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Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Escambia County, Florida, May 2015, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}Webb v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week re-trial of amount of compensatory and punitive damages only in Levy County, Florida, November 2014, original verdict amount reduced by 98%).{{ FIELD }}Banks v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (four-week trial in Broward County, Florida, February 2014, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}Clark v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week trial in Alachua County, Florida, June 2013, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}In Re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases) (five-week mass tort trial in West Virginia, April-May 2013).{{ FIELD }}Cumbess v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Suwanee County, Florida, November-December 2012, defense verdict).{{ FIELD }}Kathryn Lehman is a trial lawyer in King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Atlanta office.  She is a member of the Tort Litigation and Environmental Group.  Ms. Lehman focuses her practice on high-risk cases involving punitive damages.  She has defended clients in the consumer products, medical device, professional services, food service and transportation industries.\nMs. Lehman divides her time between preparing cases for trial and trying cases.  Ms. Lehman is an expert at conducting goal-driven discovery, including fact and expert discovery.  She has spent significant time studying plaintiffs' trial strategies, so that she is able to employ those same strategies on behalf of her clients.  She leverages her trial experience to help clients achieve their goals, whether their goal is an advantageous settlement, dispositive motion or trial. \nMs. Lehman has worked on trial teams that have tried more than two dozen cases to verdict over the last decade.  She is skilled at developing trial strategy, including pre-trial motions practice, voir dire, opening statement, direct and cross examination, and closing argument. Partner North Carolina State University  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Law Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Florida Georgia Massachusetts North Carolina Nevada Gay v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Hillsborough County, Florida, March 2018, defense verdict). Kogan v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Palm Beach County, Florida, May-June 2017, defense verdict). Hackimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Palm Beach County, August-September 2016, defense verdict). Shulman v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (six-week trial in Palm Beach County, Florida, October-November 2015, defense verdict). Gray v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Escambia County, Florida, May 2015, defense verdict). Webb v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week re-trial of amount of compensatory and punitive damages only in Levy County, Florida, November 2014, original verdict amount reduced by 98%). Banks v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (four-week trial in Broward County, Florida, February 2014, defense verdict). Clark v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (two-week trial in Alachua County, Florida, June 2013, defense verdict). In Re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases) (five-week mass tort trial in West Virginia, April-May 2013). Cumbess v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (three-week trial in Suwanee County, Florida, November-December 2012, defense verdict).","searchable_name":"Kathryn S. 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But Val\u0026nbsp;has developed particular expertise in consumer products, having worked extensively in tobacco litigation while also representing companies in matters pertaining to alcohol, construction materials, and talcum powder.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLegal 500\u003c/em\u003e has recommended Val\u0026nbsp;for the defense of consumer products, including for \u0026ldquo;his appellate skills\" as documented by his \"string of notable appellate victories, saving [his clients] significant financial burdens.\"\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some matters, Val steps into the case on appeal.\u0026nbsp; But in most instances, Val works alongside the trial teams from the inception of the case, devising the legal strategy from the pleadings stage through post-trial motions and appeal.\u0026nbsp;Using this format, he frequently develops new and creative arguments and has secured a number of victories in pretrial proceedings, such as the dismissal of his clients before trial or limitations on the other side\u0026rsquo;s claims.\u0026nbsp; If a case makes it to trial, Val often serves as legal issues counsel, helping the team shape the case by obtaining favorable evidentiary rulings or jury instructions. This integrated approach, where Val is embedded with the trial team, is frequently the foundation for success in post-trial and appellate proceedings.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he is resident in the firm\u0026rsquo;s Atlanta and Miami offices, Val works on cases throughout the United States.\u0026nbsp; He has argued matters from Pittsburgh (Pa) to Portland (Or)\u0026nbsp;and from St. Paul (Minn) all the way down to the Southernmost courthouse in the Florida Keys.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVal served as law clerk to the Honorable Frank M. Hull, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.\u0026nbsp; He graduated, magna cum laude, from Mercer University School of Law where he received the George W. Woodruff Award of Excellence as the top-ranked student in his class.\u0026nbsp; While in law school, Val served as Articles Editor of the Mercer Law Review and as Research Assistant to Professor Harold S. Lewis, Jr.\u0026nbsp; While in college, he was named the 2004 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Most Valuable Player on Offense after quarterbacking Westminster College (Mo) to consecutive football conference championships.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; He was inducted into the Westminster Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVal is a native of Frankfurt, Germany, and is fluent in German.\u003c/p\u003e","slug":"valentin-leppert","email":"vleppert@kslaw.com","phone":null,"matters":["\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented automotive company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk auto defect case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eShneyer v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.\u003c/em\u003e, Case No. CGC-23-605454 (Superior Ct., County of San Francisco, Ca., Dec. 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted writ of mandamus to quash order requiring payment of sanction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Eighth Judicial District in and for County of Clark\u003c/em\u003e, 580 P.3d 1286 (Nev. 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained dismissal with prejudice by convincing appellate court to reverse denial of motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in Medicare Secondary Payer Act case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eColoplast Corp. v. MSP Recovery Claims, LLC\u003c/em\u003e, 415 So. 3d 353 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to jury selection procedure.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, 415 So. 3d 235 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented law firm: obtained rarely granted writ of certiorari to quash adverse trial court order.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re Residences at the Bath Club Condominium Association\u003c/em\u003e, 413 So. 3d 950 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to special jury instruction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eNeff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 406 So. 3d 1063 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented healthcare company: assisted trial team in obtaining defense verdict in consumer product trial.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFelton v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c/em\u003e, No. GD 23-008055 (Pa. Ct. Comm. Pleas, Allegheny Cnty 2025) (appeal pending)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented healthcare company: obtained new trial and vacatur of $260 million jury award in light of attorney misconduct.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLee v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c/em\u003e, Case No. 23-CV-40369 (Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon, Nov. 25, 2024) (appeal pending).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented marketing organization: obtained 9-0 state high court victory reversing lower court decisions that had invalidated non-recruitment clause for lack of territorial term in business dispute\u003cem\u003e. North American Senior Benefits v. Wimmer\u003c/em\u003e, 319 Ga. 641, 906 S.E. 2d 373 (2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of claims of negligent marketing and negligent storage of medication.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAnsel v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, et al\u003c/em\u003e, No. CACE22014165 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Italian car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eVon Eisenberg v. Automobili Lamborghini, S.p.A\u003c/em\u003e, No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented British car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eVon Eisenberg v. Bentley Motors Limited,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of trial court order denying request to add a claim for punitive damages.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 391 So. 3d 1015 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented healthcare company: obtained summary judgment on claim for punitive damages and then supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict on remaining claims.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMatthey v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c/em\u003e, No. 2018-CA-004809-NC (Fla. 12th Cir. Ct. 