Scott L. Evans is a shareholder and the Litigation Chair at Buchalter’s Denver office. Mr. Evans’ practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, employee transition litigation, workplace investigations, and alternative dispute resolution across a range of industry sectors including financial services, cannabis/hemp, real estate, restaurant, and hospitality industries.

Mr. Evans’ commercial litigation practice focuses on breach of contract disputes, internal business conflicts, tortious interference with contracts, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation, qui tam defense under the False Claims Act (FCA), and white-collar crime defense. Mr. Evans has tried multiple cases to verdict in state, federal, and administrative courts.

Mr. Evans’ employment litigation practice involves defending financial advisors in broker-dealer disputes related to trade secrets, non-solicitation, and non-compete issues. He also represents employers in matters involving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Additionally, with his background as a federal investigator, he conducts strategic internal corporate investigations throughout the U.S. concerning employment and fraud issues.

Mr. Evans also has a robust national alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practice while serving on the Commercial, Employment, and Consumer panels for the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and as a court-appointed mediator. Mr. Evans has arbitrated and mediated cases involving contracts, the financial industry, cannabis/hemp, real estate, employee transitions, and statutory employment issues. Mr. Evans completed the Associate’s program at the College of Commercial Arbitrators, earned certification as a mediator from the American Institute of Mediation, and trained as a court-appointed neutral (special master) with the Academy of Court-Appointed Neutrals (ACAN).

Awards and Honors

• 5280 Magazine Top 500 Attorney – 2024
• 5280 Magazine, “Top Lawyers in Alternative Dispute Resolution”
• Savoy Magazine, “Most Influential Black Lawyers”
• National Black Lawyers, “Top 100” attorney
• Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Lawyers – 2024

Representative Clients

• Financial Advisors
• Financial Firms / Broker Dealers
• Multi-state Cannabis and Hemp Entrepreneurs and Farmers
• National Home Inspection Companies
• Regional Pain Clinics
• Regional Trucking Companies
• National Weight Loss Clinics
• International Manufacturer of Laboratory Equipment
• Multi-state manufacturers of Warehouse and Construction Equipment
• Custom Home Builders
• Medical Spas
• International Consortium of Authors