Jay Bogan concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, with particular emphases in civil RICO, business tort and class action cases. He has substantial experience in representing clients before the federal and state trial and appellate courts and coordinating the efforts of in-house and outside lawyers in significant multi-jurisdictional litigation. He has authored numerous articles on civil RICO and has tried and litigated cases through appeal that resulted in the creation of new law under both the federal and Georgia RICO statutes. Mr. Bogan is the leader of the firm's Technology Litigation team, which focuses on the litigation of trade secret and related claims, including claims for breach of nondisclosure agreements and other forms of restrictive covenants, as well as, more generally, the litigation of business tort claims between competitors.

Mr. Bogan was named to Georgia Trend's 2008 "Legal Elite" for Business Law. He is listed in 2009 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Litigation: Appellate. He has been recognized as a 2009 Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the areas of General Litigation, Business Litigation and Class Action/Mass Torts by SuperLawyers magazine. He is also recognized in the 2010 Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Member and Former Chair of Section of Antitrust Law's Business Torts & Civil RICO Committee

American Bar Foundation, Fellow

Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

State Bar of Georgia, Member and Former Chair of Appellate Practice Section

Education

  • University of Virginia, J.D. (1989)
  • University of Virginia, B.A., English (1985)
    high distinction

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1989)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • Superior Court of Fulton County

Who We Are

Suite 2800, 1100 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA, 30309-4528
USA
t +1 404.815.6467
f +1 404.541.3133

James F. Bogan III

Experience Highlights

Litigation for a leading provider of interactive digital advertising products and services
The firm served as lead counsel for a leading provider of interactive digital advertising products and services in a variety of litigation matters, more
Office Depot, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies
The firm serves as lead counsel in representing Office Depot as the plaintiff in a lawsuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, against the Marsh family of more
MJCM, LLC v. United Community Banks, Inc.
The firm served as lead counsel for United Community Banks, Inc., one of the largest bank holding companies located in Georgia, in a million dollar more
In re Guantánamo Bay Detainee Litigation
The firm represents three foreign nationals who were detained by the United States Government at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility.  On behalf of more