education

Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 2004)
University of Virginia (B.A., 2001), with distinction

related practices

related industries

clerkships

Judge Julie E. Carnes, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia

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Georgia

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U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida

Christopher B. Freeman

Associate

Atlanta

T: 404.815.2710

F: 404.815.3415

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Christopher Freeman concentrates his law practice in general business litigation and insurance coverage disputes, including a broad range of cases involving commercial disputes, insurance coverage actions, business torts, products liability, class actions, and media law.

Mr. Freeman is experienced in counseling and representing clients in all aspects of complex litigation, from mediation and arbitration to trial and appellate proceedings in both state and federal courts.

Christopher Freeman was selected by Georgia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2010 and 2011, and is BV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Representative Matters
General Litigation:
- Counsel to two member/managers of a local restaurant chain in the defense of an action brought by the third member/manager alleging fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and negligent misrepresentation arising out of corporate reorganization and subsequent involuntary withdrawal.
- Counsel to quasi-governmental agency in the defense of a lawsuit for negligence and breach of contract arising out of the collapse of 7 World Trade Center following the events of 9/11.
- Counsel to energy provider in the defense of action alleging breach of confidentiality agreement as a result of the inevitable disclosure of trade secrets from former employees.
Healthcare Litigation:
- Counsel to national healthcare conglomerate in the defense of numerous actions alleging professional negligence, negligence per se, and wrongful death.
Products Liability:
- Counsel to Fortune 100 company in the defense of a products liability action alleging negligent manufacture and design of chairs used in local restaurants.
- Counsel to manufacturer of biomaterial in the defense of a products liability action alleging failure to warn and negligent manufacture and design of material used in the repair of a ventral hernia.
Insurance Litigation:
- Counsel to major insurance company in a multi-million dollar lawsuits involving an alleged real estate Ponzi scheme.
Media Law:
- Counsel to newspaper in defense of libel suit arising out of alleged misidentification of plaintiff as sex offender due to publication of mug shot.
Pro Bono
- Morton v. Georgia Department of Agriculture, (Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia) (2009). Suit to force the Georgia Department of Agriculture to enforce state law prohibiting the routine use of carbon monoxide gas chambers to euthanize companion animals by state licensed animal shelters. Obtained mandatory injunction requiring Department to enforce statutes, and after its continued failure to do so, obtained order holding Department and its Commissioner in contempt.
- Worked with Atlanta Legal Aid to assist grandparent/relative caregivers with adoptions

Publications

03.05.2012	Co-Author, “From Level 3 to Genzyme: Evaluating Insurance Coverage for Disgorgement of Profits,” Bloomberg Law Reports Corporate Counsel (March 5, 2012).
01.13.2012	Co-Author, “Out of Houston? The Venue Argument in the Skilling Case,” Reynolds Courts & Medial Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 2011).
07.01.2005	“Expert Witness Testimony in Georgia After 2005 Tort Reform,” Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Georgia (July 2005).

Speaking Engagements
- “Free Press v. Fair Trial in the Skilling Case” and “What Every Reporter Needs to Know About Covering Criminal and Civil Trials,” Reynolds National Center for Courts & Media Winter Regional Conference (January 26, 2011).
Professional Recognition
- BV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2010-2011)
Professional and Civic Activities
- State Bar of Georgia
  Member-at-Large, Executive Council of the Young Lawyers Division (2008-2009, 2009-2010)
  Leadership Academy (2008)
- Georgia Grandparent/Relative Caregiver Adoption Project
Background
- Schiff Hardin, LLP (Atlanta, GA)
  Associate (2005-2008)
- Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
  Associate (2004-2005)
- The Honorable Julie E. Carnes, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  Judicial Intern (2002)
News

03.23.2012

Carlton Fields' Atlanta Attorneys Author Article for “Bloomberg Law Reports: Corporate Counsel”