Bio

Recognized as “vastly experienced” by The Legal 500, Pillsbury partner Scott Flick has successfully litigated precedent-setting cases, spearheaded several of the largest media-sector M&As, and handled media-related transactions valued at over $50 billion. One of the most versatile attorneys in his field and noted as “the best available anywhere” (Best Lawyers 2021), Scott is the head of Pillsbury’s Media Practice and provides strategic counsel to clients on transactional, regulatory, business, finance, litigation, public policy, IP and technology matters in the communications sector. His practice includes media, programming, technology and telecommunications clients, as well as non-communications companies facing issues involving communications technologies and regulations. It also includes radio and TV stations, broadcast and cable networks, internet, media technologies, advertising, and program production and distribution. Scott, “a walking Wiki on FCC law” (Best Lawyers 2021), obtains changes in federal law and policy, structures ventures for acquisitions and operations within the evolving regulatory environment, and advises media and technology lenders and investors. Scott is the chief editor of Pillsbury’s CommLawCenter blog.