Areas of Practice
- Business & Commercial Transactions
- Economic Development
- Investment Management Legal Services
- Project Development & Finance
- Public Finance
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1989
- Claremont McKenna College, B.A., 1986; Uhlmann Scholar
- University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1984
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1990
Scott Zander is a partner in the firm's Business & Commercial Transactions Practice Group and practices from the firm's New Orleans office. He practices in the area of public and private finance, often acting as bond counsel in debt offerings, and has significant experience with Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) benefits, tax increment financing, special tax districts, Federal Home Loan Bank financings, federal and local government stimulus and incentive programs, and public/private tax sharing arrangements.
In addition to serving as bond counsel, Mr. Zander has represented issuers, borrowers, underwriters, and trustees in various financings, including separate $1 billion issuances in 2007 and 2008. He also advises clients on economic development projects in Louisiana.
Prior to joining Jones Walker in 1998, Mr. Zander spent more than two years in Moscow, Russia, as in-house counsel for the oil and gas consortium Sakhalin Energy Investment Company. He also spent two months in Jakarta and Irian Jaya, Indonesia, working with an international mining company in 2001. Immediately following law school, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Henry A. Mentz, Jr., of the U.S. Eastern District Court of Louisiana. Mr. Zander was born and raised in New Orleans and has been practicing law since 1990.
Noteworthy
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Zander Elected President of Worlds Affairs Council
- Hunter Receives Mention in GNO, Inc.'s December 3 News Release on Governor's LNG Consortium to Buy Chemical Plants
- Zander Nominated to Board of Directors of World Affairs Council of New Orleans
Memberships
- French-American Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter (Member, Board of Directors, 2006 to date)
- Louisiana SPCA (Member, Strategic Planning Committee, 2003)
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- New Orleans Bar Association
- St. Martin's Episcopal School (Member, Alumni Board, 2000 to date; President, Alumni Board, 2001–2002)
- Upper Hurstville Security District (Commissioner, 2003–2008)
- World Affairs Council of New Orleans (Member, Board of Directors, 2003–2009; President, Board of Directors, 2005–2007)
