J. Hayden Kepner, Jr.
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Hayden Kepner is a shareholder of Scroggins & Williamson, P.C. During the course of his 19-year career, Mr. Kepner has represented debtors, committees, lenders, major creditors, trustees, purchasers, individuals, and other parties in interest in complex bankruptcy cases throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. His clients have included publicly traded international corporations, lenders, privately held companies, and individuals. He has appeared in many of the largest bankruptcy cases in the country, including Enron, WorldCom, Pacific Gas & Electric, Kmart, and Bethlehem Steel, and has represented clients in numerous industries, including retail, construction, real estate, telecommunications, utilities, oil and gas, finance, restaurant chains, and manufacturing.
In addition to bankruptcy matters, Mr. Kepner also represents clients in connection with out-of-court restructurings, workouts, and litigation. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of matters, including commercial disputes, fraudulent transfers, employment disputes, alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, lender liability, and contract disputes.
Mr. Kepner received his B.A. degree from Dartmouth College in 1980. He received a joint M.B.A./J.D. degree from the University of Houston in 1990, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif, an honorary scholarly society, and an editor of the University of Houston Law Review.
Before joining Scroggins & Williamson, P.C. in 2008, he practiced for several years in the Houston office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP and was a partner for seven years with Arnall Golden Gregory LLP in Atlanta. Throughout his career, he has represented clients in bankruptcy courts and other venues in more than 20 different states, including Georgia, Texas, New York and Delaware.
Mr. Kepner taught international financial transactions as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Houston Law Center. He has spoken at and written articles for numerous continuing legal education programs around the country. He has appeared on CNN and radio, been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, and has been quoted by several legal and business publications.
Mr. Kepner is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Texas, is active in several professional organizations, and is one of only six lawyers in Georgia who are Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification.
Attorney J. Hayden Kepner, Jr. is an accomplished lawyer, author, and educator active in the legal community. Before joining Scroggins & Williamson, P.C., he was with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP from 1991 to 2001 and with Arnall Golden Gregory LLP from 2001 to 2008. His publications include "Mexico's New Foreign Investment Regulations: A Legal Analysis" in the Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce and he served as an adjunct professor of International Financial Transactions at the University of Houston Law School. He has achieved the rank of AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®.
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