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Scott Alderton

Managing Partner, Attorney at Stubbs Alderton & Markiles

Medium firm (21 to 100 attorneys)Sherman Oaks, CA Website (818) 444-4501 LinkedIn
Co-Chair of the Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Practicemember of the Firm’s executive committeeadjunct professor of securities law at Loyola Law SchoolLoyola Transactional Institute Advisory BoardBoard of Directors of Chaminade College Preparatory

About

Scott Alderton advises early-stage and middle-market technology companies on mergers, acquisitions, and capital formation. He is a Founding Partner and Managing Partner at Stubbs Alderton & Markiles. He co-chairs the venture capital and emerging growth practice and sits on the executive committee. Software, digital media, and life sciences companies seek his counsel. He handles securities law, intellectual property, and licensing in those transactions. Alderton earned his J.D. at Loyola Law School and a B.A. at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has advised technology and emerging growth companies for over thirty years. He taught securities regulation as an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School. Clients seek his business advice and his legal counsel on those transactions.

Who is a good fit for Scott Alderton

  • Founders of early-stage technology companies arranging venture capital.
  • Cyber security companies preparing a merger or an acquisition.
  • Video game and interactive entertainment companies raising capital or selling the business.
  • Senior executives arranging equity incentives during a financing or sale.

Education and admissions

Education
  • University of California at Los Angeles, B.A.
  • Loyola Law School, J.D.
Bar admissions
California

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Los Angeles (2027)
  • Best Lawyers in America: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Venture Capital Law (2016 - present)
  • Los Angeles Business Journal \- "Valley 200" (2024, 2026)
  • Los Angeles Business Journal \- Leaders to Know: Trusted Advisors (2024)
  • Southern California “Super Lawyers” (2012 - present)
  • Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” in Corporate Law, Los Angeles (2020)
  • Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year” in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Los Angeles (2027)

Specialties

Buy-side M&A representationSell-side M&A representationNon-competes and key employee agreements

Deal profile

Typical deal size
Any deal size
Remote work
In-person / regional

Frequently Asked Questions

Scott Alderton regularly counsels senior executive officers on employment, compensation, and equity incentives. He handles those terms during a capital raise or an acquisition.

Scott Alderton has received Thomson Reuters Super Lawyer honors from 2012 to 2026. He received U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyer recognition from 2016 to 2026. He received the Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year award for Corporate Law in Los Angeles in 2020. He also received that Best Lawyers honor for Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Los Angeles in 2027.

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