Scott’s practice concentrates on complex civil litigation and arbitration, regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, internal investigations, and employment disputes in the securities and financial services industries, with a particular emphasis on hedge funds, investment advisers, and broker-dealers. Scott has successfully litigated a number of high-profile securities fraud cases, and he is currently representing several domestic and international hedge funds in a number of significant litigation matters involving mortgage-backed securities fraud, accountant liability, portfolio allocation fraud, and margin liquidation issues.
Scott's victories include complete defense verdicts in a $900 million securities arbitration involving allegedly fraudulent analyst research, and a $450 million securities arbitration involving complex hedging transactions with synthetic derivatives. He has also represented a number of public and private companies, senior corporate executives, investment advisers, and hedge funds in a variety of securities fraud matters. These matters include direct liability cases, derivative actions, and class actions involving insider trading, accounting fraud, earnings management, and market timing.
Scott has successfully represented clients throughout the country in federal and state jury trials, bench trials, arbitrations (AAA, NASD, NYSE, FINRA), and mediations. He has represented clients in cases in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. In addition, Scott has successfully defended clients in investigations and regulatory proceedings involving the SEC, the Department of Justice, the New York Attorney General, the NYSE, the NASD, as well as various state securities regulators.
Scott previously worked with former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. He also was associated with Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York, and Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago.
Scott is a frequent speaker on securities and hedge fund topics and is sought after for his opinions by the financial media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Barron’s, Chicago Tribune, U.S. News and World Report, BusinessWeek, and the Washington Post.