Scott Ortwein is co-leader of Alston & Bird’s Corporate Transactions Department and co-leader of the Firm’s Public Company Securities Practice. Mr. Ortwein’s practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Ortwein has represented over 40 public companies in a variety of industries in the areas of corporate governance, securities compliance, public and private securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions. Specifically, Mr. Ortwein has represented public companies and investment banks in over 50 public equity and debt securities offerings with proceeds of over $25 billion and has been involved in more than 75 public and private company mergers, acquisitions and dispositions with consideration of over $15 billion. Mr. Ortwein is also a frequent speaker and author on topics ranging from complicated business combination issues to securities regulation and reforms.

Mr. Ortwein is listed in a number of publications as a leading corporate attorney, including Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Best Lawyers in America in the practice areas of Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Securities Regulation. Mr. Ortwein received his M.B.A. and J.D. from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.