Scott Bennett focuses his practice on venture capital and growth equity transactions, IPOs and other capital markets transactions, public company representations and other corporate matters. He is Co‑Head of the Venture Capital & Growth Equity Practice and Co‑Head of the Digital Assets Practice.
He is a leading practitioner in the technology, fintech, digital assets and artificial intelligence spaces. He has also counseled numerous clients in the consumer, energy, energy transition, life sciences, shipping and transportation sectors.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2026 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2025 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2024 | Corporate, M&A |
| The 2022 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2022 | Corporate, M&A |
| Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America | 2021 | Corporate, M&A |
Notable work highlights include:
- IPOs, direct listings, spin-offs and other similar new public listing transactions for companies such as Alcon, AOL, Bitdeer, Costamare Bulkers, Galaxy Digital, GasLog Partners, Global Brass and Copper, GrafTech International, Jose Cuervo, Radius Global Infrastructure, Robinhood and Symetra Financial
- Company-side venture financings such as Quibi’s $750 million Series C private financing and Robinhood’s $3.4 billion private placement of convertible notes and warrants, and venture investor representations including Brevan Howard Digital, Bristol Myers Squibb, D.E. Shaw, Paradigm and Thrive Capital
- Representations of companies, investors and other clients in the blockchain and digital assets space, including Bitdeer on SEC issues related to its de‑SPAC transaction, Brevan Howard in its investment in a venture financing round for Ripple, Circle on regulatory matters related to its IPO, Robinhood in its IPO, Silvergate Bank in its wind‑down of operations and chapter 11 bankruptcy, Art Blocks in connection with a venture financing round and the underwriters in the first U.S. public offering by Galaxy Digital
- Other equity and debt offerings for companies such as Alcoa, Alcon, Cencora, Cornerstone Chemical, Costamare, Galaxy Digital, GasLog, GasLog Partners, Hain Celestial, Hess Midstream, Marathon Oil, Marathon Petroleum, MPLX, Phillips 66, Qualcomm, Sherwin‑Williams and Weyerhaeuser
- Mergers and acquisitions transactions such as GasLog’s take‑private transaction with BlackRock’s Global Energy & Power Infrastructure Fund and its subsequent acquisition of GasLog Partners and Star Bulk’s $2.1 billion combination with Eagle Bulk Shipping
Bennett is a frequent speaker and author on a range of legal topics pertaining to finance, capital markets, venture capital and emerging companies, as well as developments in the areas of fintech and digital assets.