Scott Perwin represents clients in antitrust matters, other commercial disputes, and bet-the-company litigation at trial and on appeal. With decades of experience, Scott has achieved successful results based on his clients’ litigation objectives and business goals.

Renowned in antitrust, Scott has been named Best Lawyers in America’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Miami six times in either Antitrust Litigation or Antitrust Law.

Scott’s work primarily focuses on the plaintiffs’ side, helping clients recover overcharges paid as a result of price-fixing cartels or unlawful exclusion of competition. Scott has represented plaintiffs in a number of generic pharmaceutical exclusion cases, including many high-profile pay-for-delay cases. He filed an amicus brief supporting the Federal Trade Commission in the Supreme Court case of FTC v. Actavis.

He is a member of the ABA’s Antitrust Section and was a founding member of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law Certification Committee of the Florida Bar.

Honors & Awards

Chambers USA, Band 1, Antitrust, 2003 - 2024

Best Lawyers in America

  •  “Lawyer of the Year,” Antitrust, Miami, 2025
  • "Lawyer of the Year," Litigation - Antitrust, Miami, 2024, 2021, 2018, 2016, 2012

Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2024

  • Appellate Practice, Miami
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation, Miami
  • Commercial Litigation, Miami
  • Litigation – Antitrust, Miami

Florida Super Lawyers, Top Rated Antitrust Litigation Attorney, 2021 - present, 2019, 2007-2017

South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Antitrust, 2006 - present

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ 5.0/5.0 Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence

  • Chambers Top Ranked 2024 - Scott Perwin

Representative Matters

Has successfully prosecuted approximately 25 antitrust cases against pharmaceutical manufacturers for engaging in unlawful efforts to delay generic competition.

Obtained a reversal by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit of an adverse ruling on an important issue regarding anti-assignment provisions in commercial supply contracts.

Obtained an $8 million settlement in antitrust and constitutional litigation against the City of Key West on behalf of a small amphibious tour operator.

Was responsible for several successful state court appeals raising issues under the Florida Antitrust Act of 1980.

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News & Events

August 19, 2021 – 17 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers In America© 2022

June 29, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Florida Super Lawyers

May 20, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021

April 5, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized in the 2021 South Florida Legal Guide

August 20, 2020 – 15 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2021, Two Selected “Lawyer Of The Year”

July 8, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Serve as Contributing Editors of the Chambers Global Practice Guide on Cartels 2020

June 11, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers List

April 27, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized Among Top Tier Law Firms in the 2020 Edition of Chambers USA

August 15, 2019 – 12 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2020 and 1 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”

May 30, 2019 – 7 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Listed in the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers List

April 25, 2019 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized Among Top Firms in Band 1 of the 2019 Edition of Chambers USA

March 1, 2019 – South Florida Legal Guide Recognizes Kenny Nachwalter as a “Top Law Firm” and 6 Attorneys as “Top Lawyers” in the 2019 South Florida Legal Guide

August 20, 2018 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2019 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”

May 9, 2018 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized Among Top Firms in  Band 1 of the 2018 Edition of Chambers USA For Antitrust and General Commercial Litigation

January 15, 2018 – South Florida Legal Guide Recognizes Kenny Nachwalter As A “Top Law Firm” And 6 Attorneys As “Top Lawyers” In The 2018 South Florida Legal Guide

August 15, 2017 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”

June 15, 2017 – Super Lawyers Names Kenny Nachwalter Shareholder To Top 100: 2017 Miami Super Lawyers List And 7 Shareholders To 2017 Florida Super Lawyers List

June 5, 2017 – Kenny Nachwalter Once Again Recognized Among Top Firms in Band 1 of the 2017 Edition of Chambers USA

January 9, 2017 – Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. Recognized as a Top Law Firm and 7 Attorneys as Top Lawyers in the 2017 South Florida Legal Guide

Publications

Co-Author, “USA: Trends & Developments,” Chambers Global Practice Guide on Cartels, 2020

Author, No-AG Agreements: Market Allocation or Reverse Payment?,” USA Trends and Developments, Chambers Global Practice Guide: Cartels, 2020

Co-Author, “Standing of Indirect Purchasers Under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act,” 71 Florida Bar Journal 81, March 1997

Author, “Use of Depositions in Federal Trials: Evidence or Procedure?,” 16 Litigation 37, Fall 1989

Professional Activities

Professional Memberships

Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers

American Bar Association

  • Antitrust Law Section
  • Litigation Section

The Florida Bar

  • Business Law Section
  • Antitrust and Unfair Trade Practices Committee
  • Founding Member, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law Certification Committee

Miami-Dade Bar Association

Teaching Experience

Adjunct Professor, Antitrust Law, University of Miami School of Law, 1996–1998

Education

J.D., Stanford University, with distinction, 1987

  • Order of the Coif

M.A., Princeton University, 1981

B.A., Harvard College, magna cum laude, 1977

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals of the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals of the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court of the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Florida

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