Scott Hornby is a partner with Hull & Chandler.  He has practiced law for nearly 30 years across several industries, including renewables, technology, manufacturing, and environmental services.

With Hull & Chandler, Mr. Hornby focuses his practice on general corporate and business law, commercial transactions, and mergers & acquisitions (manufacturing and renewable energy). 

Before originally joining the firm, Mr. Hornby served as operating executive and general counsel for two private equity portfolio companies in the waste-to-energy and plastics manufacturing industries.     

Mr. Hornby received his undergraduate degree from The University of Michigan where he received a B.A. (dual majors) in Economics & English Literature, and he obtained his law degree from The University of Detroit School of Law.  He is licensed to practice in North Carolina and Michigan.

Mr. Hornby is married and has a son in college (working toward his electrical engineering degree), 2 dogs and a cat.  He enjoys weight-lifting and fitness, the beach, reading, and collecting vehicles.   

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Representative Experience

• Utility scale solar project origination and development, including:  negotiating/drafting power purchase agreements or “PPAs”; negotiating/drafting interconnection agreements with utilities; project purchase and sale transactions; land leasing; served as President & CEO for 2 early stage utility scale solar developers, including Tel Aviv, Israel based joint venture company deploying projects in U.S.;
• Environmental services, including regulatory compliance initiatives; gasification project development and deployment for recycling of plastic for world’s largest chemical manufacturing company;
• Mergers & acquisition: long-term counsel for audiology practice pursuing roll-up acquisition strategy, leading and closing nearly 40 transactions over 5-year period;
• Heavy manufacturing: represented several steel production and service center companies; represented plastic manufacturers (compression molding; new product development and deployment);
• Operating executive for PE portfolio companies in technology, environmental services, and manufacturing (served as COO and General Counsel).