Michael "Mike" A. Sexton
Partner
Practice focuses on business litigation with emphasis on contract disputes, business torts and class actions. Has litigated business cases in Alabama, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas.
Representative Cases/Experience
- Represents leading payment processor in business disputes involving merchants and ISOs nationwide and also provides counsel regarding various operational issues.
- Successfully defending National Football League (NFL) in claims by former players that the NFL caused them to suffer over $10 million in investment losses.
- Successfully briefed and argued opposition to class certification on behalf of nationally-recognized hospital.
- Obtained jury verdict in favor of wireless service provider against statutory claims related to computer error affecting hundreds of customers.
- Successfully defended investment brokerage in NASD arbitration brought by customer who had lost over $1 million in the stock market.
- Successfully represented general contractor in two-week AAA arbitration brought by subcontractor claiming excessive delays to multi-million dollar project.
- Prosecuted and defended numerous indemnification actions in manufacturing, broadcast, credit card, construction and transportation industries.
- Successfully represented private equity firm in lawsuit arising out of its acquisition of manufacturer in acrimonious bidding contest.
- Obtained favorable ruling for international beverage company in AAA arbitration relating to a beverage supply agreement.
Professional Activities and Honors
- Named 2010 Georgia “Rising Star” by Super Lawyers and Atlanta magazines
Admissions to Practice
- State Bar of Georgia
- The Florida Bar
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Education
- B.S., Florida State University, 1993
- J.D., high honors, University of Florida College of Law, 1996; Senior Articles Editor, Florida Law Review; President, Mock Trial Team