McGregor "Greg" Scott, a partner in Orrick's Sacramento office, is a member of the Litigation Group, focusing on white collar criminal defense and corporate investigations. Mr. Scott, a former United States Attorney, is an experienced trial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience as a prosecutor.
Mr. Scott was nominated by President George W. Bush as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California in 2003 and served in that position through 2009. As U.S. Attorney, Mr. Scott ran an office of approximately 75 lawyers who represented the federal government in both criminal and civil matters in the federal courts in Sacramento and Fresno. During his tenure, Mr. Scott's office prosecuted a number of high-profile cases, including what is commonly referred to as the "Lodi terror case" which resulted in a jury trial guilty verdict for material support to terrorists; prosecution of public officials in connection with corruption charges; overseeing the creation and implementation of the Eastern District Mortgage Fraud Task Force, and in fiscal year 2008, Mr. Scott's former office led the nation in the number of individuals indicted for mortgage fraud related activity; a major antitrust investigation which included convictions for violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act; a civil action for fire damage to the National Forests which resulted in a record settlement on behalf of the Department of Agriculture; and a record settlement against Tenet Healthcare for fraudulent Medicare billing based on unnecessary cardiac procedures.
Prior to becoming U.S. Attorney, Mr. Scott served as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County, California from 1989 to 1997, where his prosecutorial experience included gang murder trials. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Scott served as the District Attorney of Shasta County, California, where he was elected twice. In that position, he managed an office of approximately 25 lawyers and 150 support staff and was responsible for issues ranging from the collection of child support to death penalty cases. All told, Mr. Scott has tried nearly 100 cases to jury verdict in his career.
As U.S. Attorney and elected district attorney, Mr. Scott had extensive experience in dealing with national and local media on a variety of issues and can provide effective advice to persons or entities under public scrutiny.
Mr. Scott serves as an adjunct professor of law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of law where he teaches National Security Law.
Mr. Scott retired in 2008 as a lieutenant colonel from the United States Army Reserve after 23 years of service as an infantry officer. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College.
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