Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Scott L. Fredericksen is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he is a member of the White Collar Defense and Securities, Enforcement & Litigation Practices. He is chair of the Securities Litigation & White Collar Practice.

Mr. Fredericksen brings more than 30 years of litigation experience to the firm. His practice at Foley is concentrated on white collar defense.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Fredericksen served as special counsel to the U.S. Attorney. In this capacity, he advised and counseled on cases, investigations, special projects and other sensitive matters. Mr. Fredericksen also was a managing partner and chair of a practice group at Stoel Rives' Seattle office, where he focused on general civil litigation and white collar criminal defense.

Previously, Mr. Fredericksen was associate independent counsel in the Office of Independent Counsel in Washington, D.C., serving as trial counsel in the criminal investigation of alleged fraud at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under former Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr.

Mr. Fredericksen also served the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, and later for the Eastern District of Virginia. While in these positions, his trial experience included the full spectrum of federal criminal matters, including white collar cases.

Mr. Fredericksen graduated from the University of North Dakota (B.A., cum laude, 1974). He received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law (1977).

He is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Illinois, and Washington and is a member of the Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court. In 2000 and 2001, Washington Law and Politics chose Mr. Fredericksen as one of Seattle's Super Lawyers. He is also listed in the 2009 and 2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

Mr. Fredericksen appeared frequently in the news media and television as an expert commentator on federal criminal prosecutions, including the NY Times, The Washington Post, CNN, Court TV, and MSNBC Hardball.

Among some of the more significant matters Mr. Fredericksen has handled are:

Areas of Practice

• Securities Enforcement & Litigation
• White Collar Defense

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1978
• Washington, 1994
• Illinois, 1977
• District of Columbia, 1985
• Virginia, 1991

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Edward Bennett Williams American Inn of Court (Member)

Honors and Awards

• "Seattle's Super Lawyers" Washington Law and Politics

Classes and Seminars

• Instructor in Law, Advanced Legal Research, Chicago Kent College of Law, 1981 - 1983

Past Employment Positions

• Office of the Independent Counsel, Washington, District of Columbia, Associate, 1991 - 1994
• United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Virginia, 1989 - 1991
• United States Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, 1984 - 1989
• Stoel Rives, Seattle, Managing Partner
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under Former Secretary Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Trial Counsel

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1977
  J.D.
• University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1974
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude

Address

3000 K Street, N.W.
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20007

Phones

(202) 295-4799

Faxes

(202) 672-5399

Emails

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Websites

http://www.foley.com