Garrett Llewellyn counsels clients on complex commercial litigation matters, including disputes associated with breach of contract, unfair competition and similar business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and consumer fraud.
OVERVIEW
Garrett Scott Llewellyn
Of Counsel
OVERVIEW
Garrett Scott Llewellyn
Of Counsel
Garrett Llewellyn counsels clients on complex commercial litigation matters, including disputes associated with breach of contract, unfair competition and similar business torts, breach of fiduciary duty, and consumer fraud.
- OVERVIEW
- Experience
- EXPERIENCE
- INSIGHTS & EVENTS
- Publications and Presentations
OVERVIEW
Garrett assists clients through virtually all stages of the civil litigation process in both state and federal courts. This includes managing discovery, preparing witnesses, taking depositions, drafting and delivering dispositive motions, opposing class certification, working assessing damages and valuation, interviewing experts and trial preparation.
Garrett’s clients have included asset management companies, hedge funds, national and international corporations, hotels and individuals.
Prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg, Garrett served as counsel in the Los Angeles office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.
Honors
Southern California Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2016-2018
Experience
Garrett's recent engagements and accomplishments include the following:
- Prevailed at trial and recovered substantial attorneys' fees and costs on behalf of an international hedge fund in a $500 million breach of contract and defamation dispute
- Obtained summary judgment and defeated class certification on behalf of a national veterinary hospital chain in a $40 million nationwide consumer fraud class action arising out of labeling and sales
- Represented a luxury hotel owner in an eight-year dispute against a well-known luxury hotel management company in a $300 million breach of contract and tort case involving a hotel management agreement
- Resolved a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action on behalf of a home furnishings retailer after persuading plaintiff's counsel to voluntarily dismiss the case with prejudice
- Represented a high-value asset management company in a $100 million dispute surrounding the collection and payment of dividends
- Represented several corporations and related entities against a $500 million False Claims Act case advanced by the United States
- Represented a National Football League team with respect to several insurance disputes surrounding coverage for multiple tort claims in excess of $30 million
*These matters occurred prior to joining Barnes & Thornburg.
EXPERIENCE
INSIGHTS & EVENTS
Publications and Presentations
- Author, 'TCPA Shakeup: Analysis of the D.C. Circuit's Long-Awaited Decision in ACA International,' New York Law Journal, May 18, 2018
- Author, 'Defeating Class Certification in TCPA Cases,' New York Law Journal, February 9, 2018
- Presentation Leader, 'The Internet of Things: Litigation Issues and Considerations,' February 16, 2017
- Speaker, 'Mass Tort & Consumer Class Action in the 2017 Landscape,' The Knowledge Group, December 13, 2016
- Co-Panelist, 'Trends in Consumer Class Actions: How to Avoid Becoming a Target,' October 2016
