Scott Scheinberg represents high-profile clients in multimillion dollar disputes and class action litigation and defends clients who are the subject of government investigations. He has taken and defended depositions, drafted motions and briefs, conducted witness interviews, and managed discovery.
Scott has helped companies navigate a wide variety of investigations on topics ranging from environmental compliance to financial and accounting fraud. He is a part of Jones Day teams that have defended companies against civil and criminal investigations brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and state attorneys general. Most recently, Scott helped a Fortune 100 company avoid an SEC enforcement action related to a cyber incident. Scott also represents Experian, one of the three national consumer credit reporting agencies, in individual consumer credit litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Scott actively participates in the Pro Se Pro Bono ADR Program in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, where he advises pro se litigants for purposes of alternative dispute resolution. He also serves on the board of directors of the Thelma Lovette YMCA, is the advisor to the Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter at Carnegie Mellon University, and is the president of Pittsburgh's University of Delaware Alumni Club.
Experience
Additional Publications
- March 11, 2021
The Fix Is In: Protect Consumers, Sports in Emerging Online Betting Industry, JURIST - September 28, 2018
Newcomer tax: welcome to the neighborhood, Lawyers Journal
Speaking Engagements
- July 27, 2021
Best Practices in Litigation Document Management, Fact Development and Deposition Preparation - July 13, 2021
Best Practices in Litigation Document Management, Document Production - June 8, 2021
Best Practices in Litigation Document Management, Second Level Review and Privilege Review - May 4, 2021
Best Practices in Litigation Document Management, Review Protocols and First Level Review - April 13, 2021
Best Practices in Litigation Document Management, Custodian Interviews and Collection - April 2020
A Pittsburgh Foundation Series: Information for Nonprofits Navigating COVID-19 - October 30, 2019
University of Pittsburgh School of Law: ADR in the Federal Courts, Guest Lecturer - November 9, 2017
Point Park University Culture in the Classroom: How the First Amendment Protects Students, Guest Lecturer
- University of Pittsburgh (J.D. cum laude 2016; Order of the Coif; Editor in Chief, Law Review; Samuel J. Goldstein, Esquire, Scholarship; Benjamin & Ida Mann Scholarship); University of Delaware (B.A. in Political Science Education magna cum laude 2013; Phi Beta Kappa; Commencement Speaker; National Society of Collegiate Scholars)
- Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania