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John H. Fleming: Lawyer with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

John H. Fleming

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Practice Areas

  • Litigation
  • Accountants' and Attorneys' Liability
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Appellate
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • Broker-Dealer and Securities Litigation
  • Business and Commercial Litigation
  • Class Action Defense Practice
  • Dealer and Franchise
 
Contact InfoTelephone: 404.853.8065
Fax: 404-853-8806
http://www.sutherland.com/john_fleming/
 
University Emory University, B.A., 1970 Phi Beta Kappa; Florida State University, M.A., 1972
 
Law SchoolHarvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1975 Senior Editor, Harvard Law Review
 
Admitted1976, Georgia
 
BornJackson, Mississippi, March 29, 1948
 
Biography

John Fleming, who has twice served as Practice Group Leader of Sutherland's Litigation Practice Group, has more than 35 years of experience that encompasses a wide range of litigation areas. He has litigated in state and federal courts and focuses his practice on complex business litigation including securities litigation, professional liability litigation, intellectual property litigation, major litigation involving insurance companies and tax litigation. His diverse experience has served him well as an attorney and as an arbitrator in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms including international arbitration forums.

Before joining the firm, John served as a law clerk in Dallas to the Honorable Irving Goldberg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. John also served for five years as an adjunct professor in the Pretrial Litigation course at Emory University Law School.

Representative Experience

John's extensive representative experience includes:

· Serving from 1998 through 2007 as Eastern Regional Counsel for dealer and general litigation for a major automobile manufacturer, and as Southeast Regional Counsel for the previous five years.

· Successfully representing a major hotelier in several lawsuits in the Southeast.

· Serving as trial counsel in a successful nine-figure claim against the United States.

· Successful motions to dismiss in defending federal securities claims.

· Serving as respondent's counsel in a successful defense of a $90 million arbitration claim against a brokerage firm.

· Successful 2010 jury verdict in federal court in Texas in trade secret/breach of contract case.

· Achieving an arbitration award exceeding $55 million for an insurance company.

· Handling an appointed death penalty case, from 1980 to 1992, in which death penalties were reversed once by the U.S. Supreme Court and three times by the Georgia Supreme Court, and finally rejected by a jury in a trial shown on "Court TV" in Madison, Georgia.

Professional Honors and Awards

· Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of general commercial litigation (2003-2011)

· Selected as a Georgia Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation (2010-2011)

· Selected for inclusion in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook in the area of dispute resolution (2008, 2009)

· Named to The Best Lawyers of America in the areas of bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation (2005-2010, 2012) and legal malpractice law (2005-2010)

· Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® (2005-2011)

Professional and Community Involvement

· Board Member, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

· Member, Board of Directors, Atlanta International Arbitration Society

Industries

Automotive

Manufacturers

News

Sutherland Attorneys, Practices Top Chambers USA 2011 Rankings
April 14, 2011

More than 40 Sutherland Attorneys Recognized as 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers
March 24, 2011

Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Five Sutherland Partners
October 6, 2010

Sutherland Earns Top Chambers USA 2010 Rankings
July 7, 2010

Sutherland Attorneys Named 2010 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
March 1, 2010

Benchmark Litigation Recognizes Three Sutherland Partners
October 1, 2009

Legal Alerts

Legal Alert: Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds: U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Class Arbitration Cannot be Imposed on Parties Whose Agreements Are Silent on the Issue
April 28, 2010

Legal Alert: Shady Grove: No Sanctuary for Federal Class Action Defendants
April 5, 2010

Legal Alert: Supreme Court Clarifies Key Portion of Diversity Jurisdiction Statute
February 25, 2010

Legal Alert: Congress to Weaken Pleading Requirements?
July 24, 2009

Legal Alert: Georgia Court of Appeals Again Decides Consumer Cannot Hold Motor Vehicle Manufacturer Liable for Acts of Dealer
July 15, 2009

Legal Alert: Maryland Enacts New Provisions Strengthening Protections for Maryland Motor Vehicle Dealers
May 29, 2009

Legal Alert: Virginia Enacts New Provisions Substantially Increasing Protections for Motor Vehicle Dealers
March 26, 2009

Legal Alert: Second Circuit Rules Against Dealer Seeking Additional Warranty Reimbursement Under NY Law
January 16, 2009

Legal Alert: Second Circuit Rejects Claims of Prospective Purchaser of Suzuki Dealership
January 5, 2009

Legal Alert: Florida District Court of Appeal Rejects Consumer's Claim that Motor Vehicle Dealer is an Agent of Manufacturer and Dismisses Consumer's Express and Implied Warranty Claims
October 7, 2008

Legal Alert: Georgia Court of Appeals Rules Against Consumer in Action to Hold Manufacturer Responsible for Acts of Failed Dealer
October 1, 2008

 
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John H. Fleming
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
999 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3996




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