Jeffrey Swart concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in the litigation of high-stakes business tort, contract, structured finance, accounting malpractice, actuarial malpractice, federal regulatory enforcement and other commercial disputes. In addition to his trial work, Jeff has a keen interest in appellate advocacy and has represented clients successfully in a variety of federal and state appellate courts. He served as chief editor of the Georgia Appellate Practice Handbook (6th Edition, 2007), and he has lectured on appellate issues. Before joining Alston & Bird, Mr. Swart served for two years as a law clerk to Judge Edward E. Carnes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Jeff is involved in a variety of pro bono, bar-related, and community-oriented activities. He received an ACLU Volunteer Attorney Award in 2005 for his pro bono representation of plaintiffs in civil rights litigation. Since 2005, Mr. Swart has served on a pro bono basis as general counsel to AID Atlanta, Inc., the largest AIDS service organization in the Southeast. He serves currently on the State Practice & Legislation Committee of the Appellate Practice Section of the State Bar of Georgia.