Nathan L. Garroway
FAX: 404.527.4198
Experience
Nathan Garroway litigates complex business disputes for both plaintiffs and defendants and has over ten years of high-profile litigation experience for Fortune 500 clients. He has defended consumer class actions throughout the United States (Georgia, California, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Missouri, Colorado and Ohio). Mr. Garroway also has experience with federal multidistrict litigation.
Mr. Garroway has extensive experience suing telemarketers, spammers, and spoofers for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. He also has experience in contract disputes, business torts, telecommunications, false advertising, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, and shareholder/partnership disputes. Mr. Garroway has tried cases for plaintiffs and defendants in both state and federal courts. In addition, he has represented claimants and respondents in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association and FINRA.
Notable Engagements
Class Actions
- Obtained judgment on the pleadings in a national putative class action regarding lease terminations
- Obtained judgment on the pleadings in a national class action regarding early termination fees
- In a putative class action involving federal excise taxes, successfully defeated a motion for temporary restraining order. Plaintiffs later dismissed their case with prejudice
- Defended national putative class action regarding alleged improper cancellation procedures. Obtained favorable nationwide class action settlement
- Defended major telecommunications company in multidistrict consumer fraud class actions in federal and state court
Complex Commercial Litigation
- Obtained summary judgment for home mortgage company arising out a repurchase agreement
- Litigated disputes over therapy services agreements in Missouri, Georgia, Kansas, California, Illinois, Arkansas, Iowa, and Indiana
- Successfully obtained injunctive relief and payments from telemarketers, spammers, and spoofers
- Successfully litigated Lanham Act case that caused defendant to take down the challenged advertising
- Obtained temporary restraining order against new employer and thirteen employees relating to a “lift out” at a major national bank
- Successfully litigated books and records action in a shareholder dispute and obtained an attorneys’ fees award
Arbitrations
- Successfully handled arbitrations for major national bank against former brokers
- Successfully handled arbitrations for real estate company arising out of sale of the business
- Successfully handled arbitration for major healthcare provider regarding dispute over management agreement
Education
- J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1998
- B.A., Washington University, 1995
Admitted
- Georgia
- Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Professional Activities:
- American Bar Association, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Sections