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict in product case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHarcourt v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;No. CACE-17-20297 (08) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae: provided amicus support for appellate reversal of certification of nationwide PFAS class in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re E. I. du Pont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig.\u003c/em\u003e, 87 F.4th 315 (6th Cir. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment in product case based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's key expert testimony.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCantrell v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 76 F.4th 1113 (8th Cir. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: supported trial team in obtaining a complete defense verdict in high-risk product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCho v. Shashoua et al\u003c/em\u003e, No. D-1-GN-20-002000 (Travis County, Texas 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of novel claim of conspiracy between drug manufacturers.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eValdes v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2021-021945-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Brazilian Airline: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in complex business dispute. Z\u003cem\u003eGA Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Webjet Linhas Aereas, S.A\u003c/em\u003e., 366 So. 3d 1164 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on fraud claims in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, No. 2008-00310-CA-27 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented multinational financial group: obtained complete appellate victory in complex business dispute involving mortgage-backed securities; secured affirmance of summary judgment on several breach of contract, fraud, and RICO claims; secured reversal of denial of summary judgment on unique fraud theory.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOverlook Gardens Properties v. ORIX, USA\u003c/em\u003e, 884 S.E.2d 433 (Ga. App. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of dismissal of pure bill of discovery for lack of personal jurisdiction in secondary payor claim.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp.\u003c/em\u003e, 353 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's specific causation expert in medical device lawsuit.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eArevalo v. Mentor Worldwide LLC,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e21-11768, --- F. App'x---, 2022 WL 16753646 (11th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCamacho v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, No. A-19-807650-C (Clark County, Nev., 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case based on exclusion of plaintiff's causation expert.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eJames v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., CV 20-654 (JRT/TNL), 2022 WL 4465956 (D. Minn. Sept. 26, 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae; provided amicus support for successful Rule 23(f) petition for appellate review of certification in nationwide PFAS class action.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re E.I. DuPont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig\u003c/em\u003e., 22-0305, 2022 WL 4149090 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained dismissal of clams for fraud, failure-to-warn, and negligent design and supported trial team in obtaining favorable result on remaining claim.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhelps v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2020-005579-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCantrell v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 2022 WL 2806390 (D. Minn. July 18, 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of multi-million dollar judgment based on amendment of tort reform statute in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kaplan Estate of Kapla\u003c/em\u003en, 336 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of judgment that included $20 million in punitive damages in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mattson Estate of Konzelman\u003c/em\u003e, 336 So. 3d 315 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $42.5 million judgment in light of error during jury selection.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Gloger\u003c/em\u003e, 338 So. 3d 977 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eRogers v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 2022 WL 252420 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 27, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented pro-bono client: obtained appellate reversal of dismissal of habeas claim based on ineffective assistance of counsel.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eDavila v. United States\u003c/em\u003e, 21-11359-V, 2022 WL 1236828 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Neff\u003c/em\u003e, 325 So. 3d 872 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereview denied\u003c/em\u003e, SC21-1603, 2022 WL 1261381 (Fla. Apr. 28, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $37.5 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mahfuz\u003c/em\u003e, 324 So. 3d 495 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereview denied\u003c/em\u003e, SC21-1551, 2022 WL 1153496 (Fla. Apr. 19, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAlmond v. Coloplast A/S\u003c/em\u003e, 2021 WL 2042659 (M.D. Fla. May 21, 2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in high-risk trial after obtaining an adverse inference instruction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAdamson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 325 So. 3d 887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereview denied\u003c/em\u003e, SC21-1210, 2021 WL 6140352 (Fla. Dec. 30, 2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer product company: obtained appellate reversal of $16 million in light of improper jury instruction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Bessent-Dixon\u003c/em\u003e, 313 So. 3d 173 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical device company: obtained summary judgment on failure to warn claims and on punitive damages in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eNunez v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 461 F. Supp. 3d 1260 (S.D. Fla. 2020).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product: obtained appellate reversal of $18.5 million judgment in light of improperly admitted evidence.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA, Inc. v. Gloger\u003c/em\u003e, 273 So. 3d 1046 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted appellate writ to disqualify the trial judge from a number of cases.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Alonso\u003c/em\u003e, 268 So. 3d 151 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained reversal of punitive damages award in light of novel argument under tort reform statute.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA Inc. v. Martin\u003c/em\u003e, 262 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained order granting new trial and vacating multi-million judgment in light of improper arguments; obtained appellate affirmance of same order.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOshinsky-Blacker v. Philip Morris USA Inc\u003c/em\u003e., 249 So. 3d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained transfer of venue from high-risk county to lower risk venue; then obtained appellate affirmance of same.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMuro v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, 245 So. 3d 1010 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment based on statute of limitations in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGuarch v. Philip Morris USA Inc\u003c/em\u003e., No. 02-03308-CA-22 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGay v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2007-14649 (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct. 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHackimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 244 So. 3d 270 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMobley\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ev. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2007-CA-1709-K (Fla. 16th Cir. Ct. 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict on statute of limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOrtiz v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 08-00084-CA08 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessful represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10.5 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. McCoy\u003c/em\u003e, 229 So. 3d 847 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA, Inc. v. Pollari\u003c/em\u003e, 228 So. 3d 115, 119 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCapone v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2005-010312-CA-24 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2017)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHaliburton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 230 So. 3d 459 (Fla. 4th DCA Feb. 22, 2017) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eWilkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 15-2007-CA-20 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2016)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of seven-figure award in attorney fees.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Webb\u003c/em\u003e, 187 So. 3d 388 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk tobacco trial.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eRobertson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2007-CV-036442 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2015)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained state high-court affirmance of defense victory in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSmith v. Brown \u0026amp; Williamson Corp.\u003c/em\u003e, 410 S.W. 3d 623 (Mo. 2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThompson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 12-01326-CV-W-GAF, 2013 WL 12075967 (W.D. Mo. May 29, 2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented manufacturer of construction materials: obtained state high-court reversal of summary judgment on nonparty fault defense in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGeorgia Pacific, LLC v. Fields\u003c/em\u003e, 293 Ga. 499, 748 S.E. 2d 407 (2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer product company: supported trial team in obtaining an almost complete defense verdict in common-issues phase of mass-tort trial.