Edward currently serves on the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors, Formal Advisory Opinion Board, and the Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee.

Representative Work

Part of three-lawyer trial team that won a defendant’s jury verdict in federal court on a breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty action seeking over $100,000,000 in actual damages and additional punitive damages. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the verdict on appeal.

Lead counsel in a AAA arbitration filed on behalf of a family-owned business against its exclusive distributor alleging breach of contract and Lanham Act claims. The panel awarded damages and attorneys’ fees in excess of $1,000,000 and injunctive relief under the Lanham Act.

Co-counsel representing one of several defendants in an antitrust class action filed in federal court by purchasers of cigarettes from the major tobacco companies. The district court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the judgment on appeal.

Lead counsel in defending a public company and two employees it had hired from a competitor against claims alleging theft of trade secrets. Lawsuits were filed in three different jurisdictions. The plaintiff eventually dismissed the cases.

Co-counsel in a breach of contract case brought by a major telecommunications company against its exclusive supplier of consumer electronics equipment. The district court rejected the plaintiff’s challenge to the exclusivity covenant, and the case ultimately settled with the supplier receiving $200,000,000.

Represented one of several defendants and served as liaison counsel in nationwide consumer class action alleging price fixing in the domestic airline industry. The case eventually settled on favorable terms.

Lead counsel representing former officers and directors of a public company in a class action filed in federal court on behalf of shareholders of the company. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal on appeal.

Co-counsel on behalf of the plaintiff in a copyright case in federal court alleging infringement of home designs. The case settled for more than $18,000,000.

Co-counsel in a state habeas case challenging the conviction of a death row inmate in Georgia. The Georgia Supreme Court reversed the conviction and after the District Attorney elected not to retry the case, the inmate was released from prison.

Professional Activities

Member, State Bar of Georgia, Antitrust, General Practice and Trial, Labor and Employment, Intellectual Property and Computer Law Sections

Board of Governors, State Bar of Georgia, 2009 - present

Formal Advisory Opinion Board, State Bar of Georgia, 2003 – present (Chair, 2006 – 2010)

Disciplinary Rules and Procedures Committee, State Bar of Georgia, 2008 – present (Chair, 2008 – 2009)

Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Labor and Employment Sections

Member, American Bar Association. Antitrust, Business and Litigation Sections; Intellectual Property

Board Member, Anti-Defamation League, Southeast Region, 2009 - present

Executive Committee, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, 2006 – present

Secretary, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, 2009 – 2010

Treasurer, Lawyers Club of Atlanta, 2010 – 2011

Master, Lumpkin Inn of Court, 2005 – present

Instructor, Trial Advocacy Program, Emory Law School, 1995 – present

Graduate, Midtown Alliance Leadership Program, 1990

Honors and Awards

Leading lawyer in the field of Commercial Litigation, Chambers USA

Georgia Super Lawyer, Atlanta Magazine