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Scott Sorrels

Of Counsel

Scott has more than 38 years of legal experience. 

He has represented public and large private companies or their officers and directors in connection with securities litigation and investigations, financial investigations and government enforcement and prosecutions. 

Scott has represented corporate boards or their committees in connection with more than 100 internal investigations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Scott has frequently counseled corporate boards and individuals in crises environments, including matters where the conduct of senior management and auditing and regulatory relationships were at issue. His regulatory and litigation practice includes engagements involving the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and numerous federal and state regulators of the financial services industry.  

He began his career at the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Since then, he has authored or co-authored a number of legal publications and is a frequent speaker on corporate governance, corporate investigations, financial statement fraud and presentation issues, whistleblower allegations, and insider trading.  

Scott provides volunteer service to worldwide, national and local nonprofit, and charitable youth-development organizations.

  • Navigating the Minefield – War Games for Investigations, March 13, 2018,
    Association of Corporate Counsel
  • Navigating the Minefield – War Games for International Investigations, December 7, 2017,
    State Bar of Georgia, Corporate Counsel Institute
  • Advising Bank Board of Directors on Regulatory Relations and Legal Risk Minimization, February 8, 2013, ICLE Annual Banking Law Program
  • ACC’s 2011 Annual Meeting: Learn Share Grow, October 23, 2011 – October 26, 2011,
    Association of Corporate Counsel
  • Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America in the area of litigation - securities law (2022)
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of litigation - securities law (2012-2024), commercial law (2014-2022), criminal defense: white-collar law (2021-2024) commercial litigation (2023-2024) and litigation – regulatory enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) (2024)
  • Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® (2004-2006, 2014-2022)
  • Distinguished Eagle Scout representing career achievement of national prominence (May 2018)
  • Recipient, Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service, State Bar of Georgia, for making outstanding contributions in the area of community service (February 2017)
  • Recipient, Boy Scouts of America, Silver Buffalo Award for service to youth at a national level (2011)
  • Recipient, Bronze Wolf Award by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service to youth on a global level
  • Named National Marketing Partner of the Year by Marketing Partners Forum (2007)
  • Co-Chair, 2019 World Scout Jamboree, a world gathering of youth from more than 160 Scouting organizations of the World Organization of the Scout Movement  
  • Co-Chair, ICLE Georgia Annual Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar, 1992-2018
  • National Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America
  • National Commissioner and National Commissioner Service Chair, Boy Scouts of Amer
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • Georgia
  • State Courts of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
  • B.A., magna cum laude, Mercer University,

    Truman Scholar

  • J.D., University of Georgia School of Law,

    Managing Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Truman Scholar

Scott Sorrels

Of Counsel

Scott Sorrels

Of Counsel

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