About
About Scott Yahraus
Scott Yahraus is the operating executive that courts, lenders, boards, and owners install when a business is in crisis, dispute, or transition.
About Scott
Career Arc
Boards and owners who need an adult in the room, lenders and special-servicers protecting distressed exposure, bankruptcy and business-litigation attorneys, courts appointing fiduciaries, and trustees of estates engage Scott for the same reason: in high-stakes situations, the record matters more than the rhetoric. His is a record built over 15 years.
Scott earned a B.S. in Economics from Creighton University, then began his career in commercial real estate brokerage before moving into development, where he built and sold two businesses within roughly eight years.
As Vice President of Acquisitions at Alliant Capital (2011–2015), he originated, underwrote, and closed conventional multi-family and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit investments totaling $500M in equity, and acquired assets for an entity that amassed 75,000 units nationwide.
Since 2015, as Senior Project Manager at Receivership Specialists, Scott has led 250+ receivership, referee, trustee, board, and expert-witness engagements across more than $3B in commercial, industrial, hospitality, retail, agricultural, cannabis, and real-estate assets in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Colorado. Through Scott Yahraus & Associates (2020–present) he runs an independent interim-executive, board, turnaround, ADR, fiduciary, and expert-witness practice, and has served as Chairman & CFO of Classic Cosmetics and as a director of Norwalk Village Inc. and BAF Specialty Inc.
He holds an inactive Nevada real estate license, is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, and lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Approach
How Scott Works
The qualities clients return to, in their words as much as his.
Neutral & Trusted
Courts, lenders, and opposing parties rely on Scott precisely because he is even-handed. His clients point to integrity, objectivity, and transparency as the qualities that let a tense situation resolve.
Calm Under Pressure
Complex situations move fast and carry real consequences. Scott diagnoses problems quickly, aligns stakeholders through hard decisions, and keeps everyone focused on a common goal under tight deadlines.
Built to Preserve Value
The first priority is always to protect the underlying asset, the business at the heart of the dispute, then stabilize it, grow it where possible, and maximize what it is worth for everyone who depends on it.
Discuss Your Situation in Confidence
Every engagement starts with a confidential conversation.