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App. 2013), rev. denied, 846 N.W.2d 15 (Wis. 2014), successfully securing a judgment that jointly and severally liable insurers who sold their policies as part of a single block of coverage cannot insist upon prorating their liability for asbestos-related bodily injury claims and cannot force the policyholder to choose only one policy to pay at a time.{{ FIELD }}Represented Pneumo Abex LLC in insurance coverage litigation against numerous primary and excess general liability insurers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and related arbitration and mediation proceedings seeking coverage for underlying asbestos-related bodily injury claims.{{ FIELD }}Representing Chevron Corporation in connection with insurance coverage matters arising from claims alleging injuries attributable to paraquat and methyl tert-butyl ether.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune Global 500 public company in its sale of all its asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets in the United States.{{ FIELD }}Advised a New York-based hedge fund in its acquisition of asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets from a portfolio company of a prominent private equity firm.{{ FIELD }}Advised Fortress Investment Group in its acquisition of asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets from Crane Holdings.{{ FIELD }}Advised an affiliate of Third Point LLC in its acquisition of legacy asbestos liabilities and the related insurance assets held by certain affiliates of Ingersoll Rand Inc.{{ FIELD }}Represented a Fortune 50 company in connection with various insurance coverage, indemnity and subrogation disputes relating to its use of captive insurance for certain layers of automobile and truckers' liability coverage.{{ FIELD }}Advised a Fortune 10 multinational conglomerate on the restructuring of its domestic and international property insurance programs and, in particular, the drafting of reinsurance and retrocession agreements for the client’s captive insurance company.{{ FIELD }}Jack Fontham focuses on litigation and arbitration of insurance coverage disputes and related contractual indemnity claims. Jack exclusively represents insurance policyholders. Jack advises clients on the form and structure of their insurance programs and the insurance and indemnity provisions in their contracts, and litigates disputes arising in those areas. Jack has helped recover more than $3 billion for policyholder clients through prelitigation settlements, trials and arbitrations.\nJack regularly handles first- and third-party insurance coverage claims for leading companies in the construction, energy, life sciences and consumer products sectors. Jack has a proven track record of securing insurance recoveries for asbestos-related bodily injury claims and other mass tort liabilities, as well as for large business interruption and property damage losses incurred in connection with construction projects and in a variety of other venues. 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John H Fontham Partner University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law University of Virginia University of Virginia School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana District of Columbia Louisiana District of Columbia Bar Louisiana State Bar Association American Bar Association (sections: Litigation, Tort \u0026amp; Insurance Practice) Represented the owner of a several billion dollar LNG construction project in connection with claims under a construction all risk/delay in start up policy for property damage and delay-related losses arising out of catastrophic flood events. Represented the owner of a world-scale methanol production facility in connection with claims under a all-risk insurance policy for property damage and business interruption losses arising out of the failure of a waste heat boiler system. Represented the owners of an 898-megawatt coal-fired power plant in connection with claims under a construction all-risk/delay-in-start-up policy for losses resulting from severe damage to a boiler during construction of the plant. Represented Toyo Engineering in connection with claims under a construction all-risk insurance policy for property damage losses arising out damage to a piping system during construction of an ethane cracker plant. Represented Haven Midstream in connection with claims under an all-risk insurance policy for property damage and business interruption losses arising out of an explosion and fire at a gas plant. Represented a professional sports stadium owner on insurance coverage matters arising from engineering and design errors in the construction of a new stadium. Served as trial and appellate counsel for The Coca-Cola Company in Cleaver-Brooks, Inc., et al. v. AIU Ins. Co., et al., 351 Wis.2d 643, 839 N.W.2d 882 (Wis. App. 2013), rev. denied, 846 N.W.2d 15 (Wis. 2014), successfully securing a judgment that jointly and severally liable insurers who sold their policies as part of a single block of coverage cannot insist upon prorating their liability for asbestos-related bodily injury claims and cannot force the policyholder to choose only one policy to pay at a time. Represented Pneumo Abex LLC in insurance coverage litigation against numerous primary and excess general liability insurers in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and related arbitration and mediation proceedings seeking coverage for underlying asbestos-related bodily injury claims. Representing Chevron Corporation in connection with insurance coverage matters arising from claims alleging injuries attributable to paraquat and methyl tert-butyl ether. Advised a Fortune Global 500 public company in its sale of all its asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets in the United States. Advised a New York-based hedge fund in its acquisition of asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets from a portfolio company of a prominent private equity firm. Advised Fortress Investment Group in its acquisition of asbestos liabilities and related insurance assets from Crane Holdings. Advised an affiliate of Third Point LLC in its acquisition of legacy asbestos liabilities and the related insurance assets held by certain affiliates of Ingersoll Rand Inc. 