Scott Meza has more than 25 years of experience assisting businesses in complex transactions such as mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs of public and private companies, and sophisticated equity and debt financings and recapitalizations. Scott's broad industry experience includes managing a variety of transactions for buyers and sellers of government contractors and technology-based companies in the software, cybersecurity and health care industries. Representative transactions include stock and asset purchases, stock-for-stock combinations, cash-out mergers, tender and exchange offers, management buyouts, distressed company acquisitions (including bankruptcy auctions), corporate spin-offs and divestitures, and corporate governance matters.
Scott regularly represents investors and emerging growth companies in a variety of financing transactions, ranging from preferred stock sales, subordinated debt lending and licensing, and other strategic alliances.
Scott also advises senior management and boards of directors on corporate governance, executive employment and compensation issues and equity incentive plans.
Concentrations
•Public and private company mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, divestitures
•Corporate restructuring and recapitalizations
•Venture capital and private financings
•Executive employment/compensation counseling
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law, 2015-2026
•Listed, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Washington, D.C., 2022
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2014-2025
•Listed, IFLR1000, 'Highly Regarded (Virginia),' M&A, 2018-2025
•Selected, SmartCEO's CPA & ESQ Awards, 'Industry Practice,' 2015
•Team Member, Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of 'America’s Best Corporate Law Firms,' 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013