Representative Matters

  • Represented companies that have conducted both state-specific and national sweepstakes, contests and promotions involving both contests of luck and contests of skill.
  • Drafted official rules for these various contests, as well as privacy policies, terms of use, affiliate agreements, and agreements with the related technology partners that create and maintain the contests’ data gathered on the entrants, etc.
  • Successfully defended nationally distributed magazine against $30 million dollar defamation lawsuit.
  • Successfully defended Oscar®-winning celebrity in breach of contract lawsuit.
  • Successfully defended nationally recognized music artist in breach of contract claim brought by event promoter.
  • Defended nationally recognized celebrity against seven-figure claim for wrongful detention and assault by security personnel. Successfully obtained summary judgment after case was in default for over one year. Defended case on appeal and at Supreme Court of Georgia. (Reported case: Keisha Herring v. Steve Harvey).
  • Successfully represented national digital distributor in action against American Idol contestant Larry Platt regarding the distribution rights to the music recording "Pants On The Ground."
  • Recovered investment on behalf of investors in corporate misappropriation claim against majority shareholder of corporation.
  • Defended borrower in seven-figure deficiency claim brought by lender.
  • Represent financial institutions to enforce borrowers’ contractual payment obligations.
  • Represented technology company through several rounds of venture capital funding.
  • Negotiated numerous recording, distribution, publishing, licensing, branding, endorsement and marketing agreements.
  • General counsel to a national transportation company.
  • Represented borrowers in mortgage fraud claims brought by lender.