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Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers
Full spectrum litigation
FMG's Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers Section works with clients of all sizes covering the full spectrum of large and sophisticated commercial litigation.
Reach & Depth
FMG’s Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers Section handles disputes involving complex business or financial transactions, multi-jurisdictional claims and numerous plaintiffs and defendants. Our team includes attorneys from all of our offices who provide specialized defense for private, public and non-profit organizations.
Successes
FMG attorneys Jill Dunn and Robert Buckley, assisted by appellate attorney Michael Freed, prevailed at trial of a shareholder derivative action in the Cobb County Superior Court. A shareholder and former employee asserted claims in a derivative action for the purported benefit of a corporation against FMG’s client and two individuals. Among other claims, Plaintiff asserted civil RICO claims and sought treble damages. Following the close of Plaintiff’s case after two and a half days of trial, the court entered a directed verdict in favor of FMG’s client and the two individuals. Following trial, the court granted a motion for attorneys’ fees, awarding FMG’s client the full amount of fees it sought against Plaintiff and his counsel.
Lauren K. Adjieff
Associate
San Diego, CA
Scott Eric Anderson
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Brett F. Asa
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Michael J. Athans
Retired Partner
Atlanta, GA
John M. Badagliacca
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Janet R. Barringer
Partner
Boston, MA
John D. Bennett
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Shawn Bingham
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Nicolas Bohorquez
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Matthew F. Boyer
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Paul G. Boylan
Partner
Boston, MA
Jody N. Cappello
Partner
Hartford, CT
Dave Cecil
Partner
Lexington, KY
Robert Chadwick
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
David C. Chang
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
William W. Cheney
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ
Yee S. Cheung
Associate
Houston, TX
Jonathan D. Crumly, Sr.
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Daniel G. DaSilva
Associate
Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Christopher G. Donnelly
Associate
Newark, NJ
Nicole T. DuGan
Associate
Philadelphia (East), PA
Ben N. Dunlap
Partner
Boston, MA
Jill R. Dunn
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Donald Patrick Eckler
Partner
Chicago, IL | Indianapolis, IN
Jessica Farrelly
Partner
Tampa, FL
Steven J. Forbes
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
Matthew N. Foree
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Megan C. Gallagher
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Alexander S. Gebert
Associate
Dallas, TX | Albuquerque, NM
Brian Goldberg
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Joseph Gonnella
Partner
San Diego, CA
Curt M. Graham
Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
Kaitlyn Grajek
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Michael Griffin
Partner
Boston, MA
Rory Hanrahan
Associate
Boston, MA
Amy Hansell
Partner
Philadelphia (West), PA
Lucas Ryan Harrison
Associate
Lexington, KY
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
David M. Hawkins
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Téhaura R. Henning
Senior Counsel
Ashley Boyes Hetzel
Associate
Columbus, OH
Mandy D. Hexom
Partner
San Diego, CA
Robert W. Hojnoski
Partner
Columbus, OH | Cincinnati, OH | Lexington, KY
Jennawe M. Hughes
Associate
Boston, MA
Warren D. Hutchison
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Andrew D. Iles
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
Kristin Ingulsrud
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles – Downtown, CA | Los Angeles – LAX, CA
Matthew Jones
Associate
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Julie B. Karron
Partner
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Tampa, FL
Arielle E. Katz
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Jessica Gray Kelly
Partner
Boston, MA
Kevin G. Kenneally
Partner
Boston, MA
Glenn A. Klinger
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
Travis A. Knobbe
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Brian C. Koeppen
Associate
Houston, TX
Leo G. Kogan
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Gaia T. Linehan
Associate
San Diego, CA
Michael W. Lord
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Jacob Madsen
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Katherine A. Mastrobuoni
Senior Counsel
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Benton J. Mathis, Jr.
Managing Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Joanne Matousek
Senior Counsel
Chicago, IL
L. David McCollum
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Thomas K. McCraw
Partner
Boston, MA
William C. Mead
Partner
Cherry Hill, NJ | Newark, NJ
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Kenneth G. Menendez
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
Joyce M. Mocek
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
John S. Moot
Senior Counsel
San Diego, CA
Richard L. Nahigian
Partner
Boston, MA
Bryce W. Newell
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Nick O’Brien-Kovari
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Jason M. Pannu
Partner
Nashville, TN
Anna Perry
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Paul Piantino
Partner
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Joseph Powers
Associate
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
Sean Andrés Rapela
Associate
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Cameron Regnery
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Johanna Rehkamp
Senior Counsel
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Nancy M. Reimer
Partner
Boston, MA
Craig J. Rolfe
Senior Counsel
Sacramento, CA
A. Ali Sabzevari
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Forest Park, GA | Savannah, GA
Matthew Salazar
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Melissa A. Santalone
Partner
Tampa, FL
Alexander Schindler
Associate
San Diego, CA
Richard C. Seltzer
Senior Counsel
Houston, TX
John D. Shea
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ | Philadelphia (East), PA | Boston, MA
Tara A. Sheldon
Associate
Hartford, CT
David Shinder
Associate
Los Angeles – Orange County, CA
David A. Slocum
Partner
Boston, MA
Tim Soefje
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Edward Solensky Jr.
Partner
Newark, NJ | Cherry Hill, NJ
P. Betty Su
Senior Counsel
San Francisco – Walnut Creek, CA
Anna Toke
Associate
Newark, NJ | New York City, NY
Craig A. Tomlins
Partner
Sacramento, CA
Eric N. Tran
Senior Counsel
Las Vegas, NV
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Zachary H. Waldrop
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Lee D. Whatling
Associate
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
M. Michelle Youngblood
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Luke B. Zavoli
Associate
Atlanta, GA
Jill R. Dunn
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Michele B. Focht
Partner
Dallas, TX
A. Neil Hartzell
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
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