About Gregory R. Hanthorn
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Financial
- International Law
- Class Actions
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1985J.D.
- Honors: With Distinction
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: 1984 Law Day Competition: Winning Team, Douglass L. Peabody Outstanding Oralist for Moot Court Final Round Award and Outstanding Oralist in Preliminary Rounds
- Honors: Wall Street Journal Award
- Berry College , 1982B.S.
- Honors: summa cum laude
Representative Cases
- Citibank's dismissal of construction developer action alleging violation of loan commitment promises is upheld on appeal (2009)
- Cumulus Media acquires Citadel Broadcasting for $2.4 billion (2011)
- Dravo recovers over $7 million in multiyear dispute against joint-venture engineer for Navy steam plant construction (2009)
- EKA/Nobel Chemtronics prevails in arbitration and subsequent civil lawsuit involving purchase agreement for equipment (2009)
- Elekta defends against complex product liability matters in Florida court (2009)
- Elekta instruments wins summary judgment and 11th Circuit affirmance in lawsuit against developers and investors involving the Leksell Gamma Knife® (2009)
- Elekta prevails in arbitration by software development company seeking payment for radiation therapy software (2009)
- Experian obtains take nothing verdict in Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit
- Experian prevails in 11th Circuit appeal in one of first applications of Safeco to a Fair Credit Reporting Act case (2009)
- Former Attorney General defends unfair termination case (2009)
- Friedman's Jewelers prevails against putative class action challenging consumer contracts (2009)
- Friedman's Jewelers defends against challenge to calculation of rates for insurance products
- Friedman's Jewelers successfully opposes TRO attempt by West Virginia AG to prohibit it from selling credit life or disability insurance in connection with retail installment contracts (2009)
- Hines Interest wins dismissal of Georgia lawsuit against limited partnership (2009)
- International Paper wins dismissal of fraud and RICO action involving subleasing rights (2009)
- ITT Residential settles class action alleging failure to submit appropriate cancellations of security deeds throughout Georgia
- JUSTGeorgia: Jones Day Atlanta Making the Case for a New Georgia Juvenile Code (2009)
- Lehman Brothers summary judgment win in suit involving LBO fraud claim related to bankruptcy proceedings is affirmed by 11th Circuit (2009)
- Manufacturers of respiratory protection devices successfully defend against docket of product liability claims (2011)
- R.H. Donnelley favorably resolves dispute against Sprint involving violation of Yellow Pages partnership agreement (2009)
- R.J. Reynolds obtains defense verdict after four-month product liability jury trial in Tennessee (2009)
- Roadway Express obtains TRO against shopping mall management company for banning delivery driver based on race (2009)
- Savannah College of Art & Design persuades Georgia Supreme Court to reverse trial court order and keep records of proceedings under seal (2009)
- SunTrust partial summary judgment victory in fiduciary lawsuit expanded to full victory by court of appeals (2009)
- SunTrust prevails as Executor in dispute involving sale of papers from "Gone With the Wind" book and movie (2009)
- Transamerica prevails in litigation involving power of attorney forgery and improper loan claims
- Wachovia obtains Georgia Supreme Court affirmance of relief granted to trustee on grounds that appellant's motion to vacate did not suspend time to file notice of appeal (2009)
- Wachovia prevails in ERISA class action filed by former employee alleging breach of fiduciary duties (2009)
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation dismissal of federal RICO action affirmed by Eleventh Circuit (2009)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Alabama
- Georgia
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- PartnerAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
- PartnerAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
- AssociateAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
- AssociateAntitrust, Banking, Business Law, Financial, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy, Oil & Gas Law, Environment, International Law, Government, Health Care Law, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Appellate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Securities, Tax
Nearby Lawyers
- Business Law
- Financial
- International Law
- Class Actions
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