Background
Szala, Scott J. was born on May 30, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Szala, Scott J. was born on May 30, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
American University; Knox College (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Team, 1978.
Accounting and Finance Intern, United States.
Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, Summer, 1974. Congressional Intern, Washington Semester Program, United States.
House of Representatives, 1973. Internship, Department of Justice, United States.
Attorney’ General’ s Office, Chicago, 1978.
Law Clerk, Justice Dorn J. Rizzi, Illinois Appellate Court, 1979- 1980.
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1979, United States.
Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Team, 1978. Accounting and Finance Intern, United States.
Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, Summer, 1974.
Congressional Intern, Washington Semester Program, United States. House of Representatives, 1973.
Internship, Department of Justice, United States. Attorney" General’ s Office, Chicago, 1977-1978.
Law Clerk, Justice Dom J. Rizzi, Illinois Appellate Court, 1979-1980.
Member: Chicago (Member, Young Lawyers Section. Company-Chairman: Law Explorers, 1982-1983. Moot Court, 1983-1984.
Chairman, Bench/Bar Committee, 1984-1985.
Member: Executive Council, 1982-1985. Senior Bar, Tort Litigation, 1978-1984), Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation.
Judicial Administration Division. Economics of Practice.
Antitrust and Taxation.
Young Lawyers Division. Trial Editor Barrister Magazine, 1982-1988. Speaker, American Bar Association Convention, Sydney, Australia, 1980) Bar Associations.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve, 1985+13. Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation"s oldest and largest law firms.
With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Captain United States Army Reserve (JACG), since 1985. Member American Bar Association (member litigation, judicial administration division, economics of practice, antitrust and taxation sections, member young lawyers division, trial editor Barrister Magazine 1982-1988, speaker convention Sydney, Australia 1980), Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (member young lawyers section, co-chairman law explorers 1982-1983, moot court 1983-1984, chairman bench/bar committee 1984-1985, member executive council 1982-1985, member senior bar tort litigation 1978-1984), Association Trial Lawyers American.