Attorney Scheherazade “Scher” Wasty concentrates on commercial litigation involving health care providers that span the health care delivery spectrum. Scher has been named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list in the area of Health Care (2019-2022), and selected as a “New Leader of the Bar” by the New Jersey Law Journal (2021).
Her peers selected her for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America©: “Ones to Watch” (2021) in the field of Health Care Law. Epstein Becker Green honored Scher for exemplifying the firm’s Values Commitment to clients.
Scher advises and represents health care providers on reimbursement issues and payor-provider disputes and regularly represents health care clients before federal and state courts and arbitration panels nationwide. She advises clients on a variety of matters related to federal and state antitrust issues and claims, and also represents them in complex commercial litigation matters encompassing business torts, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, collections, and unfair trade and competition claims.
Previously, Scher was a Law Clerk to the Honorable Jose L. Linares of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, who was subsequently appointed Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. During law school, she was a Judicial Intern to the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.