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases)\u003c/em\u003e, No. 00-CA-5000 (Kanawha County, West Va., 2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented beverage company: obtained dismissal of mass action against alcohol manufacturers for lack of jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOglala Sioux Tribe v. Schwarting\u003c/em\u003e, 894 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Neb. 2012)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented manufacturer of construction materials: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eToole v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC\u003c/em\u003e, 2011 WL 7938847 (Ga. App. Jan 19, 2011)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted stay of state court judgment pending US Supreme Court review in product-liability class action.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott\u003c/em\u003e, 131 S. Ct. 1 (2010) (Scalia, J., in chambers)\u003c/p\u003e"],"taggings":{"tags":[],"meta_tags":[]},"expertise":[{"id":74,"guid":"74.capabilities","index":0,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":2,"guid":"2.capabilities","index":1,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":764,"guid":"764.smart_tags","index":2,"source":"smartTags"},{"id":970,"guid":"970.smart_tags","index":3,"source":"smartTags"},{"id":1303,"guid":"1303.smart_tags","index":4,"source":"smartTags"},{"id":762,"guid":"762.smart_tags","index":5,"source":"smartTags"},{"id":761,"guid":"761.smart_tags","index":6,"source":"smartTags"}],"is_active":true,"last_name":"Leppert","nick_name":"Val","clerkships":[{"name":"Law Clerk, Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit","years_held":"2013 - 2014"}],"first_name":"Val","title_rank":9999,"updated_by":202,"law_schools":[],"middle_name":" ","name_suffix":"","recognitions":null,"linked_in_url":null,"seodescription":null,"primary_title_id":15,"translated_fields":{"en":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eVal Leppert is a legal strategist and first-chair appellate lawyer. Recognized by\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eChambers \u0026amp; Partners\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;as \"an accomplished appellate litigator,\" Val has obtained the reversal or vacatur of numerous adverse judgments\u0026nbsp;and has also prevailed in dozens of other matters. He has represented businesses across an array of industries, including airline, automotive, energy, healthcare, insurance, private equity, real estate, technology, and transportation. But Val\u0026nbsp;has developed particular expertise in consumer products, having worked extensively in tobacco litigation while also representing companies in matters pertaining to alcohol, construction materials, and talcum powder.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLegal 500\u003c/em\u003e has recommended Val\u0026nbsp;for the defense of consumer products, including for \u0026ldquo;his appellate skills\" as documented by his \"string of notable appellate victories, saving [his clients] significant financial burdens.\"\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn some matters, Val steps into the case on appeal.\u0026nbsp; But in most instances, Val works alongside the trial teams from the inception of the case, devising the legal strategy from the pleadings stage through post-trial motions and appeal.\u0026nbsp;Using this format, he frequently develops new and creative arguments and has secured a number of victories in pretrial proceedings, such as the dismissal of his clients before trial or limitations on the other side\u0026rsquo;s claims.\u0026nbsp; If a case makes it to trial, Val often serves as legal issues counsel, helping the team shape the case by obtaining favorable evidentiary rulings or jury instructions. This integrated approach, where Val is embedded with the trial team, is frequently the foundation for success in post-trial and appellate proceedings.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough he is resident in the firm\u0026rsquo;s Atlanta and Miami offices, Val works on cases throughout the United States.\u0026nbsp; He has argued matters from Pittsburgh (Pa) to Portland (Or)\u0026nbsp;and from St. Paul (Minn) all the way down to the Southernmost courthouse in the Florida Keys.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVal served as law clerk to the Honorable Frank M. Hull, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.\u0026nbsp; He graduated, magna cum laude, from Mercer University School of Law where he received the George W. Woodruff Award of Excellence as the top-ranked student in his class.\u0026nbsp; While in law school, Val served as Articles Editor of the Mercer Law Review and as Research Assistant to Professor Harold S. Lewis, Jr.\u0026nbsp; While in college, he was named the 2004 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Most Valuable Player on Offense after quarterbacking Westminster College (Mo) to consecutive football conference championships.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; He was inducted into the Westminster Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVal is a native of Frankfurt, Germany, and is fluent in German.\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented automotive company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk auto defect case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eShneyer v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.\u003c/em\u003e, Case No. CGC-23-605454 (Superior Ct., County of San Francisco, Ca., Dec. 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted writ of mandamus to quash order requiring payment of sanction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Eighth Judicial District in and for County of Clark\u003c/em\u003e, 580 P.3d 1286 (Nev. 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained dismissal with prejudice by convincing appellate court to reverse denial of motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in Medicare Secondary Payer Act case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eColoplast Corp. v. MSP Recovery Claims, LLC\u003c/em\u003e, 415 So. 3d 353 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to jury selection procedure.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, 415 So. 3d 235 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented law firm: obtained rarely granted writ of certiorari to quash adverse trial court order.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re Residences at the Bath Club Condominium Association\u003c/em\u003e, 413 So. 3d 950 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to special jury instruction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eNeff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 406 So. 3d 1063 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented healthcare company: assisted trial team in obtaining defense verdict in consumer product trial.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eFelton v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c/em\u003e, No. GD 23-008055 (Pa. Ct. Comm. Pleas, Allegheny Cnty 2025) (appeal pending)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented healthcare company: obtained new trial and vacatur of $260 million jury award in light of attorney misconduct.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eLee v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c/em\u003e, Case No. 23-CV-40369 (Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon, Nov. 25, 2024) (appeal pending).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented marketing organization: obtained 9-0 state high court victory reversing lower court decisions that had invalidated non-recruitment clause for lack of territorial term in business dispute\u003cem\u003e. North American Senior Benefits v. Wimmer\u003c/em\u003e, 319 Ga. 641, 906 S.E. 2d 373 (2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of claims of negligent marketing and negligent storage of medication.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAnsel v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, et al\u003c/em\u003e, No. CACE22014165 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Italian car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eVon Eisenberg v. Automobili Lamborghini, S.p.A\u003c/em\u003e, No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented British car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eVon Eisenberg v. Bentley Motors Limited,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of trial court order denying request to add a claim for punitive damages.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 391 So. 3d 1015 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented healthcare company: obtained summary judgment on claim for punitive damages and then supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict on remaining claims.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMatthey v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson\u003c/em\u003e, No. 2018-CA-004809-NC (Fla. 12th Cir. Ct. 2024).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict in product case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHarcourt v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco,\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;No. CACE-17-20297 (08) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae: provided amicus support for appellate reversal of certification of nationwide PFAS class in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re E. I. du Pont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig.\u003c/em\u003e, 87 F.4th 315 (6th Cir. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment in product case based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's key expert testimony.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCantrell v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 76 F.4th 1113 (8th Cir. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: supported trial team in obtaining a complete defense verdict in high-risk product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCho v. Shashoua et al\u003c/em\u003e, No. D-1-GN-20-002000 (Travis County, Texas 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of novel claim of conspiracy between drug manufacturers.