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| J.D., magna cum laude, University of Georgia School of Law, 1991; Order of the Coif; Georgia Law Review
| | | | B.B.A., University of Georgia, 1986 | | |
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| Georgia, 1991
| | | | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, 1991
| | | | Supreme Court of Georgia, 1991
| | | | Georgia Court of Appeals, 1991
| | | | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 1993
| | | | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1996
| | | | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 1998 | | |
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| Joseph Whitehead Boys and Girls Club, Executive Committee
| | | | State Bar of Georgia, Uniform Rules Committee
| | | | Lawyer's Club of Atlanta
| | | | Leadership North Fulton, Class of 2007
| | | | Northside Youth Organization, Baseball Board and Coach | | |
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| "A Re-Evaluation of Arbitration in Light of Class Actions and Appeal Rights: Is it Still Worth It?" Georgia Bar Journal, vol. II, no. I, co-authored with Jennifer Dempsey, 2005
| | | | "Recent Developments Regarding the American Arbitration Association's Interpretation of its Class Action Rules," PoGo Alert, 2004
| | | | "The Impact of the Zolin Decision on the Crime-Fraud Exception to the Attorney Client Privilege," 24 Ga. L. Rev. 1115 (1990) | | |
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| "Reactive Covenants in Georgia; Be Afraid, Very Afraid," The Kettering Group Quarterly Meeting, 2007
| | | | "The Nuts and Bolts of Post Employment Competition Restrictions in Georgia," Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2007
| | | | "Building and Protecting Your Workforce," RCB Eagles Discussion Panel, 2007 | | |
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The focus of Mr. Galanek's practice is on complex commercial litigation and arbitration with an emphasis on litigating partnership and commercial contract disputes and matters involving breaches of fiduciary duty. He has substantial experience litigating the enforceability of noncompetition and nonsolicitation covenants, litigating claims arising out of employment relationships and litigating trade secret disputes for high growth companies, financial institutions and Fortune 500 Corporations.
Mr. Galanek has developed and managed national discovery counsel programs for clients facing serial litigation matters in multiple jurisdictions. He also has significant experience defending clients against class actions and class arbitrations. Mr. Galanek is familiar with, and has participated in, various forms of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration both as an advocate and as a neutral, and is certified by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as an arbitrator and a mediator.
Mr. Galanek has been recognized by Atlanta Magazine as a 2007 and 2008 Georgia Superlawyer. |
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