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Jeffrey J. Swart

Partner


Jeffrey J. Swart concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation. He has extensive experience in the litigation of business tort, contract, accounting malpractice, actuarial malpractice, federal regulatory enforcement, and other commercial disputes. He has also represented both plaintiffs and defendants involved in catastrophic personal injury matters.

In addition to his trial work, Mr. Swart has a keen interest in appellate advocacy and has represented clients with appellate matters in a variety of state and federal courts. He served as chief editor of the most recent edition of the Georgia Appellate Practice Handbook (6th Edition, 2007), and he has lectured on developments in Georgia appellate practice. Before joining Alston & Bird, Mr. Swart served for two years as a law clerk to The Honorable Edward E. Carnes of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the District of Columbia Bar.

Representative Experience

  • Represented the former CEO of one of the world’s largest banks, in connection with civil and criminal litigation arising from the prior acquisition by a subsidiary a $3.5 billion bond portfolio formerly held by the Executive Life Insurance Company, a failed California insurer.
  • Served with others at the firm as counsel to the Enron Bankruptcy Examiner, with responsibility for investigating and reporting on the roles of financial institutions and accountants in connection with the collapse and bankruptcy of Enron Corporation. This examination identified more than $4.7 billion in claims available to the Enron estate.
  • Authored the briefs that resulted in the nation’s first reported decision authorizing a litigant to serve process by electronic mail, a result that facilitated the subsequent entry of a $4.8 million judgment in favor of his client. See Broadfoot v. Diaz (In re International Telemedia Assocs., Inc.), 245 B.R. 713 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2000). As a result of this decision, Alston & Bird was awarded a Computerworld Smithsonian Award through a program affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. Co-authored a related article entitled “Service of Process by E-Mail,” which appears in the February 2000 issue of the Georgia Bar Journal.


Jeffrey J. Swart

One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Phone: 404-881-7569
Fax: 404-253-8866

Education

  • Emory University
    (J.D., 1995)
  • Emory University
    (B.B.A., 1989)

Admitted to Practice

  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia