Scévole de Cazotte is Founder of Cazotte Public Affairs LLC, a firm that represents multinational companies with commercial interests on both sides of the Atlantic on international business policy priorities such as minimizing trade barriers, simplifying regulatory burdens, and improving liability environments.
De Cazotte was, until October 2025, Senior Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal Reform (ILR), where his responsibilities included the strategic development and management of ILR's advocacy efforts to address litigation and liability issues in Europe, the Americas, and the Asia-Pacific region.
Before joining ILR, de Cazotte was Senior Policy Director in the U.S. Chamber's International Division, where he defined and implemented trade and regulatory policies for Europe, the European Union (EU), and transatlantic business relations. His portfolio included Europe, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union republics. De Cazotte also worked on global matters, including the G8, intellectual property rights, and World Trade Organization-related matters.
Previously, de Cazotte was with the law firm Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering in Washington, D.C. and Brussels, where he was part of the international regulatory practice group, with a concentration on EU matters, as well as the international aviation, defense, and aerospace practice group.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to French-American parents and was raised in Paris, France. He studied law and East Asian studies at the University of Paris and international relations at American University and Georgetown University.
De Cazotte is married and has two children. He lives in McLean, Virginia, and travels frequently abroad wherever his work takes him.
