About The Instructor
Scott Hessell has represented clients in complex commercial disputes throughout the country in both state and federal courts, as well as arbitration tribunals. He co-leads Sperling & Slater's tax shelter liability practice which is focused on professional liability claims arising out of tax shelter transactions. Mr. Hessell's specialized tax shelter liability practice has successfully recovered in excess of $100,000,000 for the firm's clients from the professionals who designed, marketed and implemented sham tax strategies in the late 1990's and early 2000's. Mr. Hessell's pertinent litigation experiences have included:• $65,500,000 Jury Verdict against Big4 Accounting firm related to their involvement in a "Midco" tax shelter transaction (August 2023)
• $20,000,000 Jury Verdict against Walmart in Arkansas state court (March 2023);
• Dozens of FINRA arbitrations against Deutsche Bank related to its involvement in implementing illegal tax shelter transactions;
• Jury verdict against law firm and its insurance carrier in Wisconsin state court related to "Midco" tax shelter transaction
Prior to joining Sperling & Slater in 2006, Mr. Hessell spent four years as a litigation associate at the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis, and also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Karen LeCraft Henderson (D.C. Cir.).
J.D. with Honors, University of Chicago Law School; B.A., Political Science University of Michigan