Darren E. Gaynor
Associate | Atlanta Officedgaynor@phrd.com
T: (404) 420-5558
F: (678) 533-7755
F: (678) 533-7755
Practice Group
Services
- Banking, Insurance and Financial Services Litigation
- Business Torts and Unfair Competition
- Commercial and Contract Disputes
- Consumer Class Action Defense
- Employment Litigation and Counseling
- ERISA Litigation
- Securities Litigation, Arbitration and Counseling
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law - J.D. (2002) magna cum laude; Order of the Coif
- University of Georgia - A.B.J. (1998) cum laude; Major: Journalism
Admitted to Practice
- Georgia
About Darren
Darren is an associate in the firm's Litigation practice group. Darren's practice has focused on defending corporations in complex civil litigation for his entire career. He has experience litigating class actions, multidistrict proceedings, mass torts, and other multi-plaintiff and multi-defendant actions in both state and federal courts. These matters have arisen out of such diverse settings as commercial litigation, financial services litigation, asbestos and silica "toxic tort" matters, employment disputes, consumer class actions, and civil rights law.
Professional and Civic Involvement
- Member, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, American Bar Association
Representative Engagements
- Defended lenders in consumer litigation relating to mortgage loans, including actions involving TILA, RESPA, RICO, state deceptive practices acts, and other statutory and common law causes of action.
- Defended international financial services firm in discriminatory pricing litigation in state courts, federal courts, and multi-district litigation proceedings.
- Defended international engineering and construction firm in litigation alleging toxic exposure to asbestos, silica, and benzene, in hundreds of matters pending in over a dozen jurisdictions.
- Defended employers in state and federal courts, before Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state Fair Employment Practices, and in labor arbitrations arising under collective bargaining agreements.