Heeth Varnedoe

Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

• Defending national and multinational food manufacturers in false-labeling litigation class actions in jurisdictions across the country.
• Defending premium tequila and agave spirits brands in nationwide consumer class actions alleging false and misleading labeling and adulteration.
• Team member representing a global beverage manufacturer in class action and personal injury litigations, including lawsuits challenging ultra-processed foods.

Class Actions & Mass Arbitrations

• Representing a managed care organization in arbitrations and litigations throughout the country brought by providers challenging hospital reimbursement rates.
• Defending a leading automobile insurance carrier in class actions alleging improper claims handling related to total loss and diminished value claims across multiple jurisdictions.

Commercial

• Defending a major automobile insurance carrier in an action brought by collision repair facilities alleging defamation, tortious interference, and deceptive trade practices based on claim-handling practices.
• Advising and representing a regional multiple listing service in complex commercial and competition matters.

Pro Bono

• Member of a pro bono litigation team that secured the first successful resentencing of an individual serving an active sentence under the Georgia Survivor Justice Act, resulting in the vacatur of a life sentence and the client’s immediate release following resentencing to time served.

Heeth Varnedoe focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, representing clients in high-stakes disputes across a range of industries. He leverages advanced generative AI capabilities in complex litigation, advising on and helping pilot firmwide AI use cases focused on accuracy, privilege protection, workflow integration, and litigation efficiency.

While earning his law degree, Heeth interned for the Hon. Christopher J. McFadden of the Georgia Court of Appeals, assisting with oral arguments and appellate opinions. Before joining the firm, Heeth worked for an economist, specializing in antitrust enforcement and litigation.

Heeth earned his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law where he was on the editorial board of the Virginia Law & Business Review and a pro bono volunteer at the Virginia Innocence Project. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, in economics from Washington and Lee University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• University of Virginia (J.D., 2023)
• Washington and Lee University (B.A., 2018)