Scott Carlson

• Partner
• Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

Mr. Carlson founded and co-chairs Seyfarth Shaw’s eDiscovery practice and is nationally known in the area of eDiscovery. His practice is almost entirely devoted to eDiscovery and high technology issues from both the consulting and litigation perspective. Mr. Carlson teaches a Masters of Law course on the subjects of eDiscovery, digital evidence, and computer forensics.

Mr. Carlson’s strong technical background includes a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics and experience working in the private industry as a software engineer. He has represented clients in the myriad issues related to eDiscovery and high technology matters including electronic document preservation, production, spoliation, and computer forensics. Mr. Carlson represents and provides eDiscovery advice to a broad range of clients from small and mid-sized companies up to the nation’s largest companies.

Also an experienced litigator, Mr. Carlson has represented clients in a wide range of commercial disputes including commercial contracts, purchase agreements, lease agreements, Uniform Commercial Code transactions, misappropriation of trade secrets, software licensing agreements shareholder suits, and tortious interference claims. He has also defended clients in actions involving negligence, wrongful death, fraud, retaliatory discharge, mass tort, and a variety of class actions.