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Gary A. Barnes, shareholder in the Firm’s Atlanta office, concentrates his practice in business litigation with a focus on securities and bankruptcy litigation. Mr. Barnes has extensive experience in NASD securities arbitration and securities litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the country as well as complex bankruptcy litigation representing both lenders and debtors. He also has substantial experience with general commercial business litigation including disputes which are real estate based, shareholder/member disputes in closely held corporations, and software licensing. His current case load involves defending a company from allegations that its software did not provide the protection necessary under certain credit card servicing agreements, defending the purchaser from claims of breach of contract arising out of an asset purchase acquisition of a national fast food franchisor and advising business clients on various contractual matters including the buying and selling of businesses, including pharmacies.
- "What is NASD Arbitration?" – 2005
- Member – State Bar of Georgia, Sections of Litigation and Bankruptcy
- Member – American Bar Association, Litigation Section
- Member – Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Member – Atlanta Bar Association
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected as one of "Georgia's Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend Magazine, 2011
- Georgia State Bar, 1981
- Court of Appeals State of Georgia, 1981
- Georgia Supreme Court, 1981
- U.S. District Court for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, 1981, 1987
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Court of Claims, 1991
- U. S. Supreme Court, 1990
- Mercer University, J.D., 1981
- Davidson College, A.B., 1977