Scott Marrah

Practice Areas

White Collar Crime & Internal Investigations

Corporate Monitorships

Government & Regulatory

Career

Co-leader of both the Government Enforcement & Investigations Team and the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice at Kilpatrick Townsend. Serves on the firm's Executive Committee. Extensive experience in the areas of white collar criminal defense, internal, criminal and SEC investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Assists clients with government enforcement issues including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the False Claims Act (including government contracting, healthcare and tax matters), Civil Investigative Demands, securities fraud allegations, criminal environmental and antitrust issues and export enforcement.

Prior to joining Kilpatrick Townsend, served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York. Recently had the honor of serving as the Deputy Monitor for Antifraud, Ethics & Compliance for the Volkswagen AG Independent Compliance Monitor and Auditor arising from the diesel emissions scandal.

Conducted investigations and successfully resolved FCPA matters with the U.S. Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission and provides related compliance advice. A frequent speaker on compliance, fraud, cross-border investigations, FCPA, anti-corruption, monitorship, and ESG topics domestically and internationally.

Government Experience: U.S. Department of Justice: Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of New York; Law Clerk: Alice M. Batchelder, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.