Scott Anderson is a business-focused attorney who delivers practical and thoughtful solutions for his clients. Scott listens to his clients’ goals and starts with those in mind. A strategic thinker, he regularly works with private equity principals, business owners and management teams to help them chart efficient paths through transactions, commercial negotiations and board-level decisions. Scott’s clients seek his advice when they have complex business concerns that demand a multi-faceted analysis.
Scott leads executives and deal teams on major transactions and advises businesses as general outside counsel on a daily basis. He has particular depth in technology-enabled business services, education, financial technology, engineering and other professional services. As a former management consultant in the payment systems industry, Scott is sought after for his practical, actionable and insightful counsel.
Representative Experience
Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.
- Counseled Frontier Capital, a leading US growth-capital firm, through over 25 investments, recapitalizations and divestitures.
- Led US environmental services consulting firm in multiple recapitalizations and bolt-on acquisitions nationally.
- Represented international travel wholesaler in numerous corporate recapitalizations.
- Represented international private equity fund in recapitalizing consumer products component manufacturer.
- Advised British private equity firm on acquisition and divestiture of portfolio company with significant US operational assets.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society
- WFAE-90.7 Charlotte, Board of Directors, 2014 – 2020
- Bright Blessings, Inc., Board of Directors, 2010 – 2018
- Regent Schools of the Carolinas, Inc., Board of Directors, 2008 – 2013
- Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, Assistant Scoutmaster
Thought Leadership
- Co-Author, “Overview of the CARES Act's Paycheck Protection Loan Program”, National Law Review, March 30, 2020
- "Legal Considerations for Alternative-Funding Vehicles," Charlotte Business Journal, January 23, 2009
- Comment, "What Trust is in These Times? Examining the Foundation of Online Trust," 54 Emory Law Journal 1441, 2005
- "Identity Theft Notification Laws," Southeast Tech Wire, June 10, 2005
- Technology Comment, "Certificate Access, Issuance are Pivots of Successful PKI," American Banker, August 31, 2000
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings), Corporate Law, 2021
- Recognized by North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society for pro bono work, 2016 – Present
