09 Sep 2026
K&L Gates Adds Scott Coward as Of Counsel to Corporate Practice
"K&L Gates welcomes Scott Coward as of counsel in its Corporate practice; he will work on corporate, capital markets, M&A and life sciences matters from the Charlotte and Raleigh offices."
Coward rejoins K&L Gates after serving as Chief Legal Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Exact Sciences Corporation. He enters K&L Gates as of counsel and brings more than three decades of experience across private practice, general counsel and executive leadership roles, and public company board service. Coward focuses his practice on corporate, capital markets and mergers and acquisitions matters, as well as commercial contracting, licensing and life sciences-related issues, with deep experience in the molecular diagnostics industry. Prior to his in-house role at Exact Sciences—where he served as executive vice president, chief legal officer, general counsel and secretary, overseeing legal, compliance, clinical and regulatory affairs, government relations, corporate affairs, real estate and facilities, and leading integration for the company’s US$2.8 billion acquisition of Genomic Health—Coward served as a partner in K&L Gates’ Raleigh office, later leading that office as managing partner and serving on the firm’s management committee. He also served on the Exact Sciences board through its 2025 sale to Abbott Laboratories and has held numerous board and advisory roles for public and private companies throughout his career.