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eValdes v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2021-021945-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Brazilian Airline: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in complex business dispute. Z\u003cem\u003eGA Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Webjet Linhas Aereas, S.A\u003c/em\u003e., 366 So. 3d 1164 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on fraud claims in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, No. 2008-00310-CA-27 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented multinational financial group: obtained complete appellate victory in complex business dispute involving mortgage-backed securities; secured affirmance of summary judgment on several breach of contract, fraud, and RICO claims; secured reversal of denial of summary judgment on unique fraud theory.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOverlook Gardens Properties v. ORIX, USA\u003c/em\u003e, 884 S.E.2d 433 (Ga. App. 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of dismissal of pure bill of discovery for lack of personal jurisdiction in secondary payor claim.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp.\u003c/em\u003e, 353 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's specific causation expert in medical device lawsuit.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eArevalo v. Mentor Worldwide LLC,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e21-11768, --- F. App'x---, 2022 WL 16753646 (11th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCamacho v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, No. A-19-807650-C (Clark County, Nev., 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case based on exclusion of plaintiff's causation expert.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eJames v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., CV 20-654 (JRT/TNL), 2022 WL 4465956 (D. Minn. Sept. 26, 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae; provided amicus support for successful Rule 23(f) petition for appellate review of certification in nationwide PFAS class action.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re E.I. DuPont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig\u003c/em\u003e., 22-0305, 2022 WL 4149090 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained dismissal of clams for fraud, failure-to-warn, and negligent design and supported trial team in obtaining favorable result on remaining claim.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhelps v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2020-005579-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCantrell v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 2022 WL 2806390 (D. Minn. July 18, 2022).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of multi-million dollar judgment based on amendment of tort reform statute in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kaplan Estate of Kapla\u003c/em\u003en, 336 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of judgment that included $20 million in punitive damages in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mattson Estate of Konzelman\u003c/em\u003e, 336 So. 3d 315 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $42.5 million judgment in light of error during jury selection.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Gloger\u003c/em\u003e, 338 So. 3d 977 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eRogers v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 2022 WL 252420 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 27, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented pro-bono client: obtained appellate reversal of dismissal of habeas claim based on ineffective assistance of counsel.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eDavila v. United States\u003c/em\u003e, 21-11359-V, 2022 WL 1236828 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Neff\u003c/em\u003e, 325 So. 3d 872 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereview denied\u003c/em\u003e, SC21-1603, 2022 WL 1261381 (Fla. Apr. 28, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $37.5 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mahfuz\u003c/em\u003e, 324 So. 3d 495 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereview denied\u003c/em\u003e, SC21-1551, 2022 WL 1153496 (Fla. Apr. 19, 2022)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAlmond v. Coloplast A/S\u003c/em\u003e, 2021 WL 2042659 (M.D. Fla. May 21, 2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in high-risk trial after obtaining an adverse inference instruction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eAdamson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 325 So. 3d 887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021),\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ereview denied\u003c/em\u003e, SC21-1210, 2021 WL 6140352 (Fla. Dec. 30, 2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer product company: obtained appellate reversal of $16 million in light of improper jury instruction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Bessent-Dixon\u003c/em\u003e, 313 So. 3d 173 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented medical device company: obtained summary judgment on failure to warn claims and on punitive damages in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eNunez v. Coloplast Corp\u003c/em\u003e., 461 F. Supp. 3d 1260 (S.D. Fla. 2020).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product: obtained appellate reversal of $18.5 million judgment in light of improperly admitted evidence.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA, Inc. v. Gloger\u003c/em\u003e, 273 So. 3d 1046 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted appellate writ to disqualify the trial judge from a number of cases.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Alonso\u003c/em\u003e, 268 So. 3d 151 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained reversal of punitive damages award in light of novel argument under tort reform statute.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA Inc. v. Martin\u003c/em\u003e, 262 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained order granting new trial and vacating multi-million judgment in light of improper arguments; obtained appellate affirmance of same order.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOshinsky-Blacker v. Philip Morris USA Inc\u003c/em\u003e., 249 So. 3d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained transfer of venue from high-risk county to lower risk venue; then obtained appellate affirmance of same.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMuro v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\u003c/em\u003e, 245 So. 3d 1010 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment based on statute of limitations in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGuarch v. Philip Morris USA Inc\u003c/em\u003e., No. 02-03308-CA-22 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGay v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2007-14649 (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct. 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHackimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 244 So. 3d 270 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eMobley\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ev. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2007-CA-1709-K (Fla. 16th Cir. Ct. 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict on statute of limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOrtiz v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 08-00084-CA08 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessful represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10.5 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. McCoy\u003c/em\u003e, 229 So. 3d 847 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA, Inc. v. Pollari\u003c/em\u003e, 228 So. 3d 115, 119 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eCapone v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2005-010312-CA-24 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2017)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eHaliburton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 230 So. 3d 459 (Fla. 4th DCA Feb. 22, 2017) (per curiam)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eWilkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 15-2007-CA-20 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2016)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of seven-figure award in attorney fees.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Webb\u003c/em\u003e, 187 So. 3d 388 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk tobacco trial.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eRobertson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., No. 2007-CV-036442 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2015)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained state high-court affirmance of defense victory in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eSmith v. Brown \u0026amp; Williamson Corp.\u003c/em\u003e, 410 S.W. 3d 623 (Mo. 2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eThompson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co\u003c/em\u003e., 12-01326-CV-W-GAF, 2013 WL 12075967 (W.D. Mo. May 29, 2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented manufacturer of construction materials: obtained state high-court reversal of summary judgment on nonparty fault defense in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eGeorgia Pacific, LLC v. Fields\u003c/em\u003e, 293 Ga. 499, 748 S.E. 2d 407 (2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer product company: supported trial team in obtaining an almost complete defense verdict in common-issues phase of mass-tort trial.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eIn re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases)\u003c/em\u003e, No. 00-CA-5000 (Kanawha County, West Va., 2013)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented beverage company: obtained dismissal of mass action against alcohol manufacturers for lack of jurisdiction.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eOglala Sioux Tribe v. Schwarting\u003c/em\u003e, 894 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Neb. 2012)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented manufacturer of construction materials: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product-liability case.