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 for the Eastern District of California, is an experienced trial lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience as a prosecutor. He has tried nearly 100 cases to jury verdict.
As U.S. Attorney and an 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. Representative examples of Mr. Scott’s experience since joining Orrick include the following.
- Representing a major sports figure in a criminal investigation in California which resulted in no charges being filed.
- Representing two political professionals in a criminal investigation by a state Attorney General on the East Coast which resulted in no charges being filed.
- Acting as receiver in a criminal fraud case being prosecuted by the California Attorney General’s Office.
As U.S. Attorney from 2003 to 2009, 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 the following.
- The “Lodi terror case” which resulted in a jury trial guilty verdict for material support to terrorists.
- Overseeing the creation and implementation of the Eastern District Mortgage Fraud Task Force—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.
- A record settlement against Tenet Healthcare for fraudulent Medicare billing based on unnecessary cardiac procedures.
From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Scott served as the District Attorney of Shasta County, California, where he was elected twice. Mr. Scott also served as a Deputy District Attorney in Contra Costa County, California from 1989 to 1997, where his prosecutorial experience included gang murder trials. While a prosecutor, Mr. Scott served on numerous California District Attorney Association and U.S. Department of Justice committees, including as chair of the California D.A. Association Board of Directors, as a member of the U.S. Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, and as chair of the U.S. Attorneys’ Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Committee.
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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