Scot Hill

Experience

Mergers and Acquisitions

Scot has led many transactions involving the acquisition and divestiture of private and public companies in regulated and unregulated industries, including trucking, e-commerce services, insurance services and consumer money transfer services. Scot has represented buyers and sellers in a diverse array of businesses, such as consumer products, firearms and accessories, retail propane, natural gas storage facilities, ethanol production, railroads and grain elevators. For example, Scot has:

• Represented an engineering firm in the rollup of other engineering firms.
• Represented numerous public and private firearms and ammunition companies in acquisitions and divestitures.
• Represented an insurance services company in the rollup of numerous other insurance services companies.
• Represented a private company in its rollup of numerous small digital marketing companies (followed by the sale of the private company itself).
• Represented a public company in its purchase of numerous consumer money transfer companies.
• Represented a private company in the sale of its factoring business.
• Represented a private company in the sale of its microelectronics business.
• Represented a short line railroad in connection with its purchase of other short line railroads.

Joint Ventures

Scot has significant experience in negotiating and documenting joint venture arrangements. For example, Scot has:

• Assisted with joint ventures in connection with major capital projects, biomedical devices, grain terminals, concrete manufacturing, water infrastructure facilities, and crude processing transloading facilities.
• Assisted with joint ventures involving service companies, including e-commerce, title insurance, and railcar repair services.

Commercial Contracts

Scot has extensive experience negotiating and drafting complex commercial agreements used in many industries (e.g., agricultural and energy commodities, sports sponsorship and naming rights agreements, and various service provider agreements).

News

Speaking Engagements

"Representation and Warranty Insurance"

"Governance Issues in Joint Ventures"

"Commercial Contracts Update"

"M&A Update"

"Proper Organization and Staffing of Subsidiaries"

"Due Diligence for Corporate Transactions"

"Negotiating and Drafting Employment Agreements"

"Choice of Entity and LLC Basics"

“Applied Modern Legal Drafting”

“Legal Writing Workshop”

“Legal Writing Style and Usage”

Publications

Co-author of "UCC Article 2A - Leases of Goods," Missouri Practice Series: Methods of Practice – Transaction Guide, Fourth Edition, West Publishing Company.

Co-author of "Buying or Selling a Business," Missouri Practice Series: Methods of Practice – Transaction Guide, Fourth Edition, West Publishing Company.