Scott H. Richter
Scott Richter represents community banks and other financial service companies in corporate and securities matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and bank regulatory issues.
A partner on our firm’s Corporate and Securities team, Scott serves as a strategic advisor for our clients’ boards of directors and C-Suite executives. He also devotes a significant portion of his practice to counseling our publicly held clients with the reporting, proxy and other disclosure obligations imposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For companies and firms seeking corporate finance advice, Scott represents issuers and underwriters in initial and secondary public securities offerings, as well as private placements of debt and equity securities.
He has been named the Best Lawyers® Richmond’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Securities Regulation (2015), Securities/Capital Markets Law (2020) and Banking and Finance Law (2021). He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law and Securities Regulation (2010-present).
Scott earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin, and a B.B.A. degree in management from the College of William & Mary.
- University of Wisconsin (J.D.), 1994
- University of Virginia School of Law, 1993
- College of William & Mary (BBA), 1986
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Richmond Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- Virginia State Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
- Wisconsin State Bar
The Best Lawyers in America© – Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation (2010-present)
Best Lawyers® – Richmond “Lawyer of the Year,” Securities Regulation (2015), Securities/Capital Markets Law (2020), Banking and Finance Law (2021), Corporate Governance Law (2022)
