Balch & Bingham LLP

Gaming

Partner

Scott Andress possesses extensive experience as a corporate and transactional attorney, with a focus on gaming law. Since the infancy of the Mississippi gaming industry, he has represented its interests, counseling clients in areas of permitting and approvals, regulatory compliance, transactional and lending matters, and site legality and patron dispute litigation. His work has garnered respect among gaming regulatory agencies, and he has served on the Board of Trustees of the International Association of Gaming Advisors. Scott is also skilled in general corporate and transactional work, including business organization, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing transactions, and commercial real estate. In all matters, Scott is highly responsive and attuned to the needs of his clients, always striving to deliver holistic solutions.

International Association of Gaming Advisors, Board of Trustees, 2013 -2018

International Masters of Gaming Law

American Bar Association - Business Law Section, Gaming Law Committee, Co-Chair of the Commercial Gaming Subcommittee, 2007 - 2008

Mississippi Bar Association, Chair of the Gaming Law Section, 2008 - 2009

Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1992, cum laude; Certificate of Completion in Environmental Studies

Louisiana State University, B.S., 1986, Petroleum Engineering