William J. Repko III

Complex Litigation

• Representing a manufacturer in a multimillion-dollar federal court action involving  breach of contract and environmental contamination claims.
• Representing a leading automotive parts supplier in a products liability wrongful-death action set for trial.
• Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a professional sports organization in a premises liability wrongful-death action.
• Obtained summary judgment for a national insurance company in a class action coverage dispute.
• Obtained a favorable recovery for a leading payment solutions provider in arbitration for breach of contract.
  
   

Post-Judgment Motions and Appeals

• Obtained a set-aside of a multimillion-dollar default judgment for a real estate investment trust.
• Obtained a favorable settlement for an insurance company after moving for judgment notwithstanding a multimillion-dollar jury verdict.
• Obtained affirmance of summary judgment for a manufacturer in an insurance coverage dispute.
• Appellate counsel for a leading automotive parts supplier in a products liability action.
• Appellate counsel for a manufacturer in a declaratory judgment insurance action.

Jay Repko is a senior associate with Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Group. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, insurance disputes, real estate disputes, and high-stakes products liability disputes. Jay also has significant experience representing commercial clients post-judgment and on appeal. Jay has been recognized by The Best Lawyers: in America^© “Ones to Watch” for Commercial Litigation.

Jay joined the firm after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Dudley H. Bowen, Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Before clerking, Jay graduated summa cum laude from the Florida State University College of Law, where he served as a notes and comments editor for the Florida State University Law Review. Jay received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the Florida State University College of Business.

Apart from his regular practice, Jay frequently counsels pro bono clients, and he is a former barrister of the Lumpkin Inn of Court.

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• Georgia

Education

• Florida State University (J.D., 2015)
• Florida State University (B.S., 2012)