Atty. Scott T. Zander
Scott Zander is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on tax-exempt and taxable finance structures for governmental, non-profit, and corporate clients. In addition to serving as bond counsel in municipal and corporate debt offerings, Scott represents borrowers, developers, underwriters, and trustees in various corporate, project, and structured financings.
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Scott T. Zander is a international attorney based in New Orleans, Louisiana, practicing at Jones Walker Llp. Admitted to practice in Louisiana, Louisiana. Educated at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (JD, 1989) and Claremont McKenna College (BA, 1986). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — International Trade and Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Public Finance Law (2026). Serands clients in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Scott Zander is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, where he focuses his practice on tax-exempt and taxable finance structures for governmental, non-profit, and corporate clients
- In addition to serving as bond counsel in municipal and corporate debt offerings, Scott represents borrowers, developers, underwriters, and trustees in various corporate, project, and structured financings
- He also advises clients on economic development projects in Louisiana
- In particular, Scott has extensive experience representing two of the largest corporate trustees in the country
- He also has specific knowledge in low-interest rate Federal Home Loan Bank loan structures often advantageous to corporate and non-profit clients
- Prior to joining Jones Walker in 1998, Scott spent more than two years in Moscow, Russia, as in-house counsel for the oil and gas consortium Sakhalin Energy Investment Company
- More recently, he worked for two months in Jakarta and Irian Jaya, Indonesia, advising an international mining company
- Scott was born and raised in New Orleans and has been practicing law since 1990
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International law attorneys for cross-border transactions, trade, foreign investment, and treaties.
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Practicing law in Louisiana. Legal matters in Louisiana are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New Orleans are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Louisiana state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Louisiana brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Louisiana courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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