D. Scott Holley

Practice Areas

Scott Holley represents financial institutions, issuers and underwriters in public and private equity and debt offerings, and both public and private acquirors and targets in mergers and acquisitions. His financial institution practice includes advising clients ranging from community banks to large, publicly traded regional bank holding companies on state and federal regulatory matters, including enforcement actions. Scott serves as principal corporate and securities and bank regulatory counsel for public companies in the banking industry.

He also counsels clients on a variety of other corporate and securities matters, including corporate governance, public company disclosure, Section 16 issues, insider trading and defensive measures. In addition, Scott advises a large, publicly traded company on compliance with the rules and regulations applicable to sports wagering operators within the state of Tennessee.

Career

Joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 1998.

Personal

JD, University of Tennessee College of Law (1998) - summa cum laude, Order of the Coif

BS, Texas Christian University (1995) - magna cum laude

Awards