- Represented a Fortune 100 company and other clients in nationwide class actions filed by financial institutions and consumers stemming from criminal security data breaches.
- Represented a Fortune 100 company and a major wireless carrier in nationwide class actions alleging invasions of privacy under a number of different state laws stemming from various business practices.
- Counseled and defended dozens of matters involving alleged violations of and compliance with the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including defense of multiple nationwide class actions.
- Represents major automobile manufacturers in both the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL and the Takata Airbag Products Liability Litigation, two of the largest MDLs presently pending in the United States.
- Represents insurance carriers in class action litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country on issues ranging from coverage to subrogation disputes.
- Represents a major cellular telephone service provider in consumer protection class actions and individual cases throughout the country, serving as counsel in court cases and arbitrations.
- Served as a member of the national class action defense counsel team for Toyota in one of the largest multidistrict litigations in U.S. history following widely publicized vehicle recalls.
- Represented multiple Internet startup companies in nationwide TCPA/consumer protection class actions centering on allegedly unsolicited advertisements sent by the companies.
- Currently advising multiple clients on best practices for compliance with various federal and state privacy and consumer protection statutes.
- Represented a national insurance company in multidistrict litigation in Texas state court resulting from allegations of improper payments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. The MDL comprised hundreds of individual cases and a class action focusing on payments for unsealed roofing shingles.
- Served as lead defense counsel of a Fortune 500 software company in a false arrest action in Georgia state court in a dispute resulting from an incident involving a police department’s use of the client’s software, resulting in a favorable settlement for the client.
- Negotiated a favorable settlement as lead counsel in a matter defending an Atlanta-based real estate developer in a multimillion-dollar business dispute.
- Drafted successful appellate briefs for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Georgia Court of Appeals in cases concerning sufficiency of the trial court’s punitive damages award and jury instructions, the trial court’s jurisdiction under the due process provisions of the U.S. Constitution and the Georgia long arm statute, and a landlord’s duty to provide protection for its commercial tenants.
- Experience representing commercial lenders, landlords, construction firms and other business entities in a variety of commercial disputes.
Partner,
- Phone: 404.881.7881
- Email: david.carpenter@alston.com
David regularly advises clients, including Fortune 500 companies, on all aspects of commercial litigation from individual disputes to major consumer class actions. He helps his clients find cost-effective solutions as an alternative to trial whenever possible.