Scott J. Vail, Counsel, Private Equity Transactions

Scott Vail’s practice focuses on private equity, special situations and distressed M&A transactions.

Scott represents investment funds, asset managers and public and private companies on transactional matters and other complex business transactions, including private equity investments, cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A), divestitures of subsidiaries and business segments, structured preferred equity financing, warrants, equity co-investments and other strategic transactions across a broad range of industries.

He has significant experience representing public and private companies, investment funds and lenders in the corporate and transactional aspects of in- and out-of-court restructurings, including Section 363 sales, debt for equity exchanges and reorganized company corporate governance.

Prior to joining Akin, Scott was an associate in the special situations and private credit group of another international law firm based in Boston.