229 Peachtree St. NE
2700 International Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone
404.420.4610
Fax
404.525.2224
jalmond@rh-law.com
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Mr. Almond is a partner in Rogers & Hardin’s general litigation group. His practice is focused on complex business and corporate litigation, securities litigation, and professional malpractice litigation.
He has specialized experience in litigating disputes between business owners and partners; representing individuals and companies in securities regulatory investigations and proceedings; and in intellectual property litigation.
Recent representations have included:
- Successfully prosecuted to jury verdict and recovery libel claims brought by former managers of a computer hardware firm against the firm and its Chairman/CEO.
- Successfully defended a medical device development company and its largest shareholder in arbitration over potentially ruinous claims brought by a technology licensor.
- Successfully prosecuted to jury verdict and recovery the claims of a European manufacturer and its U. S. subsidiary against an American auditing firm arising from the acquisition of the U. S. subsidiary.
- Through the successful prosecution of two lawsuits to jury verdict and judgment, restored ownership and control of a privately-held hospitality company to its rightful owners.
Mr. Almond has been recognized by Atlanta Magazine in its list of “Georgia Super Lawyers” and is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in the category of Commercial Litigation.
He is a Master in, and past-President of, the Bleckley Inn of Court, affiliated with the Georgia State University College of Law; a member of the Business Litigation Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia; and a frequent speaker on litigation practice and procedure topics.
Mr. Almond earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Cincinnati in 1974, and his law degree in 1978 from The University of Chicago, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Chicago Law School. He clerked for the Honorable John Minor Wisdom on the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1978-79.
Named Best Lawyers in America Guide
Commercial Litigation
Named Legal Leader by Chambers USA
General Commercial Litigation
Named The Best Lawyers in America
Commercial Litigation
Education
| | The University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1978) | | | | Order of the Coif | | | | Editor-in-Chief, The University of Chicago Law Review, 1977-1978 | | | University of Cincinnati (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974) |
Professional Activities
| | Atlanta Bar Association | | | State Bar of Georgia | | | American Bar Association | | | Past President, Bleckley Inn of Court |
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