Scott A. Sasser

• Structured and negotiated multiple technology agreements with software developers and service providers.
• Advised on privacy compliance, privacy policies, and best practices.
• Provided counseling and drafted terms for referral marketing, sweepstakes, and contest promotions.
• Structured and negotiated strategic advertising partnerships with digital influencers and advised on advertising regulation compliance matters.
• Advised on mobile application user registration experience and terms of use acceptance.
• Provided counseling and structured agreements for early-stage investments in emerging technology companies.
• Represented clients in business litigation disputes.
• Represented a technology company in intellectual property enforcement activity.
• Reviewed and negotiated agreements with a major entertainment studio for a company appearance on an investment pitch reality TV show.

Scott Sasser is an associate in Alston & Bird’s Technology & Privacy Group. Scott concentrates his practice on transactions involving technology and intellectual property, including negotiating and drafting complex patent, trademark, and software licensing agreements. He also counsels clients on cybersecurity and data-privacy-related matters and advises on intellectual property and privacy diligence in the M&A context.

Before joining Alston & Bird, Scott served as in-house counsel for a tech startup, where he advised on emerging company legal matters, including technology, intellectual property rights, and fundraising. Scott earned his J.D., cum laude and Order of the Barristers, from Pepperdine University School of Law. During law school, he was a member of the Moot Court Competition Team and received the Pepperdine Award for exemplary commitment to service and leadership. Scott continues to coach moot court students and actively mentors law students through Pepperdine’s Preceptor Program.

Before law school, Scott served on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, representing the organization as a spokesperson and strategic communications specialist in several countries around the globe. Scott is a combat veteran and still serves as a major in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.

Bar Admissions

• California
• Arizona

Education

• Stanford University (Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2017)
• Pepperdine University (J.D., 2015)
• Illinois State University (B.S., 2008)