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Scott Coward

Scott Coward is an of counsel and a member of the Capital Markets practice group. Scott brings more than three decades of experience spanning private practice, in-house legal and business leadership, board service, and higher education. He has served in senior executive and board roles with public and private companies, including as executive vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel, and secretary of a publicly traded life sciences company. Scott's experience includes establishing and leading legal and compliance teams, serving on public and private company boards, leading the integration of a US$2.8 billion acquisition, and overseeing responsibilities across legal, compliance, government relations, corporate affairs, real estate, and facilities functions. He has also advised companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities matters, commercial contracting and licensing, and clinical and regulatory issues.

Prior to joining the firm, Scott served in a variety of executive legal and leadership roles in the life sciences, healthcare, and technology sectors. Earlier in his career, he held general counsel and associate general counsel positions with public companies. Prior to joining a public company client in the molecular diagnostics space as its first general counsel in 2015, Scott was a partner with the firm and served as the managing partner of the firm's Raleigh office and a member of the firmwide management committee. In addition to his legal practice, Scott is an adjunct professor teaching business law.

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