James C. Grant

• Represents Microsoft Mobile Oy in a Section 1 Sherman Act case in Oakland, CA. 
• Represented pollution control manufacturer Norit Americas in a five-week theft of trade secrets arbitration that resulted in an award of $37.9 million, in addition to a continuing royalty stream. 
• Represented the world’s third-largest chemical company in matters across the U.S., ranging from alleged theft of trade secrets to breach of supply contracts. 
• Represented as trial counsel a multinational generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in Hatch–Waxman litigation and other commercial disputes. 
• Protected a key Daubert ruling, resulting in the preservation of summary judgment, as successor appellate counsel for Union Carbide Corporation. 
• Represented The Coca-Cola Company defending patent infringement claims brought against its Freestyle^® soft drink dispenser. 
• Represented Toyota Motor Sales in economic loss cases arising from alleged sudden unintended acceleration incidents. 
• Represents Porsche Cars North America Inc. and Porsche AG in multidistrict class action litigation in San Francisco in the Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” MDL.
• Achieved a settlement for a multinational flooring company in a Section 1 Sherman Act case alleging price fixing in the polyurethane foam industry. 
• Represented a client in the infant products industry as successor trial counsel in a design patent, Lanham Act, and contract action arising out of allegations of product copying. The case settled after verdict while on appeal. 

Jim Grant is the national co-leader of the firm’s Litigation Area. He has tried more than 25 cases to a jury verdict or arbitration award and has handled more than 50 federal and state appeals. Some of the largest companies in America have relied on Jim to lead enterprise risk litigation, including complex trade secret cases, merger and acquisition disputes, and class actions. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. 

Over the past 28 years, Jim’s clients have included 16 Fortune 500 companies. He has served as litigation counsel for clients in a wide range of industries, including the world’s largest software company, an international chemical manufacturer, a nationwide drug store chain, and the world’s largest soft drink manufacturer, as well as companies in pharmaceuticals, financial services, and other sectors. Jim handles litigation from its inception but is often brought in as trial counsel or to appeal a case following an adverse verdict. 

Jim understands that clients win when they achieve their business objectives. He therefore begins each engagement looking for a positive resolution that stops short of carrying a matter to trial. When matters cannot be resolved through negotiation, Jim is able to draw on the support of the firm’s diverse litigation groups to bring a team with the right experience to every type of dispute.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989)
• University of Michigan (A.B., 1986)

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