Scott A. Richie
Of Counsel
srichie@andrewskurth.com

1350 I Street, NW
Suite 1100
Washington D.C. 20005
P: 713.220.3825
F: 713.220.4285

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Scott is a commercial litigator and general corporate counsel, whose practice focuses on antitrust, US export controls and international trade. He has served as outside general counsel to a variety of private, public and non-profit companies, including an international trade association with members in more than 90 countries. His corporate counsel practice includes the drafting and negotiation of all types of contracts, from leases to licensing agreements.

Scott’s antitrust experience includes advising companies and associations on compliance with federal antitrust guidelines and regulations, including document creation and retention policies, obtaining antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions, preparing Hart-Scott-Rodino filings, and responding to civil investigative demands.

In the areas of US export controls, Scott has advised clients (energy companies and multinational corporations) on compliance with: US sanctions involving Burma, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria; the anti-boycott laws; the USA Patriot Act; and the 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 under Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), and compliance with export and reexport rules of the EAR.

Representative Experience

• Representing a major interstate pipeline company, national airline and international biomedical company in civil investigative demands by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission
• Counseling energy companies on acquisition and joint venture transactions involving interstate pipelines, propane distributorships, mineral deposit rights, off-shore oil rigs and power-generating facilities
• Advising international and domestic energy companies on merger and acquisition due diligence reviews regarding export controls, sanctions compliance for offshore investments, joint ventures, and supply contracts involving petrochemical projects in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan and Syria
• Litigating in federal courts and arbitrating before AAA and ICC arbitral panels on a wide range of antitrust and commercial interests, including: FCC license disputes; fraudulent transfers; patent licensing, infringement and misuse actions; and wrongful terminations of long-term supply contracts and acquisition agreements

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)
• Fleck v. Cablevision VII, Inc., 807 F. Supp. 824 (D.D.C. 1992)

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Member 

• District of Columbia Bar, Antitrust Section

Pro Bono - Representing Asylum applicants for Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs

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