Complex Litigation

High-Stakes Business Disputes

Scott leverages his trial and litigation skills, honed over fifteen years in federal courts around the country, to handle a range of civil trials and complex litigation. Whether representing whistleblowers, counseling clients through business disputes or litigating on behalf of defrauded individuals, Scott has the background and trial experience to handle high-stakes disputes with the same rigor and skill he brings to criminal matters.

Trial-Ready Advocacy for Business Disputes

Whistleblowers

Scott leverages his deep knowledge of the financial markets and trial experience as a federal prosecutor to represent whistleblowers in a range of qui tam actions.

Scott’s trial experience in the markets for cryptocurrencies, securities, and commodities ensures that he will be focused on identifying the critical issues raised by a whistleblower and can present those issues to the relevant authorities. Scott also uses his experience to protect his client’s interests throughout the whistleblower process.

High-Stakes Litigation

Scott litigates on behalf of individuals who have been defrauded or otherwise cheated in business disputes and investments.  He also counsels and represents individuals who have been victimized in cryptocurrency scams in connection with asset recovery.

Scott’s substantial trial experience as a federal prosecutor allows him to aggressively defend the interests of his clients from day one through trial, if necessary. As he did as a federal prosecutor, Scott dives into underlying facts and pursues the matter until a fair resolution can be brokered for his clients.

Trial counsel

With his substantial trial experience in federal courts around the country, Scott serves as stand-in trial counsel for cases that proceed to trial.

Scott can easily jump into a case set for trial and advocate with the same skill he used for nearly a decade in representing the United States of America in complex, high-profile fraud trials.

Scott’s Representative Cases involving High-Stakes Business Disputes

  • Represented a private equity principal in an employment dispute involving claims for breach of employment and limited partnership agreements, discrimination, and retaliation.

  • Represented a money-transmitting business (MSB) in connection with a multi-million dollar dispute with a cryptocurrency service provider

  • Represented a cross-border payment company in connection with efforts to recover stolen funds that were converted to cryptocurrency and laundered through exchanges and defi protocols

Find Coverage of Scott’s Notable High-Stakes Trials

headline "Ponzi schemers who raised $650 million on cattle, pot profit promises get 6 years in prison"
Headline: Two Ex-Bank of America Traders Accused of Spoofing Found Guilty. Subheadline: Edward Bases and John Pacilio were convicted of rigging precious-metals prices after a criminal trial in Chicago.
"Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation. CEO Michael Kane and Shane Thompson, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a combined nine years in prison."