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003eToole v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC\u003c/em\u003e, 2011 WL 7938847 (Ga. App. Jan 19, 2011)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted stay of state court judgment pending US Supreme Court review in product-liability class action.\u0026nbsp;\u003cem\u003ePhilip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott\u003c/em\u003e, 131 S. Ct. 1 (2010) (Scalia, J., in chambers)\u003c/p\u003e"]},"locales":["en"]},"secondary_title_id":null,"upload_assignments":{"headshot":[{"id":995}]},"capability_group_id":3},"created_at":"2026-03-20T19:00:37.000Z","updated_at":"2026-03-20T19:00:37.000Z","searchable_text":"Leppert{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented automotive company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk auto defect case. Shneyer v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Case No. CGC-23-605454 (Superior Ct., County of San Francisco, Ca., Dec. 2025).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted writ of mandamus to quash order requiring payment of sanction. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Eighth Judicial District in and for County of Clark, 580 P.3d 1286 (Nev. 2025).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained dismissal with prejudice by convincing appellate court to reverse denial of motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in Medicare Secondary Payer Act case. Coloplast Corp. v. MSP Recovery Claims, LLC, 415 So. 3d 353 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to jury selection procedure. Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 415 So. 3d 235 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented law firm: obtained rarely granted writ of certiorari to quash adverse trial court order. In re Residences at the Bath Club Condominium Association, 413 So. 3d 950 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to special jury instruction. Neff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 406 So. 3d 1063 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented healthcare company: assisted trial team in obtaining defense verdict in consumer product trial. Felton v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, No. GD 23-008055 (Pa. Ct. Comm. Pleas, Allegheny Cnty 2025) (appeal pending){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented healthcare company: obtained new trial and vacatur of $260 million jury award in light of attorney misconduct. Lee v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, Case No. 23-CV-40369 (Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon, Nov. 25, 2024) (appeal pending).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented marketing organization: obtained 9-0 state high court victory reversing lower court decisions that had invalidated non-recruitment clause for lack of territorial term in business dispute. North American Senior Benefits v. Wimmer, 319 Ga. 641, 906 S.E. 2d 373 (2024).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of claims of negligent marketing and negligent storage of medication. Ansel v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, et al, No. CACE22014165 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Italian car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction. Von Eisenberg v. Automobili Lamborghini, S.p.A, No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented British car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction. Von Eisenberg v. Bentley Motors Limited, No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of trial court order denying request to add a claim for punitive damages. Hartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 391 So. 3d 1015 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented healthcare company: obtained summary judgment on claim for punitive damages and then supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict on remaining claims. Matthey v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, No. 2018-CA-004809-NC (Fla. 12th Cir. Ct. 2024).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict in product case. Harcourt v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, No. CACE-17-20297 (08) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae: provided amicus support for appellate reversal of certification of nationwide PFAS class in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal. In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig., 87 F.4th 315 (6th Cir. 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment in product case based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's key expert testimony. Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp., 76 F.4th 1113 (8th Cir. 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical-device company: supported trial team in obtaining a complete defense verdict in high-risk product liability case. Cho v. Shashoua et al, No. D-1-GN-20-002000 (Travis County, Texas 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of novel claim of conspiracy between drug manufacturers. Valdes v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 2021-021945-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Brazilian Airline: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in complex business dispute. ZGA Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Webjet Linhas Aereas, S.A., 366 So. 3d 1164 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on fraud claims in product liability case. Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2008-00310-CA-27 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented multinational financial group: obtained complete appellate victory in complex business dispute involving mortgage-backed securities; secured affirmance of summary judgment on several breach of contract, fraud, and RICO claims; secured reversal of denial of summary judgment on unique fraud theory. Overlook Gardens Properties v. ORIX, USA, 884 S.E.2d 433 (Ga. App. 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of dismissal of pure bill of discovery for lack of personal jurisdiction in secondary payor claim. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp., 353 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's specific causation expert in medical device lawsuit. Arevalo v. Mentor Worldwide LLC, 21-11768, --- F. App'x---, 2022 WL 16753646 (11th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product-liability case. Camacho v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. A-19-807650-C (Clark County, Nev., 2022).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case based on exclusion of plaintiff's causation expert. James v. Coloplast Corp., CV 20-654 (JRT/TNL), 2022 WL 4465956 (D. Minn. Sept. 26, 2022).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae; provided amicus support for successful Rule 23(f) petition for appellate review of certification in nationwide PFAS class action. In re E.I. DuPont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig., 22-0305, 2022 WL 4149090 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained dismissal of clams for fraud, failure-to-warn, and negligent design and supported trial team in obtaining favorable result on remaining claim. Phelps v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2020-005579-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2022).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case. Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp., 2022 WL 2806390 (D. Minn. July 18, 2022).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of multi-million dollar judgment based on amendment of tort reform statute in product-liability case. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kaplan Estate of Kaplan, 336 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of judgment that included $20 million in punitive damages in product liability case. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mattson Estate of Konzelman, 336 So. 3d 315 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $42.5 million judgment in light of error during jury selection. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Gloger, 338 So. 3d 977 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction. Rogers v. Coloplast Corp., 2022 WL 252420 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 27, 2022){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented pro-bono client: obtained appellate reversal of dismissal of habeas claim based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Davila v. United States, 21-11359-V, 2022 WL 1236828 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2022){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Neff, 325 So. 3d 872 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-1603, 2022 WL 1261381 (Fla. Apr. 28, 2022){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $37.5 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mahfuz, 324 So. 3d 495 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-1551, 2022 WL 1153496 (Fla. Apr. 19, 2022){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction. Almond v. Coloplast A/S, 2021 WL 2042659 (M.D. Fla. May 21, 2021){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in high-risk trial after obtaining an adverse inference instruction. Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 325 So. 3d 887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-1210, 2021 WL 6140352 (Fla. Dec. 30, 2021){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer product company: obtained appellate reversal of $16 million in light of improper jury instruction. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Bessent-Dixon, 313 So. 3d 173 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented medical device company: obtained summary judgment on failure to warn claims and on punitive damages in product liability case. Nunez v. Coloplast Corp., 461 F. Supp. 3d 1260 (S.D. Fla. 2020).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product: obtained appellate reversal of $18.5 million judgment in light of improperly admitted evidence. Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Gloger, 273 So. 3d 1046 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted appellate writ to disqualify the trial judge from a number of cases. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Alonso, 268 So. 3d 151 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained reversal of punitive damages award in light of novel argument under tort reform statute. Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Martin, 262 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained order granting new trial and vacating multi-million judgment in light of improper arguments; obtained appellate affirmance of same order. Oshinsky-Blacker v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 249 So. 3d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (per curiam){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained transfer of venue from high-risk county to lower risk venue; then obtained appellate affirmance of same. Muro v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 245 So. 3d 1010 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (per curiam){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment based on statute of limitations in product-liability case. Guarch v. Philip Morris USA Inc., No. 02-03308-CA-22 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict. Gay v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-14649 (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct. 2018){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations. Hackimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 244 So. 3d 270 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict. Mobley v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-CA-1709-K (Fla. 16th Cir. Ct. 2018){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict on statute of limitations. Ortiz v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 08-00084-CA08 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018){{ FIELD }}Successful represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10.5 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. McCoy, 229 So. 3d 847 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (per curiam){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports. Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Pollari, 228 So. 3d 115, 119 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case. Capone v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al., No. 2005-010312-CA-24 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2017){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations. Haliburton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 230 So. 3d 459 (Fla. 4th DCA Feb. 22, 2017) (per curiam){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict. Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 15-2007-CA-20 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2016){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of seven-figure award in attorney fees. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Webb, 187 So. 3d 388 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk tobacco trial. Robertson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-CV-036442 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2015){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained state high-court affirmance of defense victory in product liability case. Smith v. Brown \u0026amp; Williamson Corp., 410 S.W. 3d 623 (Mo. 2013){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case. Thompson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 12-01326-CV-W-GAF, 2013 WL 12075967 (W.D. Mo. May 29, 2013){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented manufacturer of construction materials: obtained state high-court reversal of summary judgment on nonparty fault defense in product-liability case. Georgia Pacific, LLC v. Fields, 293 Ga. 499, 748 S.E. 2d 407 (2013){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer product company: supported trial team in obtaining an almost complete defense verdict in common-issues phase of mass-tort trial. In re: Tobacco Litigation (Individual Personal Injury Cases), No. 00-CA-5000 (Kanawha County, West Va., 2013){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented beverage company: obtained dismissal of mass action against alcohol manufacturers for lack of jurisdiction. Oglala Sioux Tribe v. Schwarting, 894 F. Supp. 2d 1195 (D. Neb. 2012){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented manufacturer of construction materials: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product-liability case. Toole v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC, 2011 WL 7938847 (Ga. App. Jan 19, 2011){{ FIELD }}Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted stay of state court judgment pending US Supreme Court review in product-liability class action. Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Scott, 131 S. Ct. 1 (2010) (Scalia, J., in chambers){{ FIELD }}Val Leppert is a legal strategist and first-chair appellate lawyer. Recognized by Chambers \u0026amp; Partners as \"an accomplished appellate litigator,\" Val has obtained the reversal or vacatur of numerous adverse judgments and has also prevailed in dozens of other matters. He has represented businesses across an array of industries, including airline, automotive, energy, healthcare, insurance, private equity, real estate, technology, and transportation. But Val has developed particular expertise in consumer products, having worked extensively in tobacco litigation while also representing companies in matters pertaining to alcohol, construction materials, and talcum powder. Legal 500 has recommended Val for the defense of consumer products, including for “his appellate skills\" as documented by his \"string of notable appellate victories, saving [his clients] significant financial burdens.\" \nIn some matters, Val steps into the case on appeal.  But in most instances, Val works alongside the trial teams from the inception of the case, devising the legal strategy from the pleadings stage through post-trial motions and appeal. Using this format, he frequently develops new and creative arguments and has secured a number of victories in pretrial proceedings, such as the dismissal of his clients before trial or limitations on the other side’s claims.  If a case makes it to trial, Val often serves as legal issues counsel, helping the team shape the case by obtaining favorable evidentiary rulings or jury instructions. This integrated approach, where Val is embedded with the trial team, is frequently the foundation for success in post-trial and appellate proceedings. \nAlthough he is resident in the firm’s Atlanta and Miami offices, Val works on cases throughout the United States.  He has argued matters from Pittsburgh (Pa) to Portland (Or) and from St. Paul (Minn) all the way down to the Southernmost courthouse in the Florida Keys.\nVal served as law clerk to the Honorable Frank M. Hull, United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.  He graduated, magna cum laude, from Mercer University School of Law where he received the George W. Woodruff Award of Excellence as the top-ranked student in his class.  While in law school, Val served as Articles Editor of the Mercer Law Review and as Research Assistant to Professor Harold S. Lewis, Jr.  While in college, he was named the 2004 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference South Most Valuable Player on Offense after quarterbacking Westminster College (Mo) to consecutive football conference championships.   He was inducted into the Westminster Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. \nVal is a native of Frankfurt, Germany, and is fluent in German. Partner Westminster College  Mercer University Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Florida Georgia Court of Appeals of Georgia Supreme Court of Georgia Georgia Florida Law Clerk, Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Successfully represented automotive company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk auto defect case. Shneyer v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Case No. CGC-23-605454 (Superior Ct., County of San Francisco, Ca., Dec. 2025). Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted writ of mandamus to quash order requiring payment of sanction. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Eighth Judicial District in and for County of Clark, 580 P.3d 1286 (Nev. 2025). Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained dismissal with prejudice by convincing appellate court to reverse denial of motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in Medicare Secondary Payer Act case. Coloplast Corp. v. MSP Recovery Claims, LLC, 415 So. 3d 353 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). Successfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to jury selection procedure. Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 415 So. 3d 235 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). Successfully represented law firm: obtained rarely granted writ of certiorari to quash adverse trial court order. In re Residences at the Bath Club Condominium Association, 413 So. 3d 950 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025). Successfully represented consumer-products company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in product liability case over plaintiff's challenge to special jury instruction. Neff v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 406 So. 3d 1063 (Fla. 4th DCA 2025) Successfully represented healthcare company: assisted trial team in obtaining defense verdict in consumer product trial. Felton v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, No. GD 23-008055 (Pa. Ct. Comm. Pleas, Allegheny Cnty 2025) (appeal pending) Successfully represented healthcare company: obtained new trial and vacatur of $260 million jury award in light of attorney misconduct. Lee v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, Case No. 23-CV-40369 (Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Oregon, Nov. 25, 2024) (appeal pending). Successfully represented marketing organization: obtained 9-0 state high court victory reversing lower court decisions that had invalidated non-recruitment clause for lack of territorial term in business dispute. North American Senior Benefits v. Wimmer, 319 Ga. 641, 906 S.E. 2d 373 (2024). Successfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of claims of negligent marketing and negligent storage of medication. Ansel v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, et al, No. CACE22014165 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024) Successfully represented Italian car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction. Von Eisenberg v. Automobili Lamborghini, S.p.A, No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024). Successfully represented British car manufacturer: obtained dismissal of product liability case for lack of personal jurisdiction. Von Eisenberg v. Bentley Motors Limited, No. CACE-22-014881 (27) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024). Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of trial court order denying request to add a claim for punitive damages. Hartbauer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 391 So. 3d 1015 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024). Successfully represented healthcare company: obtained summary judgment on claim for punitive damages and then supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict on remaining claims. Matthey v. Johnson \u0026amp; Johnson, No. 2018-CA-004809-NC (Fla. 12th Cir. Ct. 2024). Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict in product case. Harcourt v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, No. CACE-17-20297 (08) (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2024) Successfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae: provided amicus support for appellate reversal of certification of nationwide PFAS class in Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal. In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig., 87 F.4th 315 (6th Cir. 2023). Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment in product case based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's key expert testimony. Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp., 76 F.4th 1113 (8th Cir. 2023). Successfully represented medical-device company: supported trial team in obtaining a complete defense verdict in high-risk product liability case. Cho v. Shashoua et al, No. D-1-GN-20-002000 (Travis County, Texas 2023). Successfully represented pharmaceutical company: obtained dismissal with prejudice of novel claim of conspiracy between drug manufacturers. Valdes v. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 2021-021945-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023). Successfully represented Brazilian Airline: obtained appellate affirmance of defense victory in complex business dispute. ZGA Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Webjet Linhas Aereas, S.A., 366 So. 3d 1164 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on fraud claims in product liability case. Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2008-00310-CA-27 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2023). Successfully represented multinational financial group: obtained complete appellate victory in complex business dispute involving mortgage-backed securities; secured affirmance of summary judgment on several breach of contract, fraud, and RICO claims; secured reversal of denial of summary judgment on unique fraud theory. Overlook Gardens Properties v. ORIX, USA, 884 S.E.2d 433 (Ga. App. 2023). Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained appellate affirmance of dismissal of pure bill of discovery for lack of personal jurisdiction in secondary payor claim. MSP Recovery Claims, Series LLC v. Coloplast Corp., 353 So. 3d 705 (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). Successfully represented medical device company: obtained appellate affirmance of summary judgment based on the exclusion of the plaintiff's specific causation expert in medical device lawsuit. Arevalo v. Mentor Worldwide LLC, 21-11768, --- F. App'x---, 2022 WL 16753646 (11th Cir. Nov. 8, 2022) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product-liability case. Camacho v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. A-19-807650-C (Clark County, Nev., 2022). Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case based on exclusion of plaintiff's causation expert. James v. Coloplast Corp., CV 20-654 (JRT/TNL), 2022 WL 4465956 (D. Minn. Sept. 26, 2022). Successfully represented US Chamber of Commerce as amicus curiae; provided amicus support for successful Rule 23(f) petition for appellate review of certification in nationwide PFAS class action. In re E.I. DuPont de Nemours \u0026amp; Co. C-8 Pers. Injury Litig., 22-0305, 2022 WL 4149090 (6th Cir. Sept. 9, 2022). Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained dismissal of clams for fraud, failure-to-warn, and negligent design and supported trial team in obtaining favorable result on remaining claim. Phelps v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2020-005579-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2022). Successfully represented medical-device company: obtained summary judgment on all claims in product liability case. Cantrell v. Coloplast Corp., 2022 WL 2806390 (D. Minn. July 18, 2022). Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of multi-million dollar judgment based on amendment of tort reform statute in product-liability case. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kaplan Estate of Kaplan, 336 So. 3d 309 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of judgment that included $20 million in punitive damages in product liability case. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mattson Estate of Konzelman, 336 So. 3d 315 (Fla. 4th DCA 2022) (per curiam) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $42.5 million judgment in light of error during jury selection. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Gloger, 338 So. 3d 977 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022) Successfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction. Rogers v. Coloplast Corp., 2022 WL 252420 (M.D. Fla. Jan. 27, 2022) Successfully represented pro-bono client: obtained appellate reversal of dismissal of habeas claim based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Davila v. United States, 21-11359-V, 2022 WL 1236828 (11th Cir. Jan. 5, 2022) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Neff, 325 So. 3d 872 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-1603, 2022 WL 1261381 (Fla. Apr. 28, 2022) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $37.5 million judgment in light of improper closing arguments. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Mahfuz, 324 So. 3d 495 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-1551, 2022 WL 1153496 (Fla. Apr. 19, 2022) Successfully represented Danish medical-device company: obtained dismissal of foreign parent company for lack of personal jurisdiction. Almond v. Coloplast A/S, 2021 WL 2042659 (M.D. Fla. May 21, 2021) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict in high-risk trial after obtaining an adverse inference instruction. Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 325 So. 3d 887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), review denied, SC21-1210, 2021 WL 6140352 (Fla. Dec. 30, 2021) Successfully represented consumer product company: obtained appellate reversal of $16 million in light of improper jury instruction. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Bessent-Dixon, 313 So. 3d 173 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021) Successfully represented medical device company: obtained summary judgment on failure to warn claims and on punitive damages in product liability case. Nunez v. Coloplast Corp., 461 F. Supp. 3d 1260 (S.D. Fla. 2020). Successfully represented consumer-product: obtained appellate reversal of $18.5 million judgment in light of improperly admitted evidence. Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Gloger, 273 So. 3d 1046 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained rarely granted appellate writ to disqualify the trial judge from a number of cases. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Alonso, 268 So. 3d 151 (Fla. 4th DCA 2019). Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained reversal of punitive damages award in light of novel argument under tort reform statute. Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Martin, 262 So. 3d 769 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained order granting new trial and vacating multi-million judgment in light of improper arguments; obtained appellate affirmance of same order. Oshinsky-Blacker v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 249 So. 3d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (per curiam) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained transfer of venue from high-risk county to lower risk venue; then obtained appellate affirmance of same. Muro v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 245 So. 3d 1010 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018) (per curiam) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment based on statute of limitations in product-liability case. Guarch v. Philip Morris USA Inc., No. 02-03308-CA-22 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018). Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict. Gay v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-14649 (Fla. 13th Cir. Ct. 2018) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations. Hackimer v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 244 So. 3d 270 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict. Mobley v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-CA-1709-K (Fla. 16th Cir. Ct. 2018) Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining defense verdict on statute of limitations. Ortiz v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 08-00084-CA08 (Fla. 11th Cir. 2018) Successful represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10.5 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. McCoy, 229 So. 3d 847 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) (per curiam) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of $10 million judgment in light of erroneously admitted government reports. Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Pollari, 228 So. 3d 115, 119 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case. Capone v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. et al., No. 2005-010312-CA-24 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2017) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate affirmance of defense verdict based on statute of limitations. Haliburton v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 230 So. 3d 459 (Fla. 4th DCA Feb. 22, 2017) (per curiam) Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict. Wilkins v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 15-2007-CA-20 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. 2016) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained appellate reversal of seven-figure award in attorney fees. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Webb, 187 So. 3d 388 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016) Successfully represented consumer-product company: supported trial team in obtaining complete defense verdict in high-risk tobacco trial. Robertson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. 