TRIALS Speakers

Seth Pearson

TRIALS Class of 2011
Senior Associate, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
J.D., Duke University School of Law

Seth Chandler Pearson is originally from Syracuse, NY, and is a graduate of Georgia State University in Atlanta, where he received his Bachelor’s of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance in 2012. After finishing his undergraduate degree, Seth served as a White House intern in the Executive Office of the President, Office of Presidential Personnel. After leaving the White House, Seth earned his law degree from Duke University School of Law in 2016 and is currently admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  

Seth began his law career at Foley & Lardner LLP in Boston as a member of the firm’s private equity and venture capital practice. As a third-year associate, Seth lateraled to Cooley LLP’s Boston office and joined their emerging company/venture capital practice. He is currently a senior associate at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP in the Atlanta office, where his practice concentrates on general business and corporate deals with an emphasis on representing emerging growth companies throughout their lifecycle and the venture capital firms and strategic investors that finance these companies. Seth currently leads the FemTech vertical for the healthcare sector, where he concentrates on increasing the firm’s footprint in FemTech in the U.S., U.K., and France. Seth also leads the Atlanta and Miami office DEI efforts and is dedicated to enhancing visibility and creating opportunities for diverse individuals within the firm and in the Atlanta and Miami communities.

Seth is actively involved in the Duke Law Alumni Association and the Duke Alumni Association, National and Atlanta chapters. He is on the board of directors of the Duke LGBTQ Alumni Association and is chair of the Duke Black Alumni Association, Atlanta chapter.