E. ScottMorvillo
Partner
Securities & Financial Litigation
smorvillo@seyfarth.com
“Scott has more than two decades of experience as a litigator handling criminal, regulatory, and civil matters, as well as internal investigations.”
More About E. Scott
Scott represents clients in investigations, prosecutions, and civil actions involving allegations of securities fraud, public corruption, bank fraud, accounting fraud, health care fraud, and violations of the criminal antitrust laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
A former Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Scott has vast experience in all aspects of criminal and civil litigation—from the investigations through trial. He practices before the US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit, the New York State Supreme Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory agencies.
Scott clerked for the Honorable Barbara S. Jones and the Honorable David N. Edelstein in the Southern District of New York. From 2002 to 2007, Scott served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where he investigated and tried a wide variety of criminal cases in the areas of RICO, narcotics, money laundering, bank fraud, and credit card fraud.
A former Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Scott has vast experience in all aspects of criminal and civil litigation—from the investigations through trial. He practices before the US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit, the New York State Supreme Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory agencies.
Scott clerked for the Honorable Barbara S. Jones and the Honorable David N. Edelstein in the Southern District of New York. From 2002 to 2007, Scott served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where he investigated and tried a wide variety of criminal cases in the areas of RICO, narcotics, money laundering, bank fraud, and credit card fraud.
- JD, Fordham University School of Law
- AB, Colgate University
- New York
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- US District Court, Western District of New York
- US Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut
Related Services
- Represented several executives including the Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Financial Officer of a utilities division of a public company in an SEC investigation.
- Represented several executives of a public financial institution in connection with an SEC investigation into off-platform communications.
- Represented a public technology company in a DOJ investigation.
- Represented several executives of an investment bank in connection with a FINRA investigation.
- Represented an executive of a public company in a DOJ investigation alleging violations of the antitrust laws in connection with "no-poach" agreements.
- Represented a trader at an investment bank in connection with an investigation by the DOJ, the SEC and FINRA.
- Represented the CEO of a REIT in an investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented the company and several executives, including the CEO, of a resale company in a DOJ criminal antitrust price fixing investigation.
- Advised a clean energy company in a New Jersey Attorney General’s Office investigation.
- Advised a former Chief Risk Officer of a public company in an SEC investigation.
- Represented a publicly held manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood products in connection with investigations by the DOJ and SEC.
- Represented an individual in an insider trading prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York.
- Represented a global food distribution company in a grand jury investigation related to alleged OFAC violations.
- Represented a former employee of an investment bank in a theft-of-government- property prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented a former broker in an insider trading trial by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented several executives in the FIFA investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York.
- Represented an executive of a public company in an FCPA investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented a former investment banker in an insider trading prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina.
- Advised a hedge fund executive in an insider trading investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented the former Chief Financial Officer of a financial services company in a criminal securities fraud, accounting fraud, wire fraud and money laundering prosecution brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented the Chief Executive Officer of a health network in a bribery prosecution brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented an individual accused of violating the Arms Export Control Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Related News & Insights
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Media Mentions
12/15/2023
Arrival of Scott Morvillo, Ellen Murphy, Richard Morvillo, and Nicole Lloret at Seyfarth Featured in Seven Media Outlets
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Firm News
12/11/2023
Seyfarth Expands Financial Services, Regulatory & White Collar Litigation Capabilities by Adding Four Lawyers in Litigation Team from Stroock
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for White-Collar (2013-2023)
- International Who’s Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers (2013-2023)
- Listed in New York Super Lawyers (2012-2023)
- Co-Author, “Legalization and Immigration: How Will New York’s New Cannabis Law Apply in the Context of Federal Removal Proceedings?,” PLI Chronicle (June 1, 2022)
- Co-Author, “The Art of Preparing a Witness,” American Bar Association (April 19, 2021)
- Co-Author, “A Divided Court Limits Relief for Lawful Permanent Residents Facing Deportation,” Practising Law Institute (May 18, 2020)
- Co-Author, “Lessons from Michael Cohen v. United States: Criminal Defendants Should Not Be at the Mercy of Technology for Privilege Review,” New York Law Journal (January 18, 2019)
- Co-Chair, “PLI, Internal Investigations 2023,” (June 29, 2023)
- Moderator, “ALM, Effectively Responding to Government Investigations” (September 29, 2022)
- Chairperson, “PLI, Internal Investigations 2022,” (September 28-29, 2022)
- Moderator, “PLI, Internal Investigations: Regulators Roundtable,” (September 29, 2022)
- Speaker, “PLI, Cancellation of Removal and Other Relief for the Criminal Defendant in Removal Proceedings,” (July 21, 2022)
- Speaker, “PLI, Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2020,” (July 23, 2020)
- Speaker, “Technology’s Impact on the Legal and Financial Sectors,” Lawyers and Wall Street Associations (June 19, 2019)
- Speaker, “Lessons from ‘Michael Cohen v. United States,” Celesq (March 13, 2019)
- Speaker, “Insider Trading: ’Tippee’ Liability under United States v. Newman,” Federal Bar Council (February 4, 2016)
- Speaker, “Restitution and Forfeiture with Judge Failla,” Federal Bar Council (October 15, 2015)
- Speaker, “Asset Forfeiture Program,” Federal Bar Council (February 2014)
- Speaker, “PLI Annual Institute on Internal Investigations,” (June 2013)
- Speaker, “ABA 2013 Litigation Section Annual Conference,” (April 2013)
“Scott has more than two decades of experience as a litigator handling criminal, regulatory, and civil matters, as well as internal investigations.”
