Scott L. Duma

Partner

Georgia

470.762.6501

Scott Duma primarily focuses his practice on the areas of corporate and finance, mergers and acquisitions, business transactions, family-owned businesses and intellectual property. Mr. Duma represents businesses, both domestically and abroad, at all stages and in a variety of industries, including technology and e-commerce, franchises and retail, manufacturing, restaurants and hospitality, health care, entertainment, sports, and financial services. His experience includes subject matter essential to the successful formation, operation, and sale of a business, including governance, succession planning, operational contracting (both commercial and government), information security, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property protection and licensing. His experience includes not only practicing law but also handling administrative, human resource, accounting and finance, and strategic development functions as a corporate executive in the private sector.

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Prior to Ardis Law LLP, Mr. Duma founded and served as the Managing Partner of a mid-sized law firm as well as practiced law at a renowned Atlanta-based law firm in its corporate department. He also previously served in-house as general counsel for Thoughtmill Corp. and XcelleNet Inc. and as corporate and intellectual property counsel for Premiere Global Services Inc., Per-Se Technologies Inc. and Attachmate Corp. (formerly Digital Communications Associates Inc.). Mr. Duma has served as a special assistant attorney general for the State of Georgia, representing the Georgia Department of Community Health in a multimillion-dollar dispute involving an outsourced vendor and the development, implementation and servicing of a technology solution for the state’s Medicaid System and employee benefits programs.

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  • Georgia