Scott Danner’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts, including disputes involving trade secrets, private equity transactions, antitrust claims, and secured debt. Since becoming a partner at Holwell Shuster & Goldberg in 2020, Scott has first-chaired trials in federal and state court and secured multiple eight-figure verdicts for his clients.
Scott’s previous engagements include securities-related matters, fiduciary duty claims, bankruptcy and distressed debt litigation, reinsurance disputes, cross-border matters, and white-collar defense. He also has extensive experience representing clients in New York appellate courts, including successful appeals to the New York Court of Appeals and the Appellate Division, First Department. Scott is actively involved in HSG’s pro bono practice, and regularly represents indigent criminal defendants on appeal. He is also an active member of HSG’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee. He has also served as the co-chair of the Appellate Courts Committee of the New York County Lawyers Association.
Scott was lead trial counsel for aerospace start-up Zunum Aero Inc., winning a jury verdict in May 2024 finding Boeing liable for $81.3 million for misappropriating substantial trade secrets related to the development of electric and hybrid-electric aircrafts. In August 2025, after a Washington federal judge nullified the jury award, the Ninth Circuit reinstated the verdict in full for Zunum. He has represented Valassis Communications, a MacAndrews & Forbes company, as plaintiff in a jury trial in the Southern District of New York involving a massive antitrust claim against News Corp. and its subsidiaries and led a damages trial team that secured a $70 million win on behalf of investment fund client Melody Business Finance involving loans defaulted on by financier Philip Falcone. Scott has also secured multiple notable wins before New York’s highest court, including a landmark reinsurance decision and a reversal of a conviction in a highly-politicized criminal prosecution.
Scott has been recognized as a Litigation Trailblazer by The National Law Journal, a leading Antitrust Lawyer and Leading Litigator by Lawdragon, and an “amazing trial lawyer” by his clients, as reported by Legal 500. He was also recommended in Legal 500’s guide for his litigation work and recognized by The American Lawyer and Law360 for his recent trial wins.
Scott clerked for the Hon. Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York and the Hon. Robert S. Smith of the New York Court of Appeals. He started his career in private practice at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as a litigation associate.
Updated Sep 2025
