Scott Pollock

SCOTT POLLOCK’s practice includes advising clients on a broad range of matters relating to investment funds, tax credit partnerships, M&A transactions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations. Scott’s practice routinely involves advising on the tax aspects of:

• The formation and operation of hedge funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds
• Investment management company ownership and compensation structures
• Investments by U.S. taxable, U.S. tax-exempt, and non-U.S. investors in all varieties of private fund investments and secondary transactions
• Investing and trading in cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
• Representing investors and syndicators in tax credit partnerships, particularly low-income housing tax credit and historic rehabilitation tax credit partnerships
• Representing buyers and sellers in a wide variety of M&A and joint venture transactions
• Representing domestic corporations in spinoff and other corporate reorganizations transactions  

“Scott is extremely clear, very bright, and able to tackle complex things.”
Chambers USA 2025

Scott has been ranked in Chambers USA as a leading Tax lawyer in Illinois (2025–2026). Scott was also profiled by Bloomberg Law in January 2021 as one of “Five Fresh Faces to Know in Tax.” The feature was part of the “They’ve Got Next” series which spotlights young lawyers who are leading the way in various practice groups.

• Insurance brokerage firm IMA Financial Group, Inc. in its equity recapitalization transaction, resulting in a company valuation of US$4 billion.
• LSV Advisors, LLC, a leading New York-based special situations secondaries firm, in a GP-led strategic transaction for an investment fund managed by Tene Capital.
• Gemspring Capital Management in the closing of Gemspring Growth Solutions II with US$1.1 billion of capital commitments,
• Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC in its acquisition of the Pamli Global Credit Strategies business from Fir Tree Capital Management.
• RoundShield Partners on a strategic transaction pursuant to which Harrison Street Asset Management, the investment management division of Colliers, acquired a majority stake in RoundShield Partners.
• Azimut Group with its agreement to acquire North Square Investments, LLC (NSI), a multi-boutique asset management and distribution platform.
• Citigroup in its sale of Citi Global Alternatives to iCapital, a financial services company.
• Azimut Alternative Capital Partners in connection with its acquisition of a controlling, majority stake in HighPost Capital, a growth-focused private equity investment manager formed by the Bezos and Moross families.
• CBOE Global Markets, Inc. (CBOE: CBOE), a global exchange operator focused on equity derivatives, in the US$300 million sale of its Australian and Canadian equity exchanges to TMX Group Limited.
• Verition Fund Management in its sale of a minority equity interest to, and strategic partnership with, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (AMG).
• BHMS Investments and Inszone Insurance in Strategic Partnership with Lightyear Capital.
• Represented Walgreens Boots Alliance in connection with VillageMD’s US$8.9 billion acquisition of Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty, and urgent care.
• Represented Veritiv Corporation in the sale of its Veritiv Canada, Inc. business to Imperial Dade.
• Represented Hagerty in its US$3.13 billion business combination with Aldel Financial Inc., a special purpose acquisition company.
• Represented Altamont Capital Partners in its US$150 million investment in Fleming Holdings.
• Represented RTI Surgical Holdings, Inc. in connection with the sale of the company’s OEM business to Montagu Private Equity.
• Represented Tock, Inc. in its more than US$400 million sale to Squarespace.