J. Scott Sanders II is an associate in the New York office of Hughes Hubbard. He is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department and focuses his practice on complex cross-border disputes and white collar defense. Scott has experience representing clients in all facets of litigation in both federal and state court. Scott also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in immigration, prisoners' rights, and employment cases.
Prior to joining the firm, Scott served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Diane Gujarati of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York and for the Honorable James M. Wicks of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Scott received his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law in May 2020, where he served as a Senior Staff Member for the St. John’s Law Review.
Previous Experience
Judicial law clerk, the Honorable Diane Gujarati, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2022-2023
Judicial law clerk, the Honorable James M. Wicks, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2021-2022
Professional Activities
Member, First Decade Committee, Federal Bar Council
Court Admissions
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Highlighted Matters
Representation of the Danish Tax Authority to recover over $2 billion in fraudulent tax refunds
Representation of Qatari investment company in defense of fraud allegations and related matters
Representation of cryptocurrency exchange and custodian in connection with bankruptcy adversary proceeding concerning over $800 million in collateral
Provided pro bono assistance to Fordham Law School’s National Center for Access to Justice in the creation of its recently published Consumer Debt Litigation Index