2007-CV-036442 (Fla. 17th Cir. Ct. 2015) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained state high-court affirmance of defense victory in product liability case. Smith v. Brown \u0026amp; Williamson Corp., 410 S.W. 3d 623 (Mo. 2013) Successfully represented consumer-product company: obtained summary judgment in product liability case. Thompson v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 12-01326-CV-W-GAF, 2013 WL 12075967 (W.D. Mo. 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Dirk advises clients at all growth stages, from emerging and early stage companies to established public companies, on commercial and technology transactions, including procurement, sourcing, distribution, resale, marketing, purchase and supply, and consulting and professional services transactions. \nDirk’s commercial contracts and technology practices include the structuring and negotiation of software, content/data and other technology development, licensing and transfer agreements; product integration and distribution agreements; terms of service and platform/software-as-a-service agreements; maintenance, support and hosting agreements; e-commerce transactions; and logistics agreements. 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This work includes advising clients on the development of requests for proposals, analysis of bid responses, downselection and consolidation of vendors, and negotiation of services and supply agreements with selected vendors.\nDirk also maintains an active pro bono practice and has represented nonprofit organizations in intellectual property and commercial matters, individuals seeking political asylum, military service members in guardianship proceedings, consumers alleging fraudulent business practices and individuals seeking to secure rights for animals. Dirk is currently a member of the Board of Advisors for the Wake Forest Journal of Business \u0026amp; Intellectual Property and of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Repertory Theatre. Counsel University of Florida Levin College of Law Wake Forest University Wake Forest University School of Law Supreme Court of the United States U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia District of Columbia North Carolina Virginia American Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association Virginia Bar Association","searchable_name":"Dirk D. 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Obtained a dismissal of all claims and an appellate judgment affirming the dismissal.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDefended\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eformer officers of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in securities class action litigation; obtained dismissal of all claims.\u003c/p\u003e"],"taggings":{"tags":[],"meta_tags":[]},"expertise":[{"id":74,"guid":"74.capabilities","index":0,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":19,"guid":"19.capabilities","index":1,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":5,"guid":"5.capabilities","index":2,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":103,"guid":"103.capabilities","index":3,"source":"capabilities"},{"id":126,"guid":"126.capabilities","index":4,"source":"capabilities"}],"is_active":true,"last_name":"Lee","nick_name":"Benjamin","clerkships":[],"first_name":"Benjamin","title_rank":9999,"updated_by":35,"law_schools":[],"middle_name":" ","name_suffix":"","recognitions":[{"title":"","detail":""}],"linked_in_url":null,"seodescription":null,"primary_title_id":14,"translated_fields":{"en":{"bio":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Lee is a member of King \u0026amp; Spalding\u0026rsquo;s Shareholder and Securities Litigation practice,\u0026nbsp;representing clients in complex commercial litigation.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenjamin focuses particularly on securities and shareholder litigation matters, including defense of securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, and suits arising in connection with M\u0026amp;A transactions. 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(f/k/a Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.), Kraton Corporation, Hanger, Inc., and Exterran Corporation in securities litigation matters arising in connection with M\u0026amp;A transactions.{{ FIELD }}Defended HD Supply Holdings, Inc. in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation.{{ FIELD }}Defended Equifax Inc. in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation.{{ FIELD }}Defended Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. and several officers and directors in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation; obtained dismissal of all claims at pleading stage.{{ FIELD }}Defended CommScope, Inc. and several of its top executives in securities class action; obtained dismissal of all claims.{{ FIELD }}Defended Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and several of its top executives in securities class action. Plaintiff stipulated to dismiss claims while defendants’ motion to dismiss complaint remained pending.{{ FIELD }}Defended directors and officers of Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc. and certain of its related entities in two shareholder class actions challenging proxy disclosures related to 2007 transaction pursuant to which Piedmont acquired the entities that had previously been providing its management and advisory functions. Obtained summary judgment in defendants’ favor in one case and dismissal of the complaint in the other case.{{ FIELD }}Defended directors and officers of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. in shareholder derivative litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with a failed “say on pay” shareholder vote on executive compensation held pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Obtained a dismissal of all claims in the first ever written decision adjudicating a motion to dismiss “say on pay” based derivative claims.{{ FIELD }}Defended The Home Depot, Inc. and certain of its current and former officers and directors in securities class action litigation. Obtained a dismissal of all claims and an appellate judgment affirming the dismissal.{{ FIELD }}Defended former officers of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. in securities class action litigation; obtained dismissal of all claims.{{ FIELD }}Benjamin Lee is a member of King \u0026amp; Spalding’s Shareholder and Securities Litigation practice, representing clients in complex commercial litigation.\nBenjamin focuses particularly on securities and shareholder litigation matters, including defense of securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, and suits arising in connection with M\u0026amp;A transactions. He also has experience in general commercial litigation, healthcare, antitrust and insurance coverage litigation and appellate practice. \nRecognition\n\nSelected as a 2011 \"Rising Star\" in Securities Litigation by Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine.\n\nPublications\n\n“Chancery Court Decision Illuminates Contours of Director Oversight Liability,” Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance (October 2022).\n\n\n\"U.S. Supreme Court Holds American Pipe Does Not Permit Repeat Filing of Class Claims After Limitations Period,\" King \u0026amp; Spalding Client Alert (June 2018)\n\n\n“Delaware Court Refuses To Enforce Fee-Shifting Bylaw Against Former Shareholder Who Was Cashed Out Before Its Adoption,” King \u0026amp; Spalding Client Alert (March 2015).\n\n\n“Delaware Supreme Court Extends Shareholder Books and Records Inspection Rights to Privileged Internal Investigation Documents,” Main Justice (August 6, 2014). \n“Halliburton Ruling: High Court Affirms Basic v. Levinson and Confirms Defendants May Rebut Reliance Presumption at Class Certification by Showing Absence of Price Impact,” King \u0026amp; Spalding Client Alert (June 2014). \n“Fate of Securities Class Actions in Question Following Argument Before High Court in Halliburton v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.,” Financial Fraud Law Report (April 2014). \nAnnual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, Securities Litigation Chapter (2013 Edition). \n“Second Circuit’s Ikanos Decision Illustrates Pitfalls Surrounding MD\u0026amp;A ‘Trends and Uncertainties’ Disclosure,” Securities Law 360°(September 17, 2012) . \n “U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Halliburton Case,” King \u0026amp; Spalding Client Alert (June 9, 2011). \n“2009 Trends in Securities Class Actions Arising from the Financial Crisis,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia’s 15th Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar Program Materials (October 30, 2009). \n“The Rising Importance of Loss Causation in Securities Class Actions Following Pervasive Market Declines,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia’s 15th Securities Litigation and Regulatory Practice Seminar Program Materials (October 30, 2009). \n“Securities Class Actions Against Financial Institutions,” Securities Law 360° (October 15, 2008). \n“Uninsured Depositor Litigation: An Emerging Threat to Directors and Officers of Troubled Banks?” Andrews Subprime Litigation Reporter (October 14, 2008).\n Counsel   Duke University Duke University School of Law New York University New York University School of Law U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Georgia State Bar of Georgia Defending Global Payments, Inc. in securities class action litigation. Defended SolarWinds Corporation in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation; obtained dismissal of derivative claims in Delaware Court of Chancery. Defended Capital One Financial Corporation in securities class action; obtained dismissal of all claims. Defended ManTech International, EVO Payments, Inc., Mativ Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.), Kraton Corporation, Hanger, Inc., and Exterran Corporation in securities litigation matters arising in connection with M\u0026amp;A transactions. Defended HD Supply Holdings, Inc. in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation. Defended Equifax Inc. in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation. Defended Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. and several officers and directors in securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation; obtained dismissal of all claims at pleading stage. 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