Samantha Brown d/b/a Samantha Peaslee has been serving as external general counsel for small to medium-sized businesses since 2015. Her practice focuses on entity formation, copyright registration and litigation, trademark registration and litigation, business transactions (cross-border and local), international entity registration, international commercial arbitration, trade secrets protection, licensing, data privacy, internal corporate needs and best practices, appeals and appellate work, alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, and commercial and civil litigation. Her passion is to help small businesses develop preventative best practices, help protect entrepreneurs’ hard work and creative endeavors, and to teach small business owners about the legal aspects of their business practice.

Samantha has a J.D. from University of Denver Sturm College of Law, an M.A. from Josef Korbel School of International Studies, and a B.A. from Middlebury College. She placed first in the 5th Annual Shanghai International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot in 2015 and was a quarterfinalist in the 12th Annual William C. Vis (East) International Commercial Moot, where she also was the fourth best oralist overall. At Sturm College of Law, Samantha was Senior Managing Editor of Denver Journal for International Law and Policy. In addition to her work and research in international business and intellectual property, Samantha also researched extensively on state, national, and international energy laws with Professor K.K. DuVivier at Sturm College of Law and piracy issues with the Ved Nanda Center for International and Comparative Law. Upon graduation, Samantha was awarded the Order of St. Ives and the Order of the Coif.

Samantha currently furthers her international experience as a member of international organizations such as the World Trade Center Denver, World Denver, and the Organization of Women in International Trade’s Virtual Chapter. An avid supporter of the arts, Samantha works with visual and performing artists to protect and promote their works. Although not actively performing, Samantha now supports the arts through membership in the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts and Colorado Attorneys for the Arts. She is still a huge musical theater fan.

Samantha is also a consultant with the North Metro Small Business Development Center and Larimer Small Business Development Center, where she also provides regular webinars and trainings. Samantha won 2017’s Consultant of the Year with the North Metro SBDC. She is also a board member of the Northwest and Pacific Better Business Bureau.

EDUCATION

University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies (M.A. in International Studies, 2015)

University of Denver, Sturm College of Law (J.D.; Order of St. Ives; Order of the Coif; International Law Certificate, 2015)

Middlebury College (B.A. in International Studies, 2010)

BAR ADMISSIONS

Colorado

Nebraska

Federal District Court of Colorado

10th Circuit Court of Appeals