About Robert J.
Robert J. Scott studied economics and philosophy at Austin College, earning his B.A. in 1989. He went on to graduate from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in 1993. Those educational years laid the groundwork for a practice that blends legal evaluation with awareness to technical and business detail.
He started his professional legal career following law school and rose to a leadership role at Scott & Scott, LLP. In 1999 he have become managing shareholder. That submit has involved both the administrative demands of operating a company and the day-to-day work of representing clients in complicated things. Over time he has added federal admissions that expand where he can seem on behalf of clients.
Mr. Scott is licensed to the Texas bar and to more than one federal courts. His federal admissions include the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, the Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, and two appellate courts: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Eighth Circuit. Those credentials mirror a practice that regularly intersects with federal procedural and substantive issues.
His practice has developed around technology, licensing and data security things. He holds certifications that speak to practical, technical components of that work: he is a Microsoft Software Asset Management Certified Professional and a Certified ISO 19770 Practitioner through IBSMA. Those credentials tell his strategy to software program asset audits and licensing reviews, as well as compliance projects.
Scott has maintained an active presence in expert and enterprise circles. He is a current member of the Dallas Bar Association Computer Law Section and participates within the State Bar of Texas Data Security and Privacy team. He has additionally served at the board of Managed Service Providers since 2004. Those affiliations maintain him engaged with advancements in cyber problems, privacy regulation and technology management.
Colleagues describe him as steady and pragmatic in litigation and advisory settings. He handles licensing disputes, audit responses and agreement work that touches on software and IT service preparations, and he prepares clients for regulatory and contractual obligations. He continues to steer things at Scott & Scott, LLP while overseeing firm operations.
He keeps a practice that centers on software program licensing, asset control, and information security issues.
