Justin P. Gunter

Overview

Justin Gunter is an associate in the firm’s Litigation practice group. He represents clients in a wide range of complex litigation matters including securities litigation, antitrust litigation, insurance coverage litigation, and arbitration proceedings. Justin’s strategic approach to litigation ensures that his clients’ interests are proactively protected and advanced in litigation.

Justin thrives representing clients with highly-technical litigation matters. Such matters include complex disputes over financial and securities regulation, antitrust law, insurance contracts, and the Uniform Commercial Code. Justin’s prior judicial clerkship experience aids him in identifying the core issues in such disputes. Through strategic legal analysis and approachable writing, Justin positions complex legal matters for successful resolution.

Experience

Represented a national broker/dealer client in a series of FINRA arbitrations arising out the departure of multiple employees following the client's sale of its wealth division. The firm filed individual arbitrations to recover amounts owed by the former employees and defended against their various employment-related counterclaims. The firm was successful in recovering over $16 million for the client and defeating more than $17 million in claims against the client.
Represented a software client in defense of civil antitrust claim seeking injunctive relief and treble damages. Through an early summary judgment motion and bifurcation of discovery, our strategy succeeded in achieving summary judgement for our client while avoiding costly antitrust discovery.
Represented international manufacturing company in recovering amounts owed on unpaid invoices and in defense of defect and warranty claims.
Represented a physicians practice in recovering liability insurance benefits for amounts expended in defense of False Claims Act litigation.
Represented corporate executive in defense of civil antitrust claims. Our strategy succeeded in dismissing the claims against the executive prior to substantial litigation.
Represented national healthcare provider in recovering amounts owed by a self-insured group health plan for services provided to its members.
Represented former executive of healthcare start-up company in criminal antitrust investigation.
Won a decision from the New York Supreme Court dismissing a $4 million claim against the firm's financial institution client involving the sale of a flexible premium life insurance policy.
Represented one of nation's largest insurance brokers in lawsuit against major competitor and disappointed corporate suitor in the Delaware Court of Chancery asserting breach of a Confidentiality Agreement. Our strategy prevented unlawful poaching and allowed the sale transaction to a different competitor to close.
Represented a financial advisor in defense of an enforcement proceeding brought by FINRA's Enforcement Department. As a result of the firm's efforts, the client received only a cautionary action letter, which is one of FINRA's least serious enforcement penalties.

Thought Leadership

Client Alert: Sedona Conference Releases the Primer on Social Media, Second Edition Explaining the Value and Challenges of Social Media Discovery in Civil Litigation (February 21, 2019)
Note, "Dual Standards for Third-Party Intervenors: Distinguishing Between Public-Law and Private-Law Intervention," 66 Vanderbilt Law Review 645 (2013)

Areas of focus

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., Law and Business Certificate, 2013) Order of the Coif; Vanderbilt Law Review (Managing Editor)
William Carey University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2010) President’s Honors