Practice
Cole is an associate at Starnes Davis Florie and his practice is devoted to a broad variety of litigation matters, concentrating on complex, high-risk litigation.
Highlights
* Currently representing The University of Alabama in a trademark dispute with sports artist Daniel A. Moore that has been the subject of press coverage by numerous news outlets including The New York Times, NPR and ESPN.
* Currently representing a large government contractor in a fraud and breach of contract case with a former employee.
* Currently representing KKR in a securities fraud case arising from the leveraged recapitalization of the Bruno's grocery store chain.
* Successfully represented UAB and the UAB Research Foundation in an intellectual property dispute relating to a universal control system for electrosurgical devices.
* Successfully represented a large hedge fund in a trade secrets and fraud case relating to the purchase of the international energy portfolio from the Enron Bankruptcy.
Honors And Awards
While in law school, Cole was a Hugo Black Scholar, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received the Dean M. Leigh Harrison Award. Cole served as Articles Editor for the Alabama Law Review and was a member of the publication's Managing Board. Cole was also a member of the Campbell Moot Court Board and the Labor and Employment Moot Court Team.
Community Involvement
Cole is a member of the Alabama Bar Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.
Related News
10/1/2009, Starnes & Atchison Welcomes Three New Associates to the Firm