Lawyer Bio : David Scott Anderson
David Scott Anderson
"Scott"
Charlotte
Scott’s practice is focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital finance and general business law and commercial contracts.
Formerly a management consultant in the banking and payment systems industry, Scott advises private equity and venture capital funds, middle market companies, and small and family-owned businesses in financing, investments, recapitalizations and mergers and acquisitions. Scott also represents operating companies and business owners in a wide range of general corporate contracting, corporate governance, regulatory and technology licensing matters.
He has particular experience in the beverage, education, technology, and payment systems industries.
Contact
- (704) 331-4978
- (704) 343-4858
Professional Activities
Admitted to bar: 2006, North Carolina.
Civic Activities
Member, Board of Directors, Regent Schools of the Carolinas, Inc (2008-present); Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout.
Education
B.A., 1996, summa cum laude, with Honors, English Literature, University of Georgia; Honors Program Graduate; Alumni Scholar; Presidential Scholar; Dean’s List.
Graduate research in Celtic Studies, Oxford England, 1997 – 1998; Jesus College Rowing Team.
J.D., 2006, with Honors, Emory University School of Law; Emory Law Journal, Managing Editor; Myron Penn Laughlin Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing; Completed Certificate Program in Intellectual Property Law; TI:GER program participant (law/business cross-disciplinary technology commercialization program); Henry L. Bowden Scholar; Dean’s List.
Prior Legal Experience
Summer Associate, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Charlotte, NC, 2005.
Prior Business Experience
Director, Payment Systems Strategies Group; Senior Consultant, Internet & E-Commerce Forums Director; Consultant & Internet Forum Director; Global Concepts, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, June, 1998 – August, 2003; Summer 2004.
Publications
Legal Considerations for Alternative-Funding Vehicles, Charlotte Business Journal, January 23, 2009;
Comment: What Trust is in These Times? Examining the Foundation of Online Trust, 54 Emory Law Journal 1441 (2005);
Identity Theft Notification Laws, Southeast Tech Wire, June 10, 2005;
Technology Comment: Certificate Access, Issuance are Pivots of Successful PKI, American Banker, August 31, 2000.
Areas of Proficiency
- Corporate & Securities