Scott A. Webster

Scott Webster, a partner in Goodwin Procter’s ERISA & Executive Compensation Group, is recognized as a leading attorney in his field by Chambers USA, where clients note his “tremendous amount of business acumen and spot-on business advice.” He currently chairs the firm’s Attorney Review Committee and co-chairs its GLBT Initiative.

With more than 18 years of experience, Mr. Webster represents financial service organizations and other fiduciaries concerning issues arising in connection with the investment of retirement plan assets, including fiduciary, investment and prohibited transaction matters. In addition, he has been extensively involved in establishing and operating collective investment vehicles, including group trusts, VCOCs and REOCs, as well as structuring and developing a variety of new investment products.

He also works closely with public and private companies, and their investors, in structuring, implementing and administering equity-based compensation, incentive compensation and other employee benefit plans and arrangements, including providing advice with respect to tax, accounting, corporate and securities law concerns that arise in connection with such plans and arrangements.

Mr. Webster lives in Boston with his husband Peter and their cat Bella. He enjoys adventure travel, and his trips have included an excursion to Antarctica, hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mountain gorilla tracking in Rwanda, and hiking up Nepal’s Khumbu Valley to Everest Base Camp.

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Areas of Practice 1) ERISA & Executive Compensation, 2) Hedge Funds, 3) Banking, 4) Capital Markets, 5) Investment Management, 6) M&A/Corporate Governance, 7) Private Investment Funds, 8) Real Estate Investment Management & Joint Ventures and 9) FinTech
Law School University of Pennsylvania Law School, Penn Law (J.D., 1996)
Education Boston University (B.A., 1993)
Bar Member / Association Massachusetts
Most recent firm Goodwin Procter LLP
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