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R. Scott Cohen

Of Counsel

Email

scott.cohen@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 214 271 5606

Offices

Dallas

V-CARD
Scott’s practice concentrates on national and international private and public mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and corporate governance advice.

Scott’s clients come from various industries including energy and energy services, technology, manufacturing, and consumer/beverage products.

Scott is a founding member and director of the Texas Business Law Foundation and former chairman of the Corporation Laws Committee of the Texas State Bar.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • J.F. Lehman & Company in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Heritage-Crystal Clean Inc.
  • SAP in the $12.5 billion sale of Qualtrics International Inc. to Silver Lake.
  • The Schusterman family in its $7.2 billion sale of Samson Investment Company to KKR.
  • Texas Instruments in its $6.5 billion acquisition of National Semiconductor.
  • Tokyo Electron in its attempted $29 billion merger-of-equals with Applied Materials.
  • Representation of Tire Rack in its sale to Discount Tires.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor in its $1 billion investment in ASML.
  • Bridgestone in its $947 million tender offer for Pep Boys.
  • Viasystems Group in its $927 million sale to TTM Technologies.
  • Hicks Equity Partners in its $558 million sale of Latrobe Specialty Metals to Carpenter Technology.
  • Capital Southwest in its tax-free spin-off of CSW Industrials.
  • Texas Instruments in its $7.6 billion acquisition of Burr-Brown.
  • Texas Instruments in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Unitrode.
  • Pilgrim’s Pride in its $2.8 billion chapter 11 sale to JBS.
  • Berg Electronics in its $1.85 billion sale to Framatome Connectors.
  • Dr Pepper/Seven-Up in its $1.3 billion leveraged recapitalization.
  • Morningstar Group in its $960 million sale to Suiza Foods.
  • Hicks & Haas in its acquisition of Dr Pepper Company from Forstmann Little.
  • Hick & Haas in its acquisition of Seven-Up Company from Philip Morris.
  • Hick & Haas in its acquisition of A&W Brands from Citicorp.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Founding member and director, Texas Business Law Foundation
  • Former chairman, Corporation Laws Committee, The State Bar of Texas

Awards

  • Private Practice Powerlist – M&A | United States, Legal500, 2024
  • A leading lawyer in Corporate/M&A – Texas, Chambers USA, 2002-2023
  • “Dealmaker of the Week”, The American Lawyer, 2011
  • Recognized numerous times as a leading lawyer for Corporate/M&A in Texas by Chambers Global, Best Lawyers in America, and Legal 500 US

Qualifications

Admissions

Texas , 1979

Academic

J.D., Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, 1979

 

B.B.A. (with honors), The University of Texas at Arlington, 1976
Order of Barristers
Editor-in-Chief, Southwestern Law Journal

 

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.