Scott Hilsen is a partner who represents companies and individuals in securities and business-related litigation. Mr. Hilsen also is a Certified Fraud Examiner and serves as special counsel to companies in connection with internal and government investigations. He works with the firm’s Special Matters and Investigations Steering Committee, and is the Vice-Chair of the Forensic Accounting Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy at Georgia Southern University.
Mr. Hilsen is a founder and Co-Chair of the Securities and Corporate Litigation subsection of the Atlanta Bar Association. He has been chosen by Law and Politics as a Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Mr. Hilsen is the co-editor of Alston & Bird’s The Fraud Reporter newsletter, and he hosts an annual seminar on managing the risks of corporate fraud and misconduct.
Mr. Hilsen received his J.D., cum laude, in 1993 from Georgia State University, where he was the Managing Editor of the Georgia State University Law Review. He received an M.B.A. in 1993 from Georgia State University and a B.A. in Criminology and Law in 1989 from the University of Florida.