Scott advises clients on the federal and international income tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, dispositions, spin-offs, capital markets, and restructurings. He has advised private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies, and other strategic clients on the tax aspects of investments, acquisitions, and divestitures. Scott has also advised private equity sponsors on the tax aspects of the formation of private equity and private credit funds.

Scott was an associate at two other major law firms before joining the firm.