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Scott E. Westwood
Partner 
EQT Plaza
swestwood@mcguirewoods.com625 Liberty Avenue, 23rd Floor Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3142 F: 412.402.4191    |
Mr. Westwood practices in the corporate, transactional and securities areas, and has experience representing both private and public companies with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, bank financings, and business planning and structuring.
He has also served as business counsel and assistant secretary for a Fortune 500 company where he was responsible for transactional, SEC reporting, commercial and environmental matters. His experience spans many industry groups including specialty metals and steel, electronics, personal health care and consumer products, chemical, oil and gas, plastics, and equipment manufacturers.
- Served as acting general counsel for $3 billion revenue NASDAQ-listed company.
- Lead lawyer representing Esmark Incorporated (NASDAQ:ESMK) against a hostile takeover attempt and ultimate sale valued at $1.2 billion.
- Lead lawyer in hostile proxy contest to elect an entire slate of 11 directors to the board of Wheeling Pittsburgh Corporation (NASDAQ:WPSC).
- Lead lawyer for Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY) in various transactions valued at more than $1 billion.
- Lead lawyer for a Carlyle Group portfolio company in various acquisitions.
- Lead lawyer for Carlyle Group in sale of its Water Pik companies.
- Lead lawyer for Pittsburgh-based bank in its acquisition of another financial institution.
- Represented management team of pool product company in its $300 million recapitalization.
- Represented companies in transactions in Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Canada.
- Regularly advise reporting companies regarding regulatory obligations including compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related matters.
- Represented numerous issuers in their sales of equity and debt securities in both public and private offerings.
- Securities & Corporate Finance
- Corporate Governance
- Technology & Software
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Life Sciences
- Private Equity & Venture Capital
- Emerging Company & Venture Capital Group
- Board of Partners, 2007-Present
- Associates Committee, 2007-2008
- Advisory Committee, 2005-2008
- Shareholder, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, PC
- Counsel, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
- Associate, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP
- American Bar Association
- American Society of Corporate Secretaries
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
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EDUCATION University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, J.D., cum laude, 1991
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, M.S. Pharmacology and Toxicology, magna cum laude, 1988 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, B.S. Chemistry, magna cum laude,1986 ADMITTED Pennsylvania 1991 PLACE OF BIRTH Columbus, Ohio |