Overview
Scott brings in-depth knowledge of SEC policies, procedures and enforcement philosophy to each representation. Scott regularly advises clients across a broad sector of the economy facing sensitive reporting, compliance and enforcement matters before the Securities and Exchange Commission and other capital markets regulators. His practice encompasses a wide range of matters involving the securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory enforcement, administrative law and public policy. Scott heads Hunton’s ESG practice, and also leads the firm’s working group on blockchain and digital assets.
Before joining the firm, Scott served on the Executive Staff of the SEC as Counsel to Commissioner Troy A. Paredes from 2008 to 2012. At the SEC, Scott acted as Commissioner Paredes’s liaison to the Commission’s senior staff as well as external constituencies including issuers and other SEC registrants, investors, press, members of Congress, professional firms and trade associations. He advised the Commissioner on all aspects of the federal securities laws and SEC policy across all SEC divisions and offices, focusing especially on the Division of Corporation Finance and the Division of Enforcement. Scott was also involved in financial regulatory reform efforts, including the SEC’s response to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as well as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act. Prior to the SEC, Scott practiced for ten years with another major law firm in Dallas and Washington.
Scott is frequently quoted by major news sources, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Law360, Compliance Week and The National Law Journal. Scott previously served with the legal staff of a Fortune 10 company on a seconded basis, supporting the SEC reporting, compliance, investor relations and corporate secretary functions.
Experience
- Represents issuers, investors and underwriters in all aspects of Securities Act and Exchange Act compliance, including public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, structured financing, disclosure and periodic reporting, ESG and sustainability reporting, business combinations and communication with SEC staff.
- Counsels executives and boards of directors in matters concerning corporate governance and investor relations, including discharge of fiduciary duties, conduct of shareholder meetings, shareholder proposals and preparation of proxy statements, ESG strategy, executive compensation, restricted stock issues, beneficial ownership reporting, stock exchange listing requirements, proxy advisors and shareholder engagement.
- Advises broker-dealers, investment advisers and other financial intermediaries on compliance with state and federal securities laws, FINRA rules and other applicable market regulations.
- Counsels leading trade associations in formulating legislative and administrative policy objectives concerning securities regulation and corporate governance.
- Represents bidders, targets, special committees and significant stockholders in public and private mergers, acquisitions, tender offers, divestitures, Section 363 sales, joint ventures and going-private transactions.
- In the blockchain and digital asset space, represents entrepreneurs, emerging and established businesses in deploying distributed ledger technology to all facets of their operations, including token and stablecoin offerings, financings involving collateral originated on blockchain, and a broad range of contractual and regulatory compliance issues for FinTech companies, financial institutions, trading platforms and other market intermediaries in connection with their digital asset strategies.
- While at the SEC, participated in drafting and reviewing SEC rules, interpretive guidance, appellate briefs, congressional testimony and policy statements on matters concerning capital markets and market structure, securities offerings and investment products, corporate governance and disclosure, accounting and auditing standards, climate change, conflict minerals, whistleblowers, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and private investment funds.
- During his tenure with the SEC, counseled Commissioner Paredes through deliberations over all stages of enforcement actions and Commission adjudications concerning a wide variety of liability theories in cases including those involving scienter- and nonscienter-based fraud, insider trading, offering and registration violations, accounting matters and financial restatements, disclosure issues and periodic reporting, attorney and accountant misconduct, structured products, trading practices, Regulation M, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, asset management, investment advisers, broker-dealers and transfer agents.
