Associate General Counsel
Scott Elengold joined the Duke University Office of Counsel in May 2018 where he advises Duke University and Duke University Health System on issues involving intellectual property, innovation/entrepreneurial activities, technology & data use, human studies/IRB issues, research regulatory compliance, industry sponsored research and animal care.
Prior to joining the Office of Counsel, Mr. Elengold was a principal in a leading global IP firm in Washington, DC, where his focus was on intellectual property and commercial litigation, technology licensing, and regulatory compliance. While in private practice, he represented technology clients in forums across the country, including federal courts, international and domestic arbitrations, mediations, and before the United States International Trade Commission. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Elengold clerked for the Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger III at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Mr. Elengold was selected as a 2017 International Trade Rising Star by Law360 and as a Washington, DC, Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013-2017. He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Economics from Emory University in 1999 and his law degree from the New York University School of Law in 2005.