Professional Services
Legal Services
Legal practice focused on information technology and communications
Scott advises global enterprises, start-ups, industry associations, and nonprofits on transactions and compliance involving information technology.
These engagements typically involve issues such as artificial intelligence, cloud services and SaaS, software development and implementation projects, software licensing, cybersecurity and data breach incidents and response, GDPR, CCPA / CPRA, and similar data protection laws, data localization and cross-border data transfers ("data exports"), online consumer protection and advertising laws, online children's protection, telecom and media regulation, wireless communications regulations and licensing, encryption export licensing and restrictions, cybercrime, protection of copyright and trademarks online, trademark disputes involving domain names and social media accounts.
Licensed in Washington DC and Utah
Formerly licensed (when resident) with the French Order of the Brussels Bar and the Law Society of England and Wales
Of counsel to InfoLawGroup LLP
Chicago-based boutique law firm (privacy, advertising, and technology law)
Formerly an equity partner in the Washington, DC and Brussels offices of WilmerHale.
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Panelist
Scott has acted as a panelist in approximately 700 Internet domain name and similar alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings since 2003 for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations body based in Geneva, and for the National Arbitration Forum (FORUM). He adjudicates online trademark disputes involving parties from all over the world and writes panel decisions in English or French.
Advisor
Scott advises clients on ADR options and proceedings, including social media platform remedies, in cases of copyright and trademark infringement and other abusive conduct online and in social media.
Consulting
Advisor and Project Manager
Scott has served for many years as an executive industry advisor and project manager for the Brussels-based First Law International network of independent law firms. He specializes in coordinating multi-jurisdictional IT, telecommunications, and data protection projects. These typically involve national law firms teamed with technical experts in multiple countries handling business transactions, regulatory approvals and compliance advice, data protection and security audits, and security incident response.
Scott served for three years as an external privacy advisor to the United States Social Security Administration. He also participated as a foreign expert in the intergovernmental European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Horizon 2020 project on digital human rights.
Research and Legislation
Scott has co-authored research papers and draft legislation on Internet and telecommunications business and regulatory issues for US Congressional committees, the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the United States Department of Commerce, AmeriCorps (the Corporation for National and Community Service), the US Financial Services Industry Advisory Group, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Goldman Sachs, Burton Group, and Jeitosa Group International.
Speaking and Writing
Speaking
Presentations on trademark and domain name protection at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Geneva (2025, 2022, 2018, 2007)
Presentations at FLI Network meetings (Barcelona, Abu Dhabi, Rotterdam, Kyiv, Prague, Brussels) Cloud computing presentations for RSA, Vanguard Security, and ABA conferences Health information privacy and security presentations for Blue Cross / Blue Shield GDPR and international data protection presentations for RSA, Vanguard Security, American Bar Association, IBM, Oracle, MasterCard, CLE programs Security and privacy presentations and articles for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the International Human Resources Management Association (IHRM) Presentations on Internet legal issues at the Japan E-Commerce Council, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, Catholic University of Buenos Aires, University of Toulouse, Queen Mary University of London, Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago Law School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US Consulate in Berlin
Presentations at FLI Network meetings (Barcelona, Abu Dhabi, Rotterdam, Kyiv, Prague, Brussels) Cloud computing presentations for RSA, Vanguard Security, and ABA conferences Health information privacy and security presentations for Blue Cross / Blue Shield GDPR and international data protection presentations for RSA, Vanguard Security, American Bar Association, IBM, Oracle, MasterCard, CLE programs Security and privacy presentations and articles for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the International Human Resources Management Association (IHRM) Presentations on Internet legal issues at the Japan E-Commerce Council, Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, Catholic University of Buenos Aires, University of Toulouse, Queen Mary University of London, Johns Hopkins University, University of Chicago Law School, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US Consulate in Berlin
Writing
Blogs and articles for the First Law International and InfoLawGroup websites
"Data protection in the private sector: Convergence or localisation of rights and expectations?" (chapter in Human Rights, Digital Society and the Law, M. Susi ed., Routledge, London 2019)
Author of white papers on cross-border ecommerce, data protection, cybersecurity, and cybercrime published by the European Commission, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Burton Group, US Financial Services Industry Advisory Group, HR Privacy Solutions
Information Security and Privacy, a Practical Guide for Global Executives, Lawyers and Technologists, contributor (T. Shaw ed., American Bar Association, Chicago 2011)
Achieving Legal and Business Order in Cyberspace: A Report on Global Jurisdiction Issues Created by the Internet, contributor and data protection work group co-chair (T. Vartanian, ed., American Bar Association, Chicago 2000)
Telekommikations- und Medienrecht in den USA, contributor (Heidelberg, Verlag Recht und Wirtschaft 2000)