Jay Bogan concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation, with particular emphasis in civil RICO, business tort and class action cases. He has substantial experience representing clients before federal and state trial and appellate courts and coordinating the efforts of in-house and outside lawyers in significant multi-jurisdictional litigation. He has authored numerous articles on civil RICO and has tried and litigated cases through appeal that resulted in the creation of new law under both the federal and Georgia RICO statutes. Mr. Bogan is the leader of the firm's Technology Litigation team, which focuses on the litigation of trade secret and related claims, including claims for breach of nondisclosure agreements and other forms of restrictive covenants, as well as, more generally, the litigation of business tort claims between competitors.
Mr. Bogan was named to Georgia Trend's 2008 "Legal Elite" for Business Law. He is listed in the 2009 and 2010 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Appellate and General Commercial Litigation and he was listed as #1 in the 2011 edition for General Commercial Litigation. Mr. Bogan has been recognized as a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the areas of General Litigation and Class Action/Mass Torts in 2009 and for Business Litigation in 2012 and the three years immediately preceding by SuperLawyers magazine. He is recognized in the 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation and is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*
*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.
Professional & Community Activities
American Bar Association, Member and Former Chair of Section of Antitrust Law's Business Torts & Civil RICO Committee
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
State Bar of Georgia, Member and Former Chair of Appellate Practice Section
