Scott Marrah is the leader of the firm’s White Collar Crime & Special Investigations team and has extensive experience in the areas of white collar criminal defense, internal, criminal and SEC investigations, and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Marrah has significant trial and appellate experience gained from years as both a federal prosecutor and a defense attorney in private practice.

Prior to joining the firm, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he successfully investigated and prosecuted a wide array of federal offenses in the areas of terrorism and national security, securities fraud, RICO, white collar crime, money laundering, export control and commerce violations, organized crime, trademark infringement and counterfeiting, mail, wire and bank fraud and international narcotics. As an Assistant United States Attorney, Mr. Marrah had numerous jury trials, bench trials, and hearings in federal court and also briefed and argued appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Before serving as a prosecutor, Mr. Marrah was a partner in an international law firm where he handled internal corporate investigations, white collar criminal defense, False Claims Act cases and complex business litigation matters. He also handled matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, healthcare, environmental and SEC issues.

After law school, Mr. Marrah clerked for the Honorable Alice M. Batchelder of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Mr. Marrah was recognized as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Criminal Law in 2008, 2011 and 2012 by SuperLawyers magazine. He was also named to Georgia Trend's "Legal Elite" list for Criminal Law in 2011 and the two years immediately preceding.

Professional & Community Activities

Atlanta Bar Association, Member

Georgia Bar Association, Member

Education

  • Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, J.D. (1993)
    with honors
  • Ohio State University, B.A. (1990)
    summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Not Licensed in New York
  • Georgia (1998)
  • Ohio (1993)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (2007)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2005)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1999)
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (1995)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1994)

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6609
f +1 404.541.3180
The Grace Building, 1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY, 10036-7703
USA
t +1 212.775.8745

Scott L. Marrah

Experience Highlights

Securities Exchange Act and shareholder-related derivative suits for several publicly traded companies
Represented several publicly traded companies in defense of shareholder class actions alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act and more
Fraud relating to Internet usage for a Fortune 500 company
Advised a Fortune 500 company on fraud relating to internet usage as well as email communications. more
Internal investigation involving an employee kickback scheme
Conducted internal investigation for a Fortune 100 company involving an employee kickback scheme. more
Fraud investigation into officer malfeasance of a medical group
Led an internal investigation into a fraudulent scheme conducted by an officer of a medical group. more