Shaun Daugherty is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP.  He has tried a number of jury cases to verdict with extensive experience in complex class and multi-party litigation. He has litigated matters around the country including in state and federal courts in California and New York and many others. He co-chairs both the firm’s healthcare and media liability practice teams.

Mr. Daugherty represents an array of healthcare companies and professionals in a variety of cases involving medical product and practices. His trial and litigation experience for medical manufacturers, technology providers and professionals  ranges  from contract disputes and medical product liability, to defense of wrongful death and medical malpractice claims. Mr. Daugherty also regularly handles licensing, credentialing and regulatory matters.

Mr. Daugherty’s commercial practice concentrates on intellectual property disputes. He has defended and prosecuted copyright, trademark, trade secret, and business and blog defamation cases. He  also regularly represents and advises business entities on their business and marketing decisions and disputes regarding copyrights, trademarks, advertising, misappropriation of likeness, and contracts, as well as the prosecution of application materials for trademark and copyright protection.

Mr. Daugherty has been an adjunct faculty member at John Marshall School of Law in Atlanta teaching intellectual property law. He has published in the field of scientific research related to his prior career and has authored continuing legal education courses in various areas of the law, including intellectual property licensing. He has also been an invited speaker to the prestigious Hinman Dental Society.

Mr. Daugherty attended Wright State University for two years before moving to Georgia and finishing his degree in biology at Georgia State University. After graduation, he moved back to Ohio where he served as a research biologist at Case Western Reserve University’s Medical School. Mr. Daugherty then attended the University of Dayton School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Daugherty returned to Atlanta where he began his career prosecuting and defending patent claims.