DTO Law Welcomes Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Paetty as Partner, Expanding Government Investigations and White-Collar Practice
Los Angeles, Oct. 2, 2025 – DTO Law today announced that Scott Paetty, former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Deputy Chief of the Major Frauds Section for the Central District of California, will join the firm as a partner Oct. 6. Scott’s addition will deepen DTO’s bench in white collar defense, government investigations, and complex litigation.
During his distinguished career as a federal prosecutor, Scott handled numerous large-scale criminal fraud cases in California. Most notably, he oversaw the prosecution team that convicted disgraced plaintiff’s attorney Tom Girardi for stealing more than $15 million from clients, resulting in Girardi’s sentence of more than seven years in prison. Scott was also part of the team that convicted a Beverly Hills-based broker dealer for his role in a $230 million global market manipulation securities fraud scheme after a contentious six-week trial. His work prosecuting one of the largest COVID fraud rings in the country, including the extradition of the two lead defendants from Montenegro, was featured on CNBC’s “American Greed.”
“I am thrilled to join the talented litigators and trial attorneys at DTO,” said Scott. “Over the past decade, I have litigated and tried to verdict some of the most complex and high-profile cases in Southern California. It is now time to focus those skills on bringing the best results to DTO clients. The sky’s the limit!”
At DTO, Scott’s practice will focus on internal investigations, criminal investigations, state and federal regulatory investigations and enforcement, complex commercial litigation, and dispute resolution across industries, including financial services, technology, media and entertainment, sports, telecommunications, energy, automotive, and healthcare.
Scott earned his J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and his B.A. from Stanford University.
“Scott is a supremely talented trial attorney, and we are very excited he chose to join DTO out of the many options he had,” said Will Delgado, DTO’s Managing Partner. “His experience will be a significant boon to both current and potential clients. As DTO continues to grow and expand, Scott and Alison Kehner (our East Coast former prosecutor) will represent the cornerstone of our white-collar practice.”
About DTO Law
DTO Law is an elite boutique law firm with offices in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, and New York, handling matters for clients across the country. Founded by former Big Law attorneys, DTO represents Fortune 500 companies, startups, and innovators across industries such as technology, consumer products, media and entertainment, fintech, automotive, and financial services, among others. The firm serves as trusted outside counsel in class action, complex commercial, intellectual property, and white-collar litigation and transactional matters, bringing a strategic, results-driven approach to every engagement.
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