Accolades
Honors & Recognitions
- Recommended for FinTech, Legal 500 United States, 2020-2024
- Expert Panel, The Law Reviews, 2020
Affiliations
Professional
- Former Member, Grand Council (National Board of Trustees), Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, 2005-2014; National Vice President, 2009-2014
- Former Board Member, Dallas Wind Symphony
Insights
Legal Updates
- 8 Minute ReadOctober 9, 2024Legal Update
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- November 14, 2016Legal UpdateConflicting SEC No-Action Responses to Shareholder Proposals Seeking Proxy Access Bylaw Amendments: GAMCO Asset Management First to Use Proxy Access
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Events & Speaking Engagements
- May 13, 2024Event
- April 3, 2024Event
- December 12, 2023Event
- October 10, 2023EventPanelistHuntonAK Advantage Series – ESG CLE Webinar
- February 23, 2023Event
- December 1, 2022Event
- October 11, 2022EventPanelistNavigating the Evolving Reporting Metrics Landscape, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Sustainability and the Circular Economy 2022
- July 14, 2022Event
- February 17, 2022EventPanelistThe Future of ESG: The SEC, Scope 3 and Liability, US Chamber of Commerce
- February 11, 2022EventPanelistBlockchain and ESG, Villanova University Environmental Law Journal Symposium
- January 19, 2022Event
- November 3, 2021EventSpeakerEverything You Need to Know about ESG, Association of General Contractors/Construction Financial Management Association Annual Financial Management Conference
- October 20, 2021Event
- July 29, 2021Event
- April 28, 2021Event
- February 11, March 11, and April 8, 2021Event
- January 27, 2021Event
- December 8, 2020Event
- October 15, 2020Event
- September 30, 2020Event
- July 27, 2020Event
- July 23, 2020EventSpeaker
- February 26, 2020Event
- November 6, 2019EventPanelistBlockchain: What is It? And How Does it Impact Corporate Governance?, Society for Corporate Governance Mid-Atlantic Chapter
- October 21, 2019EventPanelistStaying Ahead of the Chain, Blockchain’s Growing Impact on Your Business and the Law, Association for Financial Professionals, Annual Treasury and Finance Conference
- October 18, 2019EventPanelistRegulating Technology to Facilitate Innovation: Blockchain Technology, American University Washington College of Law Symposium
- September 30, 2019EventSpeakerSelecting and Forming a Business Entity in the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program
- May 8, 2019EventSpeakerRegulation A and Regulation D: Evolving Securities Exemptions for Private Placement Offerings, Strafford Publications Webinar
- May 8, 2019EventPanelistEnvironment, Social and Governance “ESG” Trends Shaping the Oilfield Services Industry (Panel), French-American Chamber of Commerce
- April 11, 2019EventModerator“Blockchain, Smart Contracts and the Future of Real Estate,” USC Gould School of Law 2019 Real Estate Law and Business Forum
- October 17, 2018Event
- June 26, 2018Event
- June 5, 2018Event
- May 17, 2018EventPresenterSEC Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity, Middle Atlantic Chapter--Society for Corporate Governance, Philadelphia
- April 26, 2018EventPanelistThe Latest on ICOs/Token Deals, thecorporatecounsel.net
- March 7, 2018Event
- February 2, 2018EventSpeakerProxy Season 2018 Preview (Panel), BoardBookit Corporate Governance Webinar Series
- January 24, 2018EventPresenterTechnology and IP Forum: How Blockchain Technology is Revolutionizing Business and the Law, ACC National Capital Region
- November 28, 2017Event
- August 9, 2017Event
- June 22, 2017EventSpeakerWhen Bad Things Happen To Good Firms: Reacting to Whistleblowers and other Ethical Issues for In-House Counsel (Panel), DFW Financial Services Counsel Roundtable
- May 24, 2017EventPanelistSEC Compliance and Deregulation in the Trump Era, Intelligize
- February 9, 2017Event
- December 12, 2016EventSpeakerShareholder Activism and the 2017 Proxy Season, National Association of Manufacturers
- September 30, 2016EventSpeakerUpdate on Cross-Border Auditing Developments (Panel), National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2016 Southeast Regional Conference, Arlington, VA
- July 14, 2016EventSpeakerTelephonic Briefing: New SEC Guidance on Use of Non-GAAP Measures
- June 22, 2016EventSpeakerUpdate on SEC Guidance on Use of Non-GAAP Measures, Presented to Securities Law Committee of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, Colorado Springs, CO