More About E. Scott
Scott represents clients in investigations, prosecutions, and civil actions involving allegations of securities fraud, public corruption, bank fraud, accounting fraud, health care fraud, and violations of the criminal antitrust laws and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
A former Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Scott has vast experience in all aspects of criminal and civil litigation—from the investigations through trial. He practices before the US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit, the New York State Supreme Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory agencies.
Scott clerked for the Honorable Barbara S. Jones and the Honorable David N. Edelstein in the Southern District of New York. From 2002 to 2007, Scott served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where he investigated and tried a wide variety of criminal cases in the areas of RICO, narcotics, money laundering, bank fraud, and credit card fraud.
A former Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Scott has vast experience in all aspects of criminal and civil litigation—from the investigations through trial. He practices before the US District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Second Circuit, the New York State Supreme Court, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other regulatory agencies.
Scott clerked for the Honorable Barbara S. Jones and the Honorable David N. Edelstein in the Southern District of New York. From 2002 to 2007, Scott served as an Assistant US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, where he investigated and tried a wide variety of criminal cases in the areas of RICO, narcotics, money laundering, bank fraud, and credit card fraud.
- JD, Fordham University School of Law
- AB, Colgate University
- New York
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- US District Court, Western District of New York
- US Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut
Related Services
- Represented several executives including the Chief Financial Officer and former Chief Financial Officer of a utilities division of a public company in an SEC investigation.
- Represented several executives of a public financial institution in connection with an SEC investigation into off-platform communications.
- Represented a public technology company in a DOJ investigation.
- Represented several executives of an investment bank in connection with a FINRA investigation.
- Represented an executive of a public company in a DOJ investigation alleging violations of the antitrust laws in connection with "no-poach" agreements.
- Represented a trader at an investment bank in connection with an investigation by the DOJ, the SEC and FINRA.
- Represented the CEO of a REIT in an investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented the company and several executives, including the CEO, of a resale company in a DOJ criminal antitrust price fixing investigation.
- Advised a clean energy company in a New Jersey Attorney General’s Office investigation.
- Advised a former Chief Risk Officer of a public company in an SEC investigation.
- Represented a publicly held manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood products in connection with investigations by the DOJ and SEC.
- Represented an individual in an insider trading prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York.
- Represented a global food distribution company in a grand jury investigation related to alleged OFAC violations.
- Represented a former employee of an investment bank in a theft-of-government- property prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented a former broker in an insider trading trial by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented several executives in the FIFA investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York.
- Represented an executive of a public company in an FCPA investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented a former investment banker in an insider trading prosecution by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina.
- Advised a hedge fund executive in an insider trading investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented the former Chief Financial Officer of a financial services company in a criminal securities fraud, accounting fraud, wire fraud and money laundering prosecution brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Represented the Chief Executive Officer of a health network in a bribery prosecution brought by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
- Represented an individual accused of violating the Arms Export Control Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Related News & Insights
-
Media Mentions
12/15/2023
Arrival of Scott Morvillo, Ellen Murphy, Richard Morvillo, and Nicole Lloret at Seyfarth Featured in Seven Media Outlets
-
Firm News
12/11/2023
Seyfarth Expands Financial Services, Regulatory & White Collar Litigation Capabilities by Adding Four Lawyers in Litigation Team from Stroock
- Recognized by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for White-Collar (2013-2023)
- International Who’s Who of Business Crime Defence Lawyers (2013-2023)
- Listed in New York Super Lawyers (2012-2023)
- Co-Author, “Legalization and Immigration: How Will New York’s New Cannabis Law Apply in the Context of Federal Removal Proceedings?,” PLI Chronicle (June 1, 2022)
- Co-Author, “The Art of Preparing a Witness,” American Bar Association (April 19, 2021)
- Co-Author, “A Divided Court Limits Relief for Lawful Permanent Residents Facing Deportation,” Practising Law Institute (May 18, 2020)
- Co-Author, “Lessons from Michael Cohen v. United States: Criminal Defendants Should Not Be at the Mercy of Technology for Privilege Review,” New York Law Journal (January 18, 2019)
- Co-Chair, “PLI, Internal Investigations 2023,” (June 29, 2023)
- Moderator, “ALM, Effectively Responding to Government Investigations” (September 29, 2022)
- Chairperson, “PLI, Internal Investigations 2022,” (September 28-29, 2022)
- Moderator, “PLI, Internal Investigations: Regulators Roundtable,” (September 29, 2022)
- Speaker, “PLI, Cancellation of Removal and Other Relief for the Criminal Defendant in Removal Proceedings,” (July 21, 2022)
- Speaker, “PLI, Defending Immigration Removal Proceedings 2020,” (July 23, 2020)
- Speaker, “Technology’s Impact on the Legal and Financial Sectors,” Lawyers and Wall Street Associations (June 19, 2019)
- Speaker, “Lessons from ‘Michael Cohen v. United States,” Celesq (March 13, 2019)
- Speaker, “Insider Trading: ’Tippee’ Liability under United States v. Newman,” Federal Bar Council (February 4, 2016)
- Speaker, “Restitution and Forfeiture with Judge Failla,” Federal Bar Council (October 15, 2015)
- Speaker, “Asset Forfeiture Program,” Federal Bar Council (February 2014)
- Speaker, “PLI Annual Institute on Internal Investigations,” (June 2013)
- Speaker, “ABA 2013 Litigation Section Annual Conference,” (April 2013)