M. Scott Barnard > Akin > Dallas, United States > Lawyer Profile

M. Scott Barnard

+1 214.969.4299 sbarnard@akingump.com

Work Department

Partner; Disputes & Investigations

Position

Scott Barnard handles business litigation matters in both federal and state court, with particular experience in securities litigation. Mr. Barnard defends and advises public companies, directors and officers, broker-dealers and board committees in matters involving securities class actions, shareholder derivative suits, suits for breach of fiduciary duty and other business torts, internal investigations, investigations and other regulatory actions by FINRA, the Securities and Commission (SEC), and other authorities, allegations of insider trading, and corporate governance matters. He is the partner in charge of the Dallas office, a member of the firmwide Litigation Steering Committee, and a member of the Dallas office Inclusion Council.

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Career

Assistant District Attorney, Office of the Dallas County District Attorney.

Education

J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, cum laude, 1997; B.A., Trinity University, 1994.