Scott A. Meyers
Recognized since 2009
Chicago, Illinois
Litigation - Securities
Scott Meyers serves as Akerman’s Chairman and CEO, leading the strategic direction and growth of the firm. Working within the firm’s collaborative, inclusive, and high-trust culture, Scott drives initiatives that empower Akerman’s lawyers and professionals to deliver effective, creative, and sound legal solutions to the firm’s clients.
Scott previously served as Akerman’s Managing Partner, overseeing day-to-day operations across the firm’s 24 offices and working with firm leadership to execute strategic initiatives. He founded the firm’s Chicago office and served as its Office Managing Partner, guiding office growth by more than seven-fold since opening in February 2014.
Scott has represented hedge funds, investment advisers, private debt and equity funds, money managers, and insurance brokerage companies in complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and mediation of business disputes involving securities, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and unfair competition.
He has earned consistent rankings in The Best Lawyers in America and was selected as a Fellow in Law and Economics by Georgetown University Law Center and the John M. Olin Foundation.
- E-mail: scott.meyers@akerman.com
- Direct Phone Number: 3152-634-5700
- Phone Number: 3152-634-5700
- Lawyer Page: https://www.akerman.com/en/people/scott-meyers.html
- 71 South Wacker Drive, 47th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Georgetown University, JD, graduated 1991
- University of Pennsylvania, BS, graduated 1988
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association
- Federal Public Defender Program - Past Participant
- The Chicago Inn of Court - Master of the Bench, 2016-2017
224 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
109 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Litigation - Securities
- Advocacy
- Arbitration
- Business Disputes
- Commercial
- Commodities
- Complex Disputes
- Litigation
- Mediation
- Securities
- Securities
- Georgetown University Law Center, John M. Olin Law and Economics Fellowship
- Super Lawyers Magazine 2007-2011, 2015-2018, Listed in Illinois for Securities Litigation
- Arbitration
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Mediation
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
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