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Robert L. Rothman
Partner

404.873.8668  direct
404.873.8669  fax
robert.rothman@agg.com



Mr. Rothman is a partner of the firm and co-chair of the firm's Litigation Department. Mr. Rothman is a Past Chair of the 70,000-member ABA Section of Litigation. He is experienced in a wide variety of complex business litigation disputes involving contracts, partnership agreements, securities, business torts, fiduciary duties and first amendment / media law issues. 
  

Professional Activities
  • American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
    – Chair, 2008-2009
    – Chair, Access to Justice Committee, 2009-2010
    – Council Member, 1995-1998
    – Editor-in-Chief, Litigation News, 1992-1994
    – Steering Committee Member, ABA Death Penalty Representation Project, 2004-2008
  • Member, ABA Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems, 2001-2004
  • Member, The American Law Institute
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Member, ABA Forum on Communications Law
  • State Bar of Georgia
    – Standing Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law (2007-2010)
    – Bar Media & Judiciary Conference Committee (Chairperson, 1988-1991, Member, 1992-date)
  • Florida State University College of Law, Board of Visitors, 1997-2000; 2003-2008
  • Selection, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, in the area of Commercial Litigation 2010
  • Selection, "Best Lawyers in America," in the areas of Commercial Litigation and First Amendment 
  • Selection, "Georgia Super Lawyers," Atlanta magazine, in the area of Business Litigation
Education
  • J.D., Florida State University, 1982
    – With Highest Honors
    – Editor-in-Chief,     Florida State University Law Review, 1981-1982
    – Order of the Coif
    – University Fellow, 1980-1981, 1982-1983 
    – Intern Clerk, Honorable William Stafford, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, 1982
  • B.S., University of Florida, 1974
    – With High Honors
Admitted to Practice
  • State of Georgia, 1983
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
  • United States District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
Representative Transactions
  • Rollins Investment Fund v. Valentine, Case No. 5:93-CV-1871, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division (Hon. David Dowd)(jury verdict in securities fraud case in excess of $7 million, later upheld by the Sixth Circuit)
  • Duncan v. TheraTx, 775 A.2d 1019 (Del. 2001)(establishing measure of damages for breach of contract in securities transaction involving suspended trading rights under shelf registration)
  • Loyola Federal Savings & Loan Ass’n v. Fickling, 58 F.3d 603 (11th Circuit 1995)(affirming judgment under a theory of tortious interference in fiduciary duty between partners)
  • Lucas v. Fox News Network, LLC, Case No. 1-99-CV-2638-CAM, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Hon. Charles A. Moye)(granting motion to dismiss on invasion of privacy claim based upon use of hidden cameras by the media)
  • Bunn v. Gorelick, Case No. 1:96-CV-2699-JEC, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Hon. Julie E. Carnes)(granting defense summary judgment in copyright infringement claim against saxophone artist Kenny G)   
Additional Information

Books
  • Editor, "Lawyers and Reporters: Understanding and Working with the Media," Litigation, American Bar Association, February 2000.
Publications
  • Author, “Opinion: Supreme Court Gives Corporations Powerful Weapon to Fend Off Plaintiffs,” Business Ethics, April 5, 2010.
  • Author, “Get In, Get Out: Federal Court More Corporation-accessible and Defendant-friendly,” AGG Client Alert, March 11, 2010
  • Author, “Twombly and Iqbal: A License to Dismiss,” Litigation, Volume 35, Number 3, American Bar Association, Spring 2009
  • Author, “Judicial Campaign Contributions: How Much Is Too Much?” Litigation, Volume 35, Number 2, American Bar Association, Winter 2009
  • Author, “No House, No Custody, No Money, No Lawyer,” Litigation, Volume 35, Number 1, American Bar Association, Fall 2008
  • Author, "Digital Trials in a Digital World," Litigation, Volume 34, Number 4, American Bar Association, Summer 2008
Speeches and Presentations
  • Podcast Participant, "The Impact of Civil Gideon," Legal Talk Network, November 2009
  • Moderator, Lessons From History: A Conversation With Former Attorneys General of the United States, ABA Annual Meeting, July 2009
  • Moderator, A Conversation on Judicial Independence, ABA Section of Litigation Winter Leadership Meeting, January 2009
  • The Need For a Right to Civil Counsel, Real People, Real Problems Real Solutions -Access to Legal Representation in Civil Litigation, ABA Section of Litigation Symposium, December 2008
  • Recent Developments in Commercial Litigation in the United States, Tel Aviv District of the Israel Bar, November 2008
  • Broadcast Media, Defamation and the Business Enterprise Claimant (presented at 51st Congress of the Union Internationale des Advocats), November 2007
  • ABA Death Penalty Representation Project, Recruitment Meeting for Volunteer Post-Conviction Counsel in Georgia, May 2006
  • Lawyers Advocating on Behalf of Their Clients in the Media, University of Georgia College of Law, fall 2005
  • Recent Developments in Reporter Privilege, Atlanta Press Club Seminar, Winter 2005 


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