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Provided by Sterling Scott Willis
Scott Willis is a partner and a member of our Business Section. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial transactions, negotiated acquisitions, banking and commercial real estate acquisitions, development, and financing.
Scott is a fellow of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (“ACREL”) and previously served on its Board of Governors, is a member of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys (“ACMA”), and a past Chair of the Louisiana Banker’s Association’s Bank Counsel Committee. He is the current Co-Chair of the ACMA Opinions Committee, past Chair of the ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section Committee on Legal Opinions, past Chair of the ACREL Attorney’s Opinions Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation. Scott served as the Chair of the ABA Real Property Trust and Estate Section standing CLE Committee, and as a Supervisory Council Member to the Section. He is also past Chairman of the New Orleans Bureau of Governmental Research. He has frequently lectured on commercial transactions and legal opinion issues and as a guest lecturer at LSU Law School where he is also a member of the Alumni Board of Trustees.
Provided by Chambers
Sterling Scott Willis regularly handles real estate acquisition work, including the associated leasing, title and financing matters. His experience also spans the disposition of high-value assets.
Sterling Scott Willis is particularly skilled at handling the financing aspects of major transactions in the energy and real estate space.
Provided by Chambers
"He is an expert and he has really worked at promoting knowledge in this practice area."
"He is very good to work with, even on the other side of the table."
"He is an expert and he has really worked at promoting knowledge in this practice area."
"He is very good to work with, even on the other side of the table."
