EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, J.D., 1987

Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, B.A., With Distinction, 1982

 
 

ADMITTED

Pennsylvania 2003

Virginia 1988

U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Morristown, New Jersey

 
Lawyers / Professionals
 
Scott C. Oostdyk
Partner
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.4743
F: 804.698.2133
soostdyk@mcguirewoods.com

Mr. Oostdyk has represented businesses and corporations in contract, products and technology disputes, land use issues and a variety of pollution problems including water and hazardous substance cases. He counsels clients on e-commerce strategy development, contract negotiation, litigation avoidance planning and provides litigation advice. He is a frequent commentator and lecturer on online contracting issues, including the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), and Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA), and the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-Sign).

He also practices general commercial litigation, having tried numerous cases to verdict, and argued numerous appeals. He has represented local governments in general litigation matters and has extensive experience with railroad and transportation litigation. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the University of Virginia School of Law. In 1996-1997, he served former Virginia Governor George Allen as Virginia's deputy secretary of Health and Human Resources, where he managed 12 health, social service and environmental agencies with a combined $4 billion in budget.


Practices & Industries Honors
  • Named One of the “Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2009
  • Named One of Virginia's "Legal Elite," Virginia Business Magazine, 2007
  • Appointed by Governor George Allen to his Task Force on Workforce Development, 1997
  • Named one of "Twenty One Young Lawyers Leading Us Into the Twenty First Century" by the American Bar Association, 1995
  • Received the Virginia Bar Association's Burnette Award as Young Lawyer of the Year, 1994
  • U.S. Department of Justice Award for Public Service, 1992
Previous Experience
  • Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1996-1997
Publications
  • "The Year 2000 Problem: A Primer on Select Issues Facing Virginia's Commercial Lawyers," The Journal of Civil Litigation, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
  • "Federal Government Poised to Create More 'Year 2000' Legal Threats" (co-authored with Hon. George Allen), Legal Opinion Letter, June 5, 1998, Vol. 8, No.13
  • "Present Valuing Future Wage Loss: Who has the Burden of Proof," National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel's Bulletin
  • "The Four Horseman of Mitigation of Damages: the Americans with Disabilities Act, Surveillance, Rehabilitation and Vocational Placement," National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel's Bulletin
Seminars
  • "The Year 2000 Technology Problem," Electric Power Research Institute, San Diego, California, Fall 1999
  • "Computer Risks in the New Millennium: Concerns and Solutions, " Spring 2000
Professional Affiliations
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Coordinator, Virginia Health and Human Resources Year 2000 Task Force
  • Coordinator, Virginia's health and environmental response to the pfiesteria picada outbreak, 1997
  • National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
  • Lex Mundi, Transportation Committee
  • Richmond Bar Association, Community Drug Programs Committee, Chairman, 1991-1993
  • Princeton Association of Virginia, President, 1993-1995