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Scott Shelton

Associate

Washington +1 202 662 5980

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    Scott Shelton is a litigator in Covington’s Washington DC office, where he represents clients in complex civil matters at all stages of litigation, including pre-suit investigations, motions practice, discovery, trial, and appeals. His litigation experience spans a number of practice areas, including products liability, mass tort defense, False Claims Act cases, intellectual property disputes, and international trade disputes.

    Scott previously served as a law clerk for Judge Julia Smith Gibbons on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

    Scott maintains an active pro bono practice focused on civil rights and criminal justice issues.

    Areas of Expertise

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  • Representative Matters
    • Represented pharmaceutical distributor in complex, multi-district civil litigation involving parallel federal and state cases brought by State AGs, municipalities, and private plaintiffs.
    • Represents technology companies in data breach class actions.
    • Represents pharmaceutical distributor in False Claims Act case related to oncology medications.
    • Represents social media company before the Federal Trade Commission in consumer protection enforcement action.
    • Represented international manufacturing company in proceedings before the International Trade Commission involving allegations of trade secret misappropriation.
    • Represented international automotive parts company in products-liability litigation in federal multi- district litigation and state courts.
    • Represented an international chemicals company before the U.S. Department of Commerce in an antidumping investigation concerning polyethylene terephthalate resin.
    • Represented one of the world’s largest steel companies in proceedings before the International Trade Commission involving allegations of unfair imports based on falsely designated goods.
    • Represented major digital security and convergent media solutions company in high stakes patent litigation before the International Trade Commission and in Federal District Court.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, J.D., 2015
        • magna cum laude
        • Order of the Coif
        • Northwestern University Law Review, Articles Editor
        • Julius H. Miner Moot Court Board
        • Bluhm Legal Clinic, Environmental Advocacy Center
    • Birmingham Southern College, B.A., 2009
        • magna cum laude
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • Illinois
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. Julia Smith Gibbons, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2015 - 2016
    Pro Bono
    • Secured multi-million dollar settlement in section 1983 lawsuit involving the police shooting of a disabled veteran.
    • Represents client accused of first degree murder in Maryland state court.
    • Represents local and national nonprofit groups in litigation involving challenge to the Presidential Proclamation establishing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and related Freedom of Information Act litigation.
    • Represents a capital defendant in post-conviction proceedings in Alabama state court.
    • Represented of a wrongfully convicted former prisoner in section 1983 proceedings in federal court.
    Previous Experience
    • Hon. John J. Tharp, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Judicial Extern (2014)

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