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, guiding 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.
Qui Tam Trials
With his substantial trial experience in federal courts around the country, Scott serves as stand-in trial counsel on behalf of whistleblowers for cases that proceed to trial.
Scott can easily jump into a case set for trial and pursue the interest of a whistleblower with the same level of advocacy he brought to representing the United States of America in high-profile fraud trials.
High-Stakes Litigation
Scott litigates on behalf of individuals who have been defrauded or otherwise cheated in business disputes and investments.
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.
Scott Armstrong’s Trial Work in the Healthcare Industry and Financial Markets
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Served as co-lead trial counsel against two senior traders at Bank of America who were convicted after a two-week trial for defrauding other market participants in a years-long manipulation scheme in the futures markets for several precious metals.
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Served as lead trial counsel against three defendants, including a physician and two clinic owners, convicted after a week-long trial for a $26 million scheme involving claims paid by Medicare for medical services that were medically unnecessary and fraudulently induced by kickbacks.
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Served as lead trial counsel in a week-long trial in the first-ever trial conviction for conspiracy to commit securities price manipulation under Title 15 involving cryptocurrency and over $300 million in spoof orders and wash trades placed via an automated trading bot.
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Served as lead trial counsel in the Fraud Section’s first-ever use of data analytics to investigate, prosecute, and convict after a two-week trial a physician and clinic owner for conspiring to dispense over 2 million opioid pills unlawfully.
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Served as lead trial counsel against a registered nurse and Director of Nursing at a health clinic convicted after a week-long trial for a $20 million scheme involving claims paid by Medicare for medical services that were medically unnecessary and fraudulently induced by kickbacks.
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Served as co-lead trial counsel against a physician convicted following a week-long trial for unlawfully prescribing medical injections and other medical services in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
