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Overview

Carson Scott is a litigation associate in the San Francisco office of Munger, Tolles & Olson whose practice focuses on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on antitrust and technology.

Carson has represented technology companies and other institutions in a variety of matters, including merger litigation, constitutional claims and matters involving Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. His litigation experience includes serving on a trial team that obtained injunctive relief in a substantial antitrust dispute and successfully defending a technology company against a First Amendment challenge seeking to treat it as the government pursuant to the state action doctrine. 

Prior to joining the firm, Carson served as law clerk to the Honorable Sidney R. Thomas of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. At Harvard Law School, he served as notes editor of the Harvard Law Review.

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Education
Harvard Law School (J.D., 2021) magna cum laude
Harvard College (A.B., 2016) magna cum laude
Clerkships
Judge Sidney R. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2021-2022
Admissions
California