R. Scott Garley is the Co-Administrative Director in charge of the firm’s New York Office. He is a member of the firm’s Commercial & Criminal Litigation Department, Team Leader of its Securities Litigation practice, and Co-Chair of its Private Equity and Hedge Fund Team. Mr. Garley also is a member of the firm’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance Committee.
Mr. Garley focuses his practice on litigation, arbitration, investigations and counseling in connection with securities transactions and regulatory matters, directors and officers liability and corporate governance matters, executive compensation and employment matters, business tort claims and complex commercial disputes.
Areas of Focus
Securities Litigation
R. Scott Garley is a member of the Gibbons Commercial & Criminal Litigation Department and Chair of its Securities Litigation Team. Mr. Garley focuses his practice on litigation, arbitration, investigations and counseling in connection with securities transactions and regulatory matters, directors and officers liability and corporate governance matters, executive compensation and employment matters, business tort claims, and complex commercial disputes.
Credentials
Education
Fordham University School of Law (J.D.)
- Editor, Fordham International Law Journal
Colgate University (A.B., cum laude)
Professional Admissions
State of New York
State of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Supreme Court of the United States
Professional Activities
American Bar Association
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Monmouth Bar Association
Civic/Charitable Activities
Monmouth County Advisory Board of Catholic Charities (Diocese of Trenton)
Board Member
Navesink Country Club
Board of Governors
Affordable Housing Alliance
Board Member
Christian Brothers Academy
Trustee
Christian Brothers Academy Alumni Association
Board Member and former President