Complex Business Disputes

• Represented healthcare management consulting firm that sued a major Georgia hospital for breach of contract and tortious interference
• Represented a leading research university in defense of claims for breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of trade secrets
• Represented one of the largest community banks in the Southeast in a complex lender-liability dispute; briefed and won Daubert motion to exclude expert testimony underlying nearly all of the plaintiff’s $40 million damages theory
• Argued post-trial motions on behalf of former condominium association directors following an adverse jury verdict in the Northern District of Florida
• Represented a medical diagnostic services provider in defense of claims alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract

Appellate Litigation 

• Briefed, argued, and won a Georgia Court of Appeals case raising novel questions of nuisance liability, including whether a controversial business can be held liable for attracting third-party protestors.  For news coverage of the decision, use these links: AJC, Law360, and Daily Report.
• Briefed, argued, and won three appeals in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of business clients that recovered $90 million under the Deepwater Horizon Economic & Property Damages Settlement
• Argued a Georgia Supreme Court appeal regarding constitutional and statutory challenges to a municipal annexation ordinance
• Authored U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in the “water wars” case on behalf of Georgia local government and conservation organizations
• Won affirmance by the Georgia Court of Appeals of jury verdict in favor of financial advisor client
• Petitioned for certiorari to the Supreme Court of Georgia and obtained expedited ruling in client’s favor on issue of appellate procedure
• Represented major international law firm in the Eleventh Circuit and obtained affirmance of an attorneys’ fee award under Georgia’s offer-of-judgment statute

Class Actions 

• Represented state-chartered bank in appellate litigation concerning enforceability of class action litigation waivers
• Represented mortgage company in defense of a putative class action alleging that “post-payment” interest was improperly collected from over 40,000 borrowers; obtained settlement for a fraction of potential damages
• Represented one of the country’s largest manufacturers of building and paper products in defense of products liability class actions

Government Contracts 

• Successfully represented one of the nation’s largest health insurance administrators in response to a flurry of bid protests challenging a multi-billion dollar government contract
• Represented Atlanta construction company in a municipal contract dispute