Attorney Biography
Samantha Peaslee is an international business and intellectual property law attorney for small- to medium-sized businesses and non-profits. She specializes in entity formation, copyright registration and litigation, trademark registration and litigation, trade secrets, intellectual property licensing business transactions (cross-border and local), alternative dispute resolution, data privacy, international commercial arbitration, and commercial and civil litigation. She works in person and virtually throughout the Front Range.
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.
Originally from Alexandria, LA, Samantha has also lived in Vermont, Maine, North Carolina, France, and South Korea. She speaks proficient French and can read Italian and some Korean. She has taught English as a second language in Paris at Montmartre After-School studies and in Seoul at Chungdahm April (Mapo). She currently furthers her international interests as a member of the World Trade Center Denver and the Organization of Women in International Trade. 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.
Samantha is also a consultant with the North Metro and Larimer Small Business Development Centers.
