Z Scott is a partner and seasoned trial lawyer. She has substantial experience representing companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation, corporate internal investigations (including matters related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act), counseling on corporate compliance matters and white collar criminal defense. Her federal civil and criminal litigation experience includes having taken more than 40 mostly jury trials to verdict in federal court and handling matters in the areas of accounting and commercial fraud, discrimination claims, public corruption, civil tax appeals and criminal tax prosecutions, money-laundering and investment, and financial institution fraud. She has also led and represented companies in complex and extensive government regulatory and criminal grand jury investigations. Ms. Scott has experience in appellate practice and has briefed and argued cases before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.