Scott Waxman > K&L Gates > Wilmington, United States > Lawyer Profile
K&L Gates Offices
600 N. King St., Suite 901
Wilmington, DE 19801
DELAWARE
United States
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Scott Waxman
Career
A member of the K&L Gates LLP Advisory Council and the Managing Partner of the Delaware office, Waxman practices in the areas of tax, alternative entities, and general business. His practice extends into mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, business and commercial law, focusing on organizational and operational issues related to statutory trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies and special purpose corporations. Waxman is a senior member and former Chair of Delaware’s Alternative Entities Subcommittee, responsible for drafting Delaware’s preeminent partnership and limited liability company statutes. He is also a senior member of Delaware’s Statutory Trust Committee, responsible for drafting Delaware’s renowned statutory trust statute.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
(Leading lawyers)The group at K&L Gates possesses ‘many years of experience in the Delaware market and an insight into ongoing Delaware legislation and case law’. It leveraged its global network to advise clients on Delaware law long before the Wilmington office was founded in 2013 by practice head Scott Waxman. He regularly acts for financial institutions acting as service providers and counsels on issues relating to statutory trusts. The ‘responsive and knowledgeable‘ Eric Feldman concentrates his practice on alternative entities and general business matters. With nearly 25 years of experience, Nicholas Froio is well-equipped to assist clients with issues relating to structuring, operation, and governance of Delaware alternative entities.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers - United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
- Delaware counsel - United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Industry focus > Transport: shipping - litigation and regulation
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Delaware counsel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy: renewable/alternative power
- Government > Government relations
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Industry focus > Energy transactions: electric power
- Media, technology and telecoms > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Industry focus > Insurance: advice to policyholders
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Industry focus > Transport: aviation and air travel - finance
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: electric power
- Industry focus > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Environment: litigation
- Industry focus > Environment: regulatory
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Industry focus > Healthcare: service providers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate