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  • Scott A. Schwartz

    Associate
    Corporate & Finance
    Capital Markets
    Mergers & Acquisitions
     sschwartz@manatt.com
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    Washington
    Direct: 202.585.6534
    General: 202.585.6500
    Fax: 202.585.6600
    Education

    Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2004.
    Dean’s List. Honors Scholar Award.
    President, Washington University Student Bar Association, 2001-2002.

    Olin School of Business at Washington University, M.B.A., 2004.
    Recipient, Skandalaris Scholarship for Entrepreneurship.         

    University of Michigan, B.A., with distinction, Film and Video Studies, 2000.
    • Profile
    • Representative Matters
    • Honors & Awards
    • Publications
    • Memberships & Activities
    • Speaking Engagements

    Profile

    Mr. Schwartz’s practice focuses on corporate and financial transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, securities regulation, contract negotiation and other general corporate representation in a variety of industries. Additionally, he advises boards of directors on corporate governance matters and corporate structuring.

    Previously, Mr. Schwartz worked at an international law firm in the corporate, finance and entertainment group.

    Mr. Schwartz has represented clients involved in the following matters:

    • private placement offering of common stock to publicly traded Singapore company on behalf of "clean tech" corporation
    • sale of payments company to public gaming corporation
    • acquisition of public music publishing catalog
    • acquisition of Swiss patent holding company by a domestic public pharmaceutical company
    • sale of world’s third largest money transfer company to a public acquirer
    • registration of warrants of investors in phytochemical company
    • purchase of largest U.S. supplier of flooring by a private investor group
    • investment of venture funds in preferred stock of technology start-ups
    • reverse merger of biochemical company into a public shell corporation

    Representative Matters

    Honors & Awards

    Member of transaction team awarded M&A Advisor’s Deal of the Year award for middle market transactions (2007)

    Publications

    Memberships & Activities

    Admitted to practice in the State of California.

    Member, American Bar Association, Business Law Section

    Volunteer, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 2009 – Present.

    Volunteer, German Ghetto Work Program Reparations Project 2006 – 2010.

    Participant, Jewish Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Los Angeles, 2006 – 2009.

    Participant, Public Counsel Child Care Law Project, 2006.

    Speaking Engagements