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A member of the firm\u0026rsquo;s nationally ranked Automotive and Transportation Pharmaceutical/Medical Device teams, Harold\u0026rsquo;s national litigation and trial practice focuses heavily on high stakes individual and mass tort (MDL and Class-Actions) product liability litigation in the automotive, life sciences, and consumer products industries.\u0026nbsp; His practice has also included high-exposure business disputes and internal investigations. Harold has represented many of the world\u0026rsquo;s largest corporations in complex \u0026ldquo;bet-the-company\u0026rdquo; litigation and trials.\u0026nbsp; Harold is recognized nationally for his profile as a litigator and is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), comprised of the world\u0026rsquo;s leading product manufacturers and the top product liability defense counsel.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis six most recent trials include a high-profile federal court automotive product liability trial, which was selected and featured in 2014 by the \u003cem\u003eDaily Report\u003c/em\u003e\u0026rsquo;s \u0026ldquo;Litigation Department of the Year\u0026rdquo; award publication.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold has also served as in-house counsel (through secondment) for a global product manufacturer, where he was responsible for selecting and retaining outside counsel and managing complex product liability litigation throughout the United States.\u0026nbsp; More recently, Harold was selected by one of the world\u0026rsquo;s largest automotive manufacturers to serve as one of its national written discovery counsel and also as trial counsel (along with three other trial counsel with other law firms) of a high-profile bellwether automotive product liability case.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold is a 1990 graduate of Emory University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Spanish. Prior to entering the legal profession, he served as vice president of an insurance brokerage firm specializing in group benefit plans for many of the nation\u0026rsquo;s leading insurance companies. Harold received his Juris Doctor from the Georgia State University School of Law in 1999. During law school, he served as a Student Judicial Clerk to the Supreme Court of Georgia.\u0026nbsp; While in law school, Harold received numerous awards in local, regional, and national trial and appellate competitions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA recognized civic leader, Harold has engaged heavily in and led pro bono and community service endeavors in both the legal profession and broader community throughout his career and he has served on numerous national and local boards. Harold is a past president of the Gate City Bar Association, Georgia\u0026rsquo;s oldest historically African-American bar association, and more recently served as president of Atlanta Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar association in the Southeast United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith almost two decades of extensive involvement in lawyer professional development, Harold is a key leader in the firm\u0026rsquo;s professional development programs and its focus on inclusion and retention.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold has served as a key leader nationally and locally in non-partisan voting rights work, He serves as Board Chair for the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and recently completed his term as Board Chair for the Truancy Intervention Project.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, Harold was selected by the Georgia United States Congressional Delegation to serve on a 13 member Federal Judicial Advisory panel to the delegation regarding Presidential appointments to selected judgeships on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Attorneys, and U.S. Marshals in Georgia.\u0026nbsp; Harold was recently nominated and appointed by the federal judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to a three-year term on the Court\u0026rsquo;s 15 member Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold has lectured locally and nationally on both legal and pro bono related topics ranging from evidentiary issues involving product liability law, to deposition strategy/best practices, to Voting Rights and Non-Partisan Election Protection initiatives, to Ethics in the legal profession. Keynote speaking engagements include: 2008 Bench and Bar Keynote Speaker at the Georgia State University College of Law; 2009 Election Protection Keynote Speaker at 25th Anniversary of the World Conference of Mayors; and 2009 Law Day Keynote Speaker (A Legacy of Liberty - Celebrating Lincoln\u0026rsquo;s Bicentennial) at the Georgia State University College of Law.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold was selected by his peers in 2023 for inclusion in the 30th edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Best Lawyers in America\u003c/em\u003e\u0026reg; for his expertise in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.\u0026nbsp; Harold also has been named as a \u003cem\u003eGeorgia Super Lawyer\u003c/em\u003e (2008-present) by Law \u0026amp; Politics and \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Magazine\u003c/em\u003e, as a \u003cem\u003eLegal Elite\u003c/em\u003e by \u003cem\u003eGeorgia Trend Magazine\u003c/em\u003e, recognized by the \u003cem\u003eDaily Report\u003c/em\u003e in 2007 as \u003cem\u003e1 of the Top 15 Lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40\u003c/em\u003e, and in 2016 by the \u003cem\u003eDaily Report\u003c/em\u003e as a \u003cem\u003eGeorgia Attorney of the Year Finalist\u003c/em\u003e and he has been recognized by \u003cem\u003eLegal 500\u003c/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eUSA\u003c/em\u003e (Mass Tort Defense) for his national profile as a litigator and leading practitioner in his field and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for his leadership in the profession.