Introduction
Scott is a senior associate in Fredrikson & Byron’s Corporate, Securities, and Energy Groups. He advises publicly traded companies on SEC reporting and compliance, and advises private and public companies on mergers and acquisitions, private and public stock offerings and general corporate matters. As a member of our Energy Group, Scott has experience working with wind energy, oil & gas, and biofuels companies on entity formation, mergers and acquisitions and state and federal securities law compliance.
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2007
- Stanford University, B.A., Political Science, 2002
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2007
Practice Areas
Selected Publications & Presentations
- “SEC Provides New Guidance on Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals,” FredNEWS: Corporate & Securities, December 2011
- “Stock Option Repricing Plans Showing Signs of Comeback in Wake of Economic Crisis,” FredNEWS: Business, October 2009
- Presenter, “Entity Selection/Legal Considerations,” Fredrikson & Byron’s
- “California Adopts Controversial Low Carbon Fuel Standard Intended to Serve as Model for the Nation,” co-authored with Todd Guerrero, FredALERT: Energy, May 15, 2009
- “Public Companies Soon Required to Provide Financial Information in Interactive Format,” April 2009
- “SEC Releases Proposed Amendments Regarding Mandatory Adoption of XBRL,” FredNEWS: Corporate & Securities, August 2008
- “Farm Act Promotes Biofuel and Biomass Research and Development,” FredNEWS: Energy, July 2008
- “Federal Government Betting Big on Cellulosic Biofuels,” co-authored with Todd Taylor, FredNEWS: Energy, July 2008
- “SEC Significantly Revises Rule 144,” FredNEWS: Business, April 2008