Scot is the Vice Chair of Reed Smith's Life Sciences Health Industry Group, practicing in the area of health care regulatory law. Scot's practice encompasses a variety of health law matters with a focus on fraud and abuse issues. He has represented and defended health care companies in lawsuits, regulatory, and program integrity matters before the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the United States Department of Justice, the HHS Office of Inspector General, health care program auditors such as ZPICs, and various state agencies. He has also negotiated numerous government settlements and corporate integrity agreements.
Scot has also structured arrangements for a wide variety of health care providers and suppliers, and he provides regulatory counseling in the context of health care corporate mergers and acquisitions, including certificate of need and licensure issues.