\u0026nbsp; In addition, Harold has been recognized consistently (2018 \u0026ndash; present) by \u003cem\u003eBest Lawyers in America\u003c/em\u003e as a leading practitioner in his field.\u0026nbsp; In 2020, Harold was honored by the \u003cem\u003eDaily Report\u003c/em\u003e with its \u003cem\u003eProfessional Excellence Award\u003c/em\u003e and was also honored as a \u003cem\u003eGeorgia Trailblazer\u003c/em\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eServed as trial counsel in four high-stakes product liability cases, three of which resulted in complete defense verdicts and the fourth in a zero dollar judgment.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eServed as trial counsel in high-profile automotive product liability case in federal court and obtained favorable settlement on the eve of closing arguments.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eServed as one of two national written discovery counsel for one of the world\u0026rsquo;s largest automobile manufacturers in high stakes \u0026ldquo;bet-the-company\u0026rdquo; product liability litigation.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented global automobile manufacturers in high stakes product liability personal injury litigation. 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Politics and Atlanta Magazine, 2006-2007\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Outstanding Lawyer Award \", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Gate City Bar Association, 2012\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Man of the Year Award and Law and Justice Award\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Men Looking Ahead Magazine, 2016\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Men of Influence Award\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Atlanta Business League, 2015\"}{{ FIELD }}{:title=\u0026gt;\"Service Award for leadership \u0026amp; service in founding the Justice Benham Law Camp\", :detail=\u0026gt;\"Gate City Bar Association, 2009\"}{{ FIELD }}Served as trial counsel in four high-stakes product liability cases, three of which resulted in complete defense verdicts and the fourth in a zero dollar judgment.{{ FIELD }}Served as trial counsel in high-profile automotive product liability case in federal court and obtained favorable settlement on the eve of closing arguments.{{ FIELD }}Served as one of two national written discovery counsel for one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers in high stakes “bet-the-company” product liability litigation.{{ FIELD }}Represented global automobile manufacturers in high stakes product liability personal injury litigation. Led and supervised defense of automobile manufacturers in cases (individual and consolidated actions) involving the designs of air bags, roofs, seat belts, steering, brakes, throttle control systems, and overall vehicle structure.{{ FIELD }}Deposing fact and expert witnesses in complex product liability actions across the country and arguing evidentiary, substantive, procedural motions, dispositive and pre-trial motions.{{ FIELD }}Worked from abroad by playing active role in time sensitive and highly complex corporate internal investigation (in Spanish) of European energy company after it restated its oil and gas reserves. 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Prepared analysis of deposition proceedings, directed negotiations and secured global settlement.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead counsel in providing advice and counsel to one of the world’s largest manufacturers by conducting comprehensive review and analysis of document retention policies and associated records retention schedules and providing recommendation regarding policy implementation throughout engineering and manufacturing functions within the corporation.{{ FIELD }}Served as member of King \u0026amp; Spalding team that served as national coordinating counsel and trial counsel in product liability litigation involving antidepressant medication, including in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Mass Tort Program, ranked number one in the American Tort Reform Association’s 2010 list of “Hellhole Jurisdictions.” Led and managed numerous case teams in all aspects of fact and expert discovery, including the depositions of fact witnesses, medical doctors, and expert witness preparation.{{ FIELD }}Served as lead counsel for public sector investigative body in contentious and high profile ethics investigation.{{ FIELD }}Harold Franklin, a partner in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Trial and Global Disputes Practice, specializes in defending corporations in complex and high-stakes product liability litigation. A member of the firm’s nationally ranked Automotive and Transportation Pharmaceutical/Medical Device teams, Harold’s national litigation and trial practice focuses heavily on high stakes individual and mass tort (MDL and Class-Actions) product liability litigation in the automotive, life sciences, and consumer products industries.  His practice has also included high-exposure business disputes and internal investigations. Harold has represented many of the world’s largest corporations in complex “bet-the-company” litigation and trials.  Harold is recognized nationally for his profile as a litigator and is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), comprised of the world’s leading product manufacturers and the top product liability defense counsel.\nHis six most recent trials include a high-profile federal court automotive product liability trial, which was selected and featured in 2014 by the Daily Report’s “Litigation Department of the Year” award publication.\nHarold has also served as in-house counsel (through secondment) for a global product manufacturer, where he was responsible for selecting and retaining outside counsel and managing complex product liability litigation throughout the United States.  More recently, Harold was selected by one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers to serve as one of its national written discovery counsel and also as trial counsel (along with three other trial counsel with other law firms) of a high-profile bellwether automotive product liability case.