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Scott is a member of the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice group, where he advises clients in a variety of business disputes. Scott began his career and practiced for 10 years with AmLaw 100 law firms in Washington, D.C., where he concentrated in antitrust litigation and merger investigations. In that practice, Scott represented numerous Fortune 500 companies in merger investigations by the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. In addition to his antitrust practice, Scott routinely represents clients in commercial cases in federal and state courts, including the North Carolina Business Court.
He has represented companies in a variety of industries, including health care, financial services, technology, construction, entertainment, automotive, oil and gas, retail, advertising, and manufacturing.
Scott received his J.D. from Loyola New Orleans College of Law, where he was on academic scholarship and served as an editor of the Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Board. He then received his LL.M. in Law & Economics from George Mason University School of Law. He received his B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Scott is licensed to practice in North Carolina, Virginia, and D.C.
- Listed among Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”: Antitrust Law (2021-2025)
- North Carolina State Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
- North Carolina Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section
- First Tee Triangle, Game Changers Council Executive Committee
- Defending partnership in dispute by former partners in the North Carolina Business Court.
- Pursuing breach of contract claims by SaaS provider in North Carolina federal court.
- Defending manufacturer in $10 million breach of contract case in Tennessee federal court.
- Successfully defended business against breach of contract claims by former business partner and won summary judgment on various fraud-based counterclaims.
- Obtained dismissal of lawsuit against credit card arm of international bank.
- Successfully defended construction company against negligence claims in arbitration.
- Defended global automotive company in products liability suits in numerous jurisdictions.
- Successfully defended numerous companies in investigations by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division.
- Quoted in News & Observer article ”NC joins lawsuit accusing RealPage of helping landlords illegally collude to set rents,” Aug. 23, 2024
- Economic Implications of Third-Party Litigation Financing on the U.S. Civil Justice System, 8 J.L. Econ. & Pol’y, 593 (2012)