- June 2, 2016EventSpeakerLegislative and Regulatory Update (Panel), Center on Executive Compensation Seminar on Developing Practices in Contemporary Executive Compensation, Washington, DC
- April 26, 2016EventSpeakerCompany Buybacks – Best Practices (Panel), Webcast hosted by TheCorporateCounsel.net
- December 16, 2015EventSpeakerShareholder Activism and the 2016 Proxy Season, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DC
- November 19, 2015EventModeratorPublic Pension Funds, Proxy Season and the Changing Regulatory Environment: Public Pension Fund Activism, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
- November 19, 2015EventSpeakerPublic Pension Funds, Proxy Season and the Changing Regulatory Environment: Corporate Governance and Proxy Issues, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
- November 18, 2015EventSpeakerShareholder Activism: Issues for Trade Associations, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DC
- October 8, 2015Event
- July 15, 2015EventSpeakerExamining U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Recommendations on Current Processes and Practices: The Future of SEC Enforcement (Panel), US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
- June 26, 2015EventModeratorBitcoin: A Primer, ABA National Institute on Bitcoin and Other Digital Currencies, Washington, DC
- May 27, 2015EventSpeakerThe View of the Regulators: The SEC’s Role in Monitoring Executive Compensation (Panel), Center on Executive Compensation Seminar on New Trends Influencing the Success of the CHRO in the Contemporary Executive Compensation Paradigm, Washington, DC
- April 28, 2015Event
- November 19, 2014Event
- November 13, 2014EventSpeakerBitcoin or Bit Player? SEC and State Regulators Weigh In, ABA National Institute on Securities Fraud, New Orleans
- November 7, 2014EventSpeakerRegulatory and Legal Update, Broadridge Investor Communications Conference, New York City
- October 8, 2014Event
- August 21, 2014EventSpeakerEnvironmental Reporting for Public Companies, Webcast hosted by Lorman Education Services
- July 29, 2014EventModeratorCorporate Disclosure Reform: Ensuring a Balanced System that Informs and Protects Investors and Capital Formation, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
- July 22, 2014EventModeratorSEC Conflict Mineral Rules: Compliance Trends and Strategies for the Regulated Community, Webcast hosted by Law Seminars International
- May 22, 2014EventSpeakerConflict Minerals Update: Making Sense of the Appellate Court Decision and SEC Statement, Webcast hosted by Ethisphere
- February 28, 2014EventSpeakerThe Past, Present and Future of Securities Class Actions--The View from the Courtroom: The Litigation Landscape Before and After Erica P. John Fund, US Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC
- February 25, 2014EventSpeakerConflict Minerals Management: Current Legal Challenge and Best Practices, Webcast hosted by Marcus Evans
- November 19, 2013EventSpeakerThe SEC's Proposed Pay Ratio Rules (Panel), Center on Executive Compensation Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
- November 13, 2013EventSpeakerCrafting SEC Rulemaking Comment Letters, Webcast hosted by TheCorporateCounsel.net
- October 17, 2013EventSpeakerStrategies for Dealing with Activist Shareholders (Panel), Retail Industry Leaders Association Retail Law Conference, Phoenix, AZ
- September 19, 2013Event
- July 31, 2013Event
- May 29, 2013EventSpeakerThe Role of the Legislators and Regulators (Panel), Center on Executive Compensation, Arlington, VA
- May 8, 2013EventSpeakerThe Need to Anticipate—Best Practices for Compliance Readiness (Panel), Argyle Executive Forum 2013 Chief Legal Officer Leadership Forum, Washington, DC
- April 12, 2013EventGuest LecturerClimate Change and the Law, St. Thomas University School of Law
- March 23, 2013EventSpeakerEthics and Environmental Disclosure—The Evolving Duty to Disclose Environmental Risks (Panel), American Bar Association 42nd Spring Conference on Environment, Energy and Resource Law, Salt Lake City
- February 28, 2013Event
- January 23, 2013Event
- January 15, 2013EventSpeakerSEC Role in Mandating Disclosure of Political Spending (Panel), National Summit on Corporate Political Spending, Arlington, VA
- December 11, 2012EventSpeakerCompliance with Conflict Mineral Regulations Under Dodd-Frank Section 1502 (Panel), Joint Program of the International Investment and Finance Committee of the International Law Section of the DC Bar, the Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section of the DC Bar, the ABA Section of International Law’s International Trade Committee, and the Virginia State Bar International Practice Section, Washington, DC
