Professional Profiles

Scott Wagner

A graduate with Honors and Distinction from Yale University, Scott Wagner earned his B.A. in History while participating as a four year member of the University's Football Team. Mr. Wagner is an alumnus from the University Of Miami School Of Law, where he served on the School's State, Regional and National Trial Teams.

Since joining Moore & Company in May 2004, Mr. Wagner has handled cases in state and federal courts at the trial and appellate levels, as well as before international arbitration tribunals involving:

• Maritime Liens and Vessel Arrests
• Complex Corporate and Commercial Maritime Disputes
• Aircraft Disputes
• Megayacht and Superyacht Construction Agreements
• International Fraud
• International Choice of Law
• Class Action Lawsuits
• Jones Act and Personal Injury Claims
• Letters of Credit and other Financing Arrangements
• First and Third Party Insurance Disputes and Bad Faith Claims
• Insurance Broker and Agent Negligence and Fraud
• Vessel Collisions, Allisions, Groundings and Sinkings
• Repair and Refit Disputes
• Manufacturing and Design Defects
• Global Brokerage Commission Disputes
• Maritime Land Use and Permitting Issues
• Environmental Casualties and Coral Reef Restoration
• Salvage
• Cargo Claims
• Aviation Agreements

Bar Admissions

• State of Florida
• United States Supreme Court
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Pro Hac Vice Admissions

• United States District Court of Massachusetts
• United States District Court of Minnesota
• United States District Court of Delaware

Professional Honors

• Most Effective Lawyer, Daily Business Review, Finalist 2011
• Florida Rising Stars, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine 2009, 2010, 2011
• Up & Coming Attorneys, Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite 2009, 2010

Arbitration Associations

• American Arbitration Association
• Maritime Arbitration Association
• Society of Maritime Arbitration
• The Danish Institute of Arbitration (Copenhagen Arbitration)

Committees and Other Memberships

• Florida Bar’s Admiralty Law Committee (2009-2011)
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (S.E.A.L.I.)
  
  
  • Board of Directors 2008-2009
  • Port Director of Miami 2006-2007
  
  
• Maritime Law Association
• Dade County Bar Association
• Florida Yacht Brokers’ Association
• International Superyacht Society

Civic Envolvement

• Mt. Sinai Medical Center; Founders board
• Miami Beach Camber of Commerce; Pillar board
• Greater Miami Jewish Federation; Network Executive Board
• Leadership Miami, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce 2011-2012

Publications

• Florida Yacht Brokers Association Magazine.


• September 2010; "The good, the bad and the ugly"
• March 2010; "As is - where is"
• January 2009; "Communications with clients"


• Article regarding the application of Choice of Law principles been published in the Benedict’s Maritime Bulletin.
• Attorney-At-Law Magazine, "Conflict check?" Choice of law.

Reported Decisions

• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 446 F.3d 1377 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 463 F.3d 1210 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 463 F.3d 1233 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Dresdner Bank AG v. M/V Olympia Voyager, 465 F.3d 1267 (11th Cir. 2006)

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