Scott D. Syfert

Foreign and domestic clients rely on Scott Syfert to handle their complex corporate transactions, general corporate and commercial law matters -- whether in Europe, Asia, South America or the United States. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, international joint ventures and international transactions.

Notable

• Legal 500 US, M&A: Middle-Market, 2023-2024
• Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law, 2013-2025; Corporate Governance Law, 2023-2025; Mergers and Acquisitions, 2025 
• Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Corporate, 2011, 2023-2024
• Who’s Who Legal M&A and Governance, 2015, 2018-2020
• North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2012-2015
• Selected to Charlotte Business Journal's "40 under 40," 2004
• General Counsel, Charlotte Host Committee, 2020 Republican National Convention
• President, British-American Business Council (BABC) – Carolina chapter
• Board, Charlotte Symphony
• Board, CPCC Foundation
• Board, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Founder, The May 20th Society
• Founder, The Charlotte Liberty Walk 
• Vice Chairman, Charlotte Trail of History
• Former Board Member, Central Piedmont Community College
• Board of Advisors, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
• Jessup Cup International Moot Court Team
• National Champions, U.S. Space Law Moot Court Competition
• Senior Staff member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation

News

Affiliations

• North Carolina Bar Association
• International Bar Association

Publications

• Author, Eminent Charlotteans, 2018
• Author, The First American Declaration of Independence?, 2014
• Co-Author, Smart Guide to United States Visas, 2012
• Co-Author, “ U.S. Visa Options and Strategies for the Information Technology Industry,” 27 North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation 301, 2001
• Author, “Capitalism or Corruption?  Corporate Structure, Western Investment and Commercial Crime in the Russian Federation,” 18 New York  Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law 357 Reg. 389, 1999
• Co-Author, “The Immigration Consequences of Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Corporate Restructuring:  A Practitioner’s Guide,” 24 North Carolina Journal International Law and Commercial Regulation 547, 1999
• Co-Author, “Beyond Compliance:  Corruption, Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Standards in the New Global Economy,” 22 North Carolina Journal International Law and Commercial Regulation 389, 1997