- Lead trial counsel for a payments company in a multi-week arbitration, securing a complete defense victory and a take-nothing award for the client.
- Obtained an early dismissal for a collectibles marketplace in a lawsuit pressing copyright infringement claims about a reality television show.
- Counsel for an automotive technology company in regulatory and litigation matters throughout the country.
- Lead trial counsel for a collectibles authentication and grading company in a jury trial about alleged damage to a high-value basketball rookie card.
- Representing a Fortune 50 home improvement retailer in defense of a putative class action under state consumer protection statutes.
- Represented a major European technology company in ICC arbitrations concerning the scope and value of license agreements.
- Defeated certification in a putative nationwide class action asserting civil RICO and fraud claims against a video game authentication and grading company.
- Represented a multinational generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in Hatch–Waxman litigation and commercial disputes in trial courts across the country and on appeal in the Federal Circuit.
- Represented a collectibles auction house in a high-profile lawsuit seeking to stop the sale of the most valuable baseball in history.
- Represented a leading sports drink manufacturer in a multimillion-dollar contract dispute with a bottling company.
- Obtained a summary judgment ruling dismissing a $50 million defamation action brought by a former record executive against a production company and on-air talent for a highly rated reality television show.
- Trial counsel for a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in a lawsuit alleging that a branded pharmaceutical company blocked generic competition through exclusionary conduct.
- Trial counsel defending a major insurance company in a certified RICO class action lawsuit.
- Petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. LLC v. Owens, No. 13 719, and then convinced the Court to rule in his clients’ favor on the merits. The decision makes it easier for corporate defendants to remove cases from state court to federal court.
- Represented a Fortune 500 automotive parts distributor on appeal in the Delaware Supreme Court, leading to a landmark decision that reshaped the law on personal jurisdiction for corporations.
- Appointed as appellate counsel by the Fourth Circuit, Eleventh Circuit, and Supreme Court of Georgia to represent individuals pro bono.
Jonathan D. Parente
Partner,
Co-chair of the Business Litigation Team
- Phone: +1 404 881 7184
- Email: jonathan.parente@alston.com
Jonathan handles high-stakes disputes in trial courts, appellate courts, and arbitration. From leading businesses to high-net-worth individuals, clients hire him for their most complex and enterprise-threatening matters.
Jonathan Parente is co-leader of Alston & Bird’s Business Litigation Team. He represents clients across the country in complex litigation and arbitration involving commercial disputes, antitrust, defamation, corporate governance, RICO, consumer-protection statutes, and constitutional law.
Jonathan’s experience spans a range of industries, including technology, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. A go-to litigator for collectibles marketplaces and grading companies, he has served as lead counsel in high-profile disputes over some of the most valuable and historically significant sports memorabilia and trading cards. He also advises companies in the automotive technology sector on regulatory and strategic issues.
Jonathan handles litigation from its inception but is often brought in as counsel before trial or to appeal after an adverse verdict. Jonathan’s appellate experience includes representing oil and gas companies before the U.S. Supreme Court in Dart Cherokee Basin Operating Co. LLC v. Owens, 135 S. Ct. 547.
Jonathan joined the firm after serving as a law clerk to the Hon. R. Lanier Anderson III of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Hon. J. Randal Hall of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.
In 2023, Jonathan received the Daily Report’s “On the Rise” award, which honors the Southeast’s most promising lawyers under the age of 40. Georgia Super Lawyers has also named Jonathan to its list of “Rising Stars.”
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
Education
- University of Georgia (J.D., 2010)
- University of Georgia (B.A., 2007)
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Georgia, Middle District
- U.S. District Court, Georgia, Northern District
- U.S. District Court, Georgia, Southern District
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, Hon. R. Lanier Anderson III
- U.S. District Court, Georgia, Southern District, Hon. J. Randal Hall
Memberships
- All Georgia trial and appellate courts
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