Scott Campbell is Of Counsel in Gibson Dunn’s Denver office. His practice focuses on taking complex commercial cases to trial. Although Scott has successfully litigated, arbitrated, and mediated cases involving a wide variety of claims under state and federal law, he has particular experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in disputes involving real estate, intellectual property, and securities.

Real Estate Disputes. Scott regularly represents real estate owners and developers in property-related disputes. Recent examples include:

• Representing commercial developer in dispute with owner over several hundred million dollar construction contract.
• Representing real estate owner in dispute with commercial tenant over violations of multi-year lease.
• Representing real estate owner/developer in breach of contract dispute with joint venture partner.
• Representing real estate owner/developer in multi-million dollar dispute with residential owners.

Intellectual Property/License Disputes. Scott also frequently represents licensors and licensees of intellectual property in disputes over license agreements. For example, he has recently played a leading role in:

• Representing multi-billion dollar investment advisor in dispute with licensee over breach of license agreement related to investment strategy.
• Representing hedge fund in dispute with licensor over breach of license agreement/misappropriation of trade secrets related to investment strategy.
• Representing publicly-traded hemp company in breach of license agreement dispute with licensee.
• Representing investor/director in dispute over computer hardware/software intellectual property development agreement.
• Representing licensee in dispute with publicly-traded company in the oil and gas industry.

Securities Disputes. Scott also represents individuals and entities in connection with securities litigation and SEC investigations. Most recently, his representative matters include:

• Representation of Special Litigation Committee for public company investigating alleged securities violations.
• Representation of publicly traded for-profit education company targeted in an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Scott also has an active pro bono practice. Among other deserving clients, he represents individuals who were deprived of their First Amendment rights to practice their religion while incarcerated. He also works with the Innocence Project to identify prisoners who were wrongfully convicted, and previously worked with the Clemency Project, seeking clemency for federal prisoners serving excessive sentences for drug-related offenses. Scott was also a member of the team that received the firm’s 2012 Frank Wheat Memorial Pro Bono Award for its work with Lawyers Without Borders providing anti-corruption training in Kenya.

While seconded to the Denver City Attorney’s Office, he tried more than twenty criminal cases to verdict.

In addition to his legal practice, Scott has served on the Colorado Symphony’s Corporate Committee and the Colorado Legal Aid Foundation’s Associates Advisory Board. He is a former member of the firm’s Associates Committee, and a member of the Denver office’s Diversity Committee.

Scott earned his law degree, with distinction, from Stanford Law School in 2009. He also holds a master’s degree in political philosophy from the University of Colorado and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Utah with degrees in political science and philosophy.

He is admitted to practice law in the State of Colorado, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.