Jill Dunn is a Partner in Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP’s Atlanta office and is Vice-Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation/Directors & Officers practice section and also serves on the firm’s Executive Committee.. Ms. Dunn focuses her practice on representing clients in commercial matters, including numerous complex disputes involving class action defense, investor derivative claims, securities fraud, qui tam claims, whistleblower investigations and defense, franchisor/franchisee and dealer negotiations and disputes, fraud/misrepresentation, trade secret misappropriation, restrictive covenant enforcement and defense, computer fraud and theft, and landlord/tenant disputes. Ms. Dunn has experience representing healthcare organizations in matters involving fiduciary obligations, compliance, and contract-based disputes. Ms. Dunn also has experience handling defamation and disparagement claims. Her commercial practice also encompasses the handling of claims of self-dealing, RICO, breach of fiduciary duty, and other business torts related to corporate disputes between shareholders, including those arising out of the sale or dissolution of companies. She has represented parties in real estate-related actions, including foreclosure confirmation and deficiency actions, receivership actions, and suits on notes and/or guaranties. Ms. Dunn has extensive trial experience and has handled both jury and bench trials in state and federal courts across the country.

In addition to representing clients in litigation, Ms. Dunn also regularly advises clients on a variety of commercial contract-related issues, including negotiating and drafting vendor agreements, lease agreements, service and supply contracts, software contracts, non-disclosure agreements, commercial loan agreements, receivables-secured line of credit agreements, and license agreements. She has represented clients in a wide range of transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital, public offerings, and private placements of debt and equity capital. Ms. Dunn is also adept at advising clients on a wide range of corporate governance issues, the organization and formation of business entities, and licensing. Ms. Dunn’s commercial litigation experience provides her with a unique insight into drafting and reviewing commercial contracts for clients.

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• Author, “Protection in Contract Language – Raising Materials Cost”, ForConstructionPros.com, November 8, 2016.
• Author, “How to Maximize Your Leverage While Leasing”, Restaurant Hospitality, August 1, 2016.
• Author, “Why Construction Contracts Need to Define ‘Substantial Completion’,” ForConstructionPros.com, May 26, 2016.
• Co-Author, “Man Franchise Agreements Are Drafted to Provide the Franchisor a Unilateral Right to Purchase a Franchise,” Franchising Today, May 18, 2016.
• Author, “A Practical Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls in Drafting Arbitration Provisions,” InsideCounsel, April 21, 2016.
• Co-Author, “Franchise Agreements: 5 Points to Consider Before Signing, “Restaurant Hospitality, February 21, 2016.
• How Enforceable Is Your Construction Arbitration Provision, ForConstructionPros.com, February 17, 2016.
• Is Substantial Compliance With a Contractual Notice Provision in Construction Contracts Good Enough?, ForConstructionPros.com, August 20, 2015.
• A New Way of Arbitration, Construction Today, June 16, 2015.
• Problematic Lease Provisions: The Top Three Offenders, Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, March 4, 2015.
• Issues for Hotel Operator Tenants When Negotiating Leases, Hotel Online, February 24, 2015.
• What to Know When Negotiating a Restaurant Lease, Restaurant Hospitality, February 12, 2015.
• Important Provisions in Construction Contracts – Part 2, ForConstructionPros.com, February 16, 2015.
• Tenant Build-out and Operating Expense Lease Provisions Can Pose Problems for Landlords, FacilitiesNet.com, February 2015.
• Important Provisions in Construction Contracts – Part 1, ForConstructionPros.com, December 8, 2014.
• Insurance Tips for the Busy Construction Professional: Part 2 – Common Policy Exclusions and How to Avoid Gaps in Coverage, ForConstructionPros.com, October 13, 2014.
• Insurance Tips for the Busy Construction Professional: Part 1 – Common Types of Coverage and Selecting a Carrier, ForConstructinPros.com, August 14, 2014.
• New AAA Rules Call Into Questions Finality of Arbitration Awards, ForConstructionPros.com, June 12, 2014.
• A Decision Without a Solution: Ferguson v. City of Charleston, 53 S.C.L.Rev. 717, Spring 2002.
• Georgia Supreme Court Severely Limits Landlords’ Recovery of Attorney Fees in Georgia – Part 1, Retail Law Strategist, August 2008 (Volume 8, Issue 8).
• Georgia Supreme Court Severely Limits Landlords’ Recovery of Attorney Fees in Georgia – Part 2, Retail Law Strategist, September 2008 (Volume 8, Issue 9).

• Board of Directors, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, 2013 – present
• Chair, In-Town Mentoring Circle for Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, 2013 – present

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