Scott Edelman

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Litigation: General Commercial

New York

13 Years Ranked

Band 2

Litigation: Securities

New York

19 Years Ranked

Band 5

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

New York

23 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Scott Edelman

USA

Practice Areas

Securities Litigation, General Commercial Litigation and White Collar Crime and Government Investigations.

Career

Scott A. Edelman is Chairman of Milbank LLP and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group. Recognized as one of the country’s top litigators and corporate advisers, he specializes in high-stakes, bet-the-company litigation and trials across several substantive areas of the law, including securities, commercial and white collar. Over the course of his career, Mr. Edelman has taken more than 18 cases to trial and argued dozens of appeals, accumulating a slew of honors along the way. He has tried dozens of civil and criminal cases representing numerous corporations and individuals. Mr. Edelman joined Milbank in 1994 and became a partner in 1995. Prior to joining Milbank, Mr. Edelman served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1990 to 1994.

Professional Memberships

Fellow, The American College of Trial Lawyers

Personal

Harvard Law School, J.D.

Yale University, M.A.

Yale University, B.A.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: General Commercial - New York

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Scott Edelman comes highly recommended for his impressive practice, which covers high-stakes commercial disputes and securities class and derivative actions, as well as criminal mandates.

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Litigation: Securities - New York

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Scott Edelman comes highly recommended for his impressive practice, which covers high-stakes commercial disputes and securities class and derivative actions, as well as criminal mandates.

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Chairman of the firm Scott Edelman is recognized for the deft guidance he provides to companies facing criminal investigations and trials.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Scott is an outstanding attorney who understands both the business and legal environment extremely well. He is an extremely quick study and is able to apply his very strong legal acumen in creative ways to achieve optimal results.