\nHarold is a 1990 graduate of Emory University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Spanish. Prior to entering the legal profession, he served as vice president of an insurance brokerage firm specializing in group benefit plans for many of the nation’s leading insurance companies. Harold received his Juris Doctor from the Georgia State University School of Law in 1999. During law school, he served as a Student Judicial Clerk to the Supreme Court of Georgia.  While in law school, Harold received numerous awards in local, regional, and national trial and appellate competitions.\nA recognized civic leader, Harold has engaged heavily in and led pro bono and community service endeavors in both the legal profession and broader community throughout his career and he has served on numerous national and local boards. Harold is a past president of the Gate City Bar Association, Georgia’s oldest historically African-American bar association, and more recently served as president of Atlanta Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar association in the Southeast United States.\nWith almost two decades of extensive involvement in lawyer professional development, Harold is a key leader in the firm’s professional development programs and its focus on inclusion and retention.\nHarold has served as a key leader nationally and locally in non-partisan voting rights work, He serves as Board Chair for the Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice and recently completed his term as Board Chair for the Truancy Intervention Project.\nIn 2009, Harold was selected by the Georgia United States Congressional Delegation to serve on a 13 member Federal Judicial Advisory panel to the delegation regarding Presidential appointments to selected judgeships on the U.S. District Courts, U.S. Attorneys, and U.S. Marshals in Georgia.  Harold was recently nominated and appointed by the federal judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to a three-year term on the Court’s 15 member Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel.\nHarold has lectured locally and nationally on both legal and pro bono related topics ranging from evidentiary issues involving product liability law, to deposition strategy/best practices, to Voting Rights and Non-Partisan Election Protection initiatives, to Ethics in the legal profession. Keynote speaking engagements include: 2008 Bench and Bar Keynote Speaker at the Georgia State University College of Law; 2009 Election Protection Keynote Speaker at 25th Anniversary of the World Conference of Mayors; and 2009 Law Day Keynote Speaker (A Legacy of Liberty - Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial) at the Georgia State University College of Law.\nHarold was selected by his peers in 2023 for inclusion in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for his expertise in Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants.  Harold also has been named as a Georgia Super Lawyer (2008-present) by Law \u0026amp; Politics and Atlanta Magazine, as a Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine, recognized by the Daily Report in 2007 as 1 of the Top 15 Lawyers in Georgia under the age of 40, and in 2016 by the Daily Report as a Georgia Attorney of the Year Finalist and he has been recognized by Legal 500 USA (Mass Tort Defense) for his national profile as a litigator and leading practitioner in his field and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for his leadership in the profession.  In addition, Harold has been recognized consistently (2018 – present) by Best Lawyers in America as a leading practitioner in his field.  In 2020, Harold was honored by the Daily Report with its Professional Excellence Award and was also honored as a Georgia Trailblazer. 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He has litigated various technologies ranging from computer games to medical devices to dashcams, all the way from pitch to trial.\u0026nbsp;Roy\u0026rsquo;s software engineering experience makes him a valuable asset to any patent and technology-related cases. Whether he's working with experts or arguing before a court, Roy's ability to simplify and streamline a technical argument is invaluable.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring law school Roy gained experience as a judicial intern for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoy earned his degree with honors from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he started honing his focus on intellectual property. As a student, Roy received a Dean's Achievement award in his patent law class and was recognized as a Strauss Center Cyber Fellow. Roy also received Dean's Achievement awards in space law and digital evidence classes. 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He has litigated various technologies ranging from computer games to medical devices to dashcams, all the way from pitch to trial. Roy’s software engineering experience makes him a valuable asset to any patent and technology-related cases. Whether he's working with experts or arguing before a court, Roy's ability to simplify and streamline a technical argument is invaluable. \nDuring law school Roy gained experience as a judicial intern for the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.\nRoy earned his degree with honors from The University of Texas at Austin School of Law, where he started honing his focus on intellectual property. As a student, Roy received a Dean's Achievement award in his patent law class and was recognized as a Strauss Center Cyber Fellow. Roy also received Dean's Achievement awards in space law and digital evidence classes. He served as the Managing Editor for the Texas IP Law Journal and as a student member of the Yeakel IP Inn of Court. \nSince then, Roy has taken an active role in his patent cases. He has argued dispositive motions and Markman hearings, taken and defended depositions, and even directed witnesses as trial. His experience at all points throughout the case lifecycle and passion for creativity are an important asset to any team. 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