Scott Marrs

Background

About Scott Marrs

Mr. Marrs is Managing Partner - Houston Office at AKERMAN LLP. He has over 25 years of experience as a Trial Attorney, Problem Solver, and Arbitrator providing pre-dispute, trial, and arbitration counseling to clients in business, international, energy, intellectual property, product liability, contractual matters and general commercial matters. MANAGING PARTNER - HOUSTON OFFICE for AKERMAN LLP. 25 Offices. Individualized Service. ARBITRATOR (Chartered, CIArb Fellow): American Arbitration Association International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong Int'l Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Institute for Energy Law (IEL), London Court of Int'l Arbitration (LCIA), British Columbia Int'l Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC). HONORS: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Energy Lawyers; Law360, Texas Editorial Board, 2023-2024; Best Lawyers in America 2020-2025 (Commercial Litigation, IP Litigation); Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2025, 2022); Top Rated Lawyer in ADR; American Lawyer Media/Martindale Hubbell, 2013; Texas'"Top Rated Lawyer," 2012, 2014-2016 by Martindale Hubbell;"Texas Super Lawyer," Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008-2010, 2013;"Houston's Top Lawyers," H Texas Magazine, 2007-2019;"Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine, 2004-2025. SELECT ARTICLES: “Arbitration Confidentiality,"​ TEX BAR JRNL, Feb 2014; JAMS and CPR Comparison Chart,"​ PRACTICAL LAW, Feb 2014; “What You Always Wanted to Know About Arbitration,” TEX BAR JRNL, Sept 2010;"10 Major ADR Issues Recently Addressed,"​ DISPUTE RESOLUTION JRNL, Oct '09;"The Art of (Litigation PR) War,” CORP COUNSEL, April 2013;"Deadly Weapons,"​ BLACK BELT, Aug '07;"What Every Corporate Counsel Should Know About Trade Secrets,"​ IP LITIGATOR, March '05;"Corporate Espionage,"​ ACCA DOCKET, April '04;"Protect Your Firm's Intellectual Capital,"​ HST BUS JRNL, Jan '03;"Inside Story On Trade Secrets,"​ ABA JRNL, Oct '00;"What Insureds Should Know: Protecting Products,"​ CLAIMS MAG, April '00;"Geophysical Trespass,"​ TEX BAR JRNL, Feb '95. BIO: Specialties: • ADR, • Chemicals, • Commercial Litigation, • Condemnation / Eminent Domain, • Consumer Products, • Energy Litigation, • Intellectual Property, • International, • Mass Tort / Toxic Tort, • Products Liability, • Real Estate