Scott A. Richie
Of Counsel
srichie@andrewskurth.com

1350 I Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington D.C. 20005
P: 202.662.3066
F: 202.974.9520

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Scott Richie is a commercial litigator and general corporate counsel, whose practice focuses on antitrust, U.S. export controls and international trade, with extensive experience representing energy companies and trade associations.  He has served as counsel to a variety of public and non-profit companies and associations, including a national renewable energy council, and an international trade association with members in more than 90 countries.

Scott’s antitrust experience includes evaluating mergers and acquisitions, responding to civil investigative demands, handling Exon-Florio and FINSA compliance issues, and implementing antitrust compliance programs and records retention policies.  He has provided antitrust guidance for nearly two dozen significant acquisitions in the energy sector in the past five years, involving gas pipeline systems, windfarm projects, coal and biomass power generation facilities, propane distributorships, and drilling services.  In the areas of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions, Scott has advised energy, shipping, and other multinational corporations on: U.S. sanctions involving Burma, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria; anti-boycott laws; USA Patriot Act; and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  He has represented client interests before the Office of Foreign Assets Control, including special license requests. Scott’s international trade experience includes classification of goods, services and technology, and compliance with export, deemed export, and reexport rules of the EAR.

Representative Experience

• Advising an international company on antitrust, Exon-Florio and FINSA issues in connection with numerous acquisitions of windfarm projects in the United States.
• Counseling an energy company on acquisition and joint venture issues regarding a major onshore and offshore gas pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico, and representing the company in state court litigation regarding ownership rights.
• Advising an international shipping insurer on export controls and sanctions compliance involving its global network of subsidiaries and transactions involving Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria.
• Advising a state association of school boards on antitrust compliance issues and exclusive membership and supply agreements.
• Litigating in federal courts and arbitrating before AAA and ICC arbitral panels on a wide range of antitrust and commercial interests, including wrongful terminations of long-term energy supply contracts.

 Scott's reported decisions include the following:

• In re Winstar Communications, Inc., 284 B.R. 40 (Bankr.D.Del. 2002)
• Heineken Technical Services, B.V. v. Darby, 103 F.Supp.2d 476 (D.Mass. 2000)
• In re Subpoena Duces Tecum Served on Office of Comptroller of Currency, 145 F.3d 1422 (D.C.Cir. 1998)

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member 

• District of Columbia Bar, International Section
• Houston Bar

Pro Bono - Representing Asylum applicants

Client Alerts

• Antitrust Alert
• Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

Industries

• Energy
• Health Care

Practice Areas

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Litigation
• Antitrust
• International
• Intellectual Property

Education

• LLM, 1993, George Washington University Law School
• JD, 1987, cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law

Admitted

• Texas 2004
• Pennsylvania 1990
• District of Columbia 1991
• District of Columbia Superior Courts and Court of Appeals
• US District Court in the District of Columbia
• US Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit
• US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit