Biography

Scott Wallace has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of corporate securities, mergers, acquisitions and providing counsel to a broad spectrum of clients with complex business transactions.

Mr. Wallace has completed transactions including:

  • Negotiating mergers and acquisitions involving public and privately held entities
  • Numerous contests for corporate control representing acquiring and target companies involving tender offers and proxy contests
  • Public and private debt and equity offerings
  • Hedge fund investments in public and privately held entities
  • Counseling boards of directors and executive officers relating to fiduciary duties and corporate governance issues
  • SEC compliance

Selected Speeches and Publications

  • Co-Author, "Board of Directors Guide 2010"
  • Author, "Event Risk Covenants in Bond Indentures"

Professional and Community Activities

  • American Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas - Business Law Section
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  • Recognized by Best Lawyers, Woodward/White, Inc., as a "Lawyer of the Year," 2021, 2024-2025
  • Recognized as a Stand-out Lawyer, Acritas Stars, 2020-2021
  • Named one of the Best Lawyers in Dallas by D Magazine, D Magazine Partners, 2019
  • Recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA, Chambers & Partners, 2016
  • Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters - Mergers and Acquisitions, 2009-2019; Securities & Corporate Finance, 2016-2019
  • Included in The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., in Corporate Law, 2012-2022; Commercial Finance Law, 2016-2024
  • Martindale Hubbell® Law Directory with a Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™

Education

J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law, 1979, summa cum laude; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Texas Tech Law Review; Award for highest individual grade on Texas Bar Exam

B.B.A., Accounting, Texas Tech University, 1976, highest honors

Admissions

Texas