Scott Pearson is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.
He focuses his practice on the defense of regulatory enforcement actions and
consumer class actions, other complex business litigation, and regulatory compliance
counseling. Scott is also one of the pre-eminent authorities on the unique
issues facing the fintech and marketplace lending industry.
Prominent companies regularly entrust Scott with matters involving bet-the-company
exposure or complexity, such as overlapping claims being pursued simultaneously in
multiple jurisdictions by federal and state regulators, state attorneys general and
class action plaintiffs. With more than 25 years of experience, Scott serves as a
trusted strategic business advisor to Manatt clients, including card issuers
and networks, mortgage lenders, auto finance providers, student lenders, specialty
finance companies, fintechs, institutional investors, sports and
entertainment companies, retailers, and others.
Scott has been called “a true expert in complex litigation and consumer class
actions” and “a no-nonsense bulldog lawyer who is highly respected by
his peers and the judiciary.” In March 2018, he was named a BTI Client
Service All-Star for “delivering the absolute best client service”
based on a national survey of in-house counsel.