- December 6, 2012EventSpeakerHow the SEC Really Works (Panel), Webcast hosted by TheCorporateCounsel.net
- October 12, 2012EventSpeakerWhat the JOBS Act Means for Startup and Emerging Growth Company Clients (Panel), Virginia CLE 42nd Annual Advanced Business Law Conference, Williamsburg, VA
- May 30, 2012EventSpeakerThe Role of the Chief Human Resources Officer in the New Governance Paradigm (Panel), Center on Executive Compensation, Arlington, VA
- June 1, 2011EventSpeakerExecutive Compensation: Perspectives of the Current and Former SEC Staff (Panel), Center on Executive Compensation, Arlington, VA
- January 13, 2011EventSpeakerRecent Developments in International Securities Law (Panel), District of Columbia Bar, Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section, Washington, DC
- March 10, 2009EventSpeakerInternational Securities Regulation and International Financial Reporting Standards: Impact of Recent Developments in U.S. Securities Law (Panel), New York State Bar Association, International Law & Practice Section Committee on International Banking, Securities & Financial Transactions, New York, NY
- December 2, 2008EventPanelistReg A and Reg D: Evolving Securities Exemptions for Private Offerings, Strafford Seminars
- November 28, 2007EventSpeakerGlobal Offerings Under Rule 144A and Regulation S, CLE presented to U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary of European investment bank, New York, NY
- March 21, 2007EventSpeakerDevelopments in the U.S. Securities Regulations and Impact on Cross-Border Capital Markets (Panel), New York State Bar Association, International Law & Practice Section Committee on International Banking, Securities & Financial Transactions, New York, NY
- January 12, 2007EventSpeakerEthics and Corporate Governance After Sarbanes-Oxley, Delta Sigma Phi Alumni Executive Roundtable, Miami, FL
- November 8, 2006EventSpeakerOverview of U.S. Securities Laws and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Seminar for Oslo Stock Exchange and Norwegian Ministry of Finance, Oslo, Norway
- May 18, 2006EventSpeakerA Practical Introduction to the Texas Business Organizations Code, CLE presented to Corporate Counsel Section of Houston Bar Association
- April 12, 2005EventSpeakerCorporate Governance and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, CLE presented to multinational company’s legal and finance departments, Dallas, TX
- August 19, 2004EventSpeakerSurviving the Outsourcing Deal, CLE presented to Association of Corporate Counsel, Dallas Chapter
Publications
- Spring 2024Publication
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- March 25, 2019Publication
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- September 2018Publication
- February 14, 2018Publication
- Winter 2018Publication
- October 3, 2017Publication
- 2016PublicationAuthor“Staying in Compliance with the SEC’s Latest Rules and Regulations in a Rapidly Changing Environment,” in Inside the Minds: SEC Compliance Best Practices (Aspatore)
- January/February 2016PublicationAuthorHow Target Company Could Impact Acquirer’s Conflict Minerals Reporting, Deal Lawyer
- June 11, 2015Publication
- May 23, 2014Publication
- January 2014Publication
- November/December 2013PublicationCo-authorSEC Proposes Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules, The Corporate Governance Advisor
- September 30, 2013PublicationCo-authorSEC Operations During Federal Government Shutdown, The Texas Lawbook
- August 2013Publication
- February 28, 2013PublicationCo-author
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- January 27, 2022Media MentionQuoted, Cybersecurity rule would clarify what SEC expects of advisers, InvestmentNews
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- December 5, 2018Media MentionQuoted, Year 3 of The SEC Under President Trump, Mergermarket
- October 1, 2018Media MentionQuotedSEC Hints At New Stance on Proxy Advisors, Agenda
- September 11, 2018Media Mention
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- July 23, 2018Media MentionQuoted, Crypto Compensation: Coming Soon, Agenda
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Education
JD, SMU Dedman School of Law, cum laude, Managing Editor, SMU Law Review and Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1998
BBA, The University of Texas at Austin, 1995
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