Jason Rottner

• Defense counsel for Ford in a consumer class action in Michigan arising out of allegations related to excessive oil consumption in F-150 trucks.
• Lead class action defense counsel to Mazda in multidistrict litigation in Miami following widely publicized vehicle recalls relating to allegedly defective Takata airbags.
• Represented one of the world’s largest carpet manufacturers in a breach of contract/warranty suit related to the defendant component supplier’s sale of defective goods used in our client’s manufacturing process. After a three-week jury trial, our client won a verdict worth more than $90 million, including substantial damages for the replacement of defective goods, lost profits, attorneys’ fees, and prejudgment interest.
• Served on the national class action defense team for Toyota in one of the largest multidistrict litigations in U.S. history following widely publicized vehicle recalls.
• Defended a construction materials company in a multimillion-dollar breach of contract dispute in a state court case that settled favorably shortly before trial.
• Briefed, argued, and obtained summary judgment on behalf of a building materials manufacturer plaintiff in a multimillion-dollar contract and fraud dispute in Georgia state court.
• Defense counsel for video game grading company in class action fraud and RICO claims.
• Represented a leading technology company in the prosecution of antitrust claims over price-fixing by cathode ray tube suppliers.
• Trial and appellate counsel for several clients in high-profile wrongful death suits related to allegations of negligence and premises liability.

Jason Rottner concentrates his practice on general business and complex commercial litigation. Jason frequently represents manufacturing and automotive clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including contract and warranty disputes, class actions, and product liability cases, Jason has successfully managed high-stakes litigation process and has been involved in matters in federal and state courts throughout the country, including MDLs and large class actions. Jason has also represented Fortune 500 companies in plaintiff-side disputes with their suppliers, including serving on the trial team for a corporate plaintiff case where the jury awarded his client more than $90 million, including interest and attorneys’ fees.

During law school, Jason served as an editor of the Virginia Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Jason received his B.S., summa cum laude, in political science and speech communication from the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Honors Program.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• University of Virginia (J.D., 2010)
• University of Georgia (B.S, 2007)