Scott C. Oostdyk > McGuireWoods LLP > Richmond, United States > Lawyer Profile

Scott C. Oostdyk

804 775 4743 soostdyk@mcguirewoods.com

Career

Scott has represented businesses and corporations in contract, insurance, products and technology disputes, land use issues and a variety of pollution problems including air, water and hazardous substance cases. He counsels clients on litigation avoidance planning.

He has challenged federal agency rules before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, and defended environmental class actions. He is one of the leading experts on loss portfolio transfers in the insurance industry, and represents policyholders faced with no-pay, slow-pay or excess exposure claims.

He also practices general commercial litigation, having tried numerous cases to verdict, and argued numerous appeals. He has represented local governments in general litigation matters and has extensive experience with railroad and transportation litigation. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law. He served former Virginia Governor George Allen as Virginia’s deputy secretary of Health and Human Resources, where he managed 12 health, social service and environmental agencies with a combined $4 billion in budget.