Scott represents high-net-worth individuals, political leaders, corporations, and sovereigns in complex cross-border matters. A fluent Spanish and Portuguese speaker, he advises clients in Latin America and globally on investigations, litigation, asset forfeiture, and asset recovery cases involving allegations of corruption, money laundering, and fraud.
Scott also has experience working on cases involving arbitration, enforcement of judgments and arbitration awards, enforcement defense, extradition, political asylum, Interpol, and Section 1782 discovery applications, linked to Latin America and other jurisdictions. He frequently supervises global teams, overseeing the work of foreign lawyers, investigators, and communications advisors. He is particularly skilled at navigating complex bureaucracies and is often involved in resolving challenging issues for clients.
Before joining Boies Schiller Flexner, Scott practiced for six years in the São Paulo offices of two different global law firms.