Mr Scott Nelson > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

600 TRAVIS, SUITE 4200
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
United States
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Mr Scott Nelson

Work Department
Labor & Employment
Position
Partner
Career
The most valuable asset of a successful business is its people. Clients look to Scott as a seasoned, trusted, and regular advisor who helps them handle their most sensitive people matters in a thoughtful, practical, and strategic manner. He helps clients achieve their business objectives, while complying with ever-changing employment laws. When litigation arises, clients trust Scott to handle everything from day-to-day litigation to mission-critical trial work.
Despite his strong record on summary judgment, Scott is a trial attorney at heart. He is comfortable and compelling in the courtroom, having prevailed for clients in cases ranging from simple labor arbitrations to jury and bench trials with hundreds of millions of dollars in potential liability exposure. He is known for his ease in working with clients, his thoughtful strategic approach, his artful use of diplomacy, and his relentless pursuit of victory.
Memberships
Admitted to the Texas State Bar
Education
- JD, Creighton University School of Law, cum laude, Assistant Editor, Creighton Law Review; Secretary, International Moot Court Board, 1996
- BSBA, Finance, Creighton University, magna cum laude, 1993
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Miami Elite > International corporate and M&A
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings