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Jessica Perry Corley

Partner


Jessica Corley concentrates her practice on securities and complex commercial litigation, including securities class actions, derivative suits and broker/dealer matters. She also counsels companies regarding director and officer insurance issues, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley corporate governance and compliance. She has written or spoken on various commercial litigation topics, particularly in the area of securities litigation, including broker/dealer arbitration, electronic discovery, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Ms. Corley received her J.D., cum laude, in 1999 from the University of Louisville School of Law, where she was senior notes editor of the Brandeis Law Journal. She also received her B.A., cum laude, from the University of Louisville in 1996. After law school, Ms. Corley served as law clerk to The Honorable Charles R. Simpson III of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. She is admitted to the Kentucky and Georgia Bar Associations.

Representative Experience

  • Counsel to international power company and its directors and officers in securities, derivative, and other commercial litigation.
  • Counsel to large marketer, seller, and distributor of well-recognized, branded consumer products and its directors and officers in securities and derivative litigation.
  • Counsel to leading online advertising network company and its directors and officers in securities and derivative litigation.


Publications
2006
“Effects of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Private Securities Litigation,” Alston & Bird LLP Securities Litigation: Forms and Analysis, West Publishing Co., 2006.
2004
“The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and New Exchange Standards – Dealing With the Resulting Risks of Private Litigation,” Alston & Bird LLP Securities Litigation: Forms and Analysis, § 1.3, West Publishing Co., 2004.
April 2003
“Legal Obligations for Directors and Officers – Strategies for Avoiding Liability in the Current Environment,” Directors Monthly, April 2003.

Jessica Perry Corley

One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424
Phone: 404-881-7374
Fax: 404-253-8244

Education

  • University of Louisville
    (J.D., 1999)
  • University of Louisville
    (B.A., 1996)

Admitted to Practice

  • Georgia
  • Kentucky