- Represented a foreign national bank in a multibillion-dollar fraud and civil conspiracy lawsuit filed by a pharmaceutical manufacturer and its billionaire founder. After defeating plaintiffs’ jurisdictional discovery motion, Steven argued and won a motion to dismiss all claims. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.).
- Achieved a landmark win for a major sports agency in a confidential arbitration concerning a competitor’s tortious interference resulting in the departure of agents and clients. In addition to compensatory damages, obtained the first-ever punitive damages award in that arbitral forum.
- Represented a national restaurant company in a lawsuit filed by its former CEO alleging breach of contract and various tort claims. Obtained a complete defense jury verdict and recovered various litigation costs and fees for the client. (Cal. Sup. Ct.).
- Represented a global consulting firm in a corporate raiding and lift-out action filed by one of its competitors. Obtained a favorable settlement the day before jury selection. (Fla. 11th Cir.).
- Represented a digital media and financial education company, and its founder and CEO, in a theft of trade secrets action. Obtained a favorable settlement days after Steven’s deposition of the plaintiff. (S.D. Fla.).
- Representing a Fortune 500 insurance company in a $200 million aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty and unjust enrichment action. (Del. Ch.).
- Achieved a bet-the-company win for the owner of a gas-fired electric power generating plant in a confidential arbitration concerning alleged violations of California’s False Claims Act, California’s Unfair Competition Law, and breach of a power purchase tolling agreement.
- Prevailed in a TRO lawsuit by the teachers’ union for CUNY/Hunter College High School seeking to prevent the school from reopening. (N.Y. Sup. Ct.).
- Represented a prominent recording artist, producer, and songwriter in a breach of contract and accounting action brought by his former manager. Obtained dismissal of all claims and an award of attorneys’ fees, which was upheld on appeal. (Ga. Sup. Ct) (Ga. Ct. App.).
- Represented a global consulting company in a confidential arbitration concerning a fee dispute, resulting in a favorable settlement before the hearing.
- Represented a foreign construction materials manufacturer in a products liability class action in an MDL proceeding, where plaintiffs sought billions of dollars in damages. Retained after the client was held in civil and criminal contempt and defaulted on class liability. The case eventually settled for less than 15 percent of claimed damages. (E.D. La.).
- Obtained dismissal of a deceptive trade practices claim for a global materials supplier in a lawsuit filed by a general contractor. (D. Neb.).
- Obtained dismissal of all claims asserted against a Canadian controls engineer in an international arbitration filed by a Spanish general contractor concerning the construction of a manufacturing facility in New York.
- Represented a U.S. energy company in multijurisdictional litigation involving $968 million in alleged cost overruns and delay damages on a nuclear power project in the United States. (N.D. Ga.).
- Obtained full recovery, plus attorneys’ fees, for the owner in a breach of contract action against a general contractor concerning a retail development in Warner Robins, GA. (Ga. Sup. Ct.).
- Represented a national builder in a class action lawsuit concerning water intrusion damages at a condominium complex in South Carolina.
- Represented a leading construction equipment supplier in the protest of a Virginia Department of Transportation award of a $25 million contract, resulting in a reversal of the original award and a new award of the contract to the client.
- Represented a national health insurer/administrator in litigation and administrative proceedings concerning the procurement of a multibillion-dollar set of state employee health benefits contracts.
- Defended a major information technology company’s award of three contracts totaling $20 million in a state bid protest action before the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.
- Counsel to a protestor before the Government Accountability Office regarding the award of a multimillion-dollar land acquisition and development contract by the General Services Administration, resulting in the award being overturned and solicitation reissued.
Steven R. Campbell
Partner,
- Phone: +1 212 210 9429
- Email: steven.campbell@alston.com
Clients from a broad range of industries call on Steven to handle their complex business disputes. After nearly two decades of litigating cases in state and federal courts across the country and in multiple domestic and international arbitral forums, Steven has a proven track record of identifying what is critical to achieving each client’s core objectives in an efficient and effective manner.
Steven Campbell is a commercial litigator who represents a wide range of clients in a variety of complex business disputes and government investigations. Steven has litigated jury and nonjury cases in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as various national and international arbitral forums.
Steven has experience in securities, class actions, products liability, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, fraudulent conveyances, deceptive trade practices, the False Claims Act, and a wide range of transactional disputes. He has substantial experience representing sports agencies and agents in commercial and industry disputes, as well as owners and contractors in complex commercial construction disputes.
Steven received his J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee, where he served as editor of the Tennessee Law Review. Steven received his B.A., cum laude, from Millsaps College, where he majored in philosophy and religious studies and was a four-year letterman for the Majors football team.
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Georgia
- Tennessee
Education
- University of Tennessee (J.D., 2008)
- Millsaps College (B.A., 2004)