C. Scott Lent

Scott Lent chairs Arnold & Porter’s U.S. Antitrust/Competition practice group. His practice spans antitrust litigation, government investigations, transactions and counseling across industries that include media and entertainment, sports, telecommunications, building materials, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. His work frequently brings together questions of enforcement, regulation and market structure.

Scott represents clients in complex litigation and in civil and criminal investigations involving alleged price-fixing, tying, monopolization, no-poach agreements, price discrimination and other restraints of trade. His litigation experience includes class actions and the defense of civil cases that run alongside, or follow, government competition investigations. In those matters, he prepares for and coordinates the civil defense with attention to regulatory engagement and clients’ business priorities.

In mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, Scott manages antitrust issues throughout the transaction process. He represents clients before the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general and foreign regulators, advising on regulatory approval and responses to agency scrutiny. He also counsels clients on day-to-day competition questions, including antitrust compliance, competitor collaborations, unilateral conduct and proposed business strategies.

Scott also heads the firm’s Sports Law Practice, advising sports leagues, teams and labor organizations on investigatory, litigation and transactional matters. Clients quoted by Chambers USA have noted his practical approach, judgment, responsiveness and credibility with antitrust regulators.

• Major pharmaceutical manufacturer in several strategic life sciences transactions. 
• Johnson Brothers Liquor Company in multiple transactions, including its acquisition of certain of Maverick Beverage Company’s distribution operations. . 
• HarperCollins Publishers in multiple transactions.
• Fresenius Kabi in its acquisition of Ivenix Inc., a venture-backed smart infusion pump developer.
• American Securities, a global private equity firm, in the sale of Milk Specialties Global to Butterfly.

• Novartis in the sale to Mylan of its global cystic fibrosis products, including the TOBI® Podhaler and TOBI® solution, for US$463 million.
• AM General LLC, a global leader in ground vehicle systems, in its sale to KPS Capital Partners.
• General Electric in the US$1.05 Billion sale of its value-based care (VBC) division to Veritas Capital.
• Komatsu Ltd. in its US$2.9 billion acquisition of high-productivity mining equipment company, Joy Global.
• Ingersoll-Rand plc in its acquisition of GPSI Holdings, a leading provider of telematics solutions, from Falconhead Capital.
• ViaPath Technologies in its acquisition of Telmate.
• Pfizer in a worldwide licensing agreement with OPKO Health Inc., granting Pfizer exclusive rights to develop and commercialize OPKO's long-acting human growth hormone (hGH-CTP).
• Aduro BioTech in a US$750 million collaboration with Novartis for the worldwide research, development and commercialization of novel immuno-oncology products.
• Aduro BioTech in an exclusive worldwide license for its LADD immunotherapy platform for use by used by Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Biotech unit.

• J.D., New York University School of Law, 1999
• B.S., Psychology and History, Union College, 1994

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• Vice Chair Financial Committee, Former Chair of Antitrust Law Developments, American Bar Association Antitrust Section

• Member, Executive Committee, NYSBA Antitrust Section

• Member, Federal Civil Enforcement, Health Care & Pharmaceuticals, Joint Conduct, Media & Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Trade, Sports & Professional Associations, and Unilateral Conduct Legal and Industry Committees, American Bar Association

• Member, NYU School of Law, Law Alumni Association Board of Trustees

• Member, Lawyers Alliance of New York, Board of Directors (2016-2022)