience working with Scott at his previous law firms and we are looking forward to working more closely together as we navigate the next stage of our company’s growth,” said Raffi Azadian, CEO of Change Capital.

With headquarters, underwriting and back-office operations in New York and origination and service locations in Los Angeles, and Atlanta, Change Capital provides capital solutions to small and medium businesses across the country.