Scott B. Luftglass

Scott B. Luftglass is a seasoned litigation attorney whose practice centers on complex corporate disputes, securities litigation, shareholder matters, and corporate governance issues. He advises corporations, boards of directors, special committees, senior executives, and financial sponsors on high-stakes legal challenges involving significant transactions, crisis management, activism defense, internal investigations, and shareholder demands. His experience spans a broad range of industries, allowing him to provide practical guidance in matters that often carry substantial business and reputational consequences.

Scott earned a BA from Yale University and graduated cum laude. He later received a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He is admitted to practice in New York and before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Scott has built a distinguished career representing clients in more than 250 public company mergers and acquisitions transactions and the litigation that frequently accompanies those deals. He has advised boards, special committees, and senior management teams of major public companies, including Aetna, AstraZeneca, Comcast, CVS Health, ExxonMobil, PepsiCo, Roche, TE Connectivity, Tyson Foods, and Warner Chilcott. His practice also includes representing leading financial sponsors such as Apollo Global Management, AEA Investors, CVC, Permira, and Third Point. In addition, he regularly counsels global investment banks, including JPMorgan, Centerview, Evercore, Greenhill, Lazard, and Morgan Stanley.

Scott is widely recognized for his knowledge of securities litigation, corporate governance, and merger-related disputes. Beyond client work, he frequently speaks at leading legal conferences and has lectured at Yale Law School and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He is also a lead author of Takeover Defense: Mergers and Acquisitions and co-authors the mergers and acquisitions chapter in Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts.

Scott B. Luftglass is known for combining deep legal knowledge with sound judgment in complex corporate matters. His work reflects a commitment to strategic advocacy, careful analysis, and practical solutions for clients facing significant litigation, governance, and transactional challenges.

Law Office Affiliations

• Vice Chairman, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
• Member, American College of Governance Counsel

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• University of Virginia School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Yale University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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