Davis, Walter W.

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Walt has a broad range of experience in complex commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts, with an emphasis on securities and corporate governance litigation, including securities fraud class actions, SEC and audit committee investigations, shareholder derivative claims, proxy fraud litigation, and other matters ancillary to securities litigation. In addition, Walt has experience with commercial fraud and contract matters, local government law, and consumer protection claims. Among other representations, Walt has worked closely with Dell, Georgia Gulf Corporation, Cumulus Media, Flowers Foods, OrthAlliance, Eastman Chemical Company, and Experian Information Solutions.

Walt is a member of the Securities Litigation Subcommittee of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute (Commercial Litigation Committee and Securities Litigation Subcommittee), and the State Bar of Georgia. He is admitted to practice before the state and appellate courts of Georgia, the Northern District of Georgia, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Walt also has devoted a significant amount of time to pro bono activities in the Atlanta community, serving on the board of directors of Kate's Club, Inc. — a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the needs of children who have suffered the loss of a parent or sibling, among other civic and charitable activities. Walt is currently counseling The Bodhi Tree Foundation, a nonprofit foundation devoted to providing financial support to children's charities around the globe. Walt is a graduating member of L.E.A.D. Atlanta, Class of 2007.

Areas of Practice

• Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
• Trial Practice
• Securities Fraud Class Actions

Representative Cases

• Atlanta School Board conducts investigation of Board member
• Back Yard Burgers pursues insurance recovery action under general liability policy
• Caremark Rx officers defend shareholder derivative and class action litigation
• Dell obtains dismissal of securities litigation , (2009)
• Eastman Chemical Company defends shareholder suits alleging breach of fiduciary duty
• FCCI Insurance favorably settles accounting malpractice suit against PwC
• Fuqua Industries former officers and directors defend shareholder derivative action
• Georgia Gulf pursues action seeking declaration that it was not in default of debt incurrence covenants contained in $100 million bond indenture
• Lewis Dickey-led investor group attempts acquisition of Cumulus Media , (2009)
• Multi-national welding company develops corporate compliance and ethics program to meet U.S. Sentencing Guideline requirements
• National media company corporate executive defends SEC investigation , (2009)
• OrthAlliance defends securities fraud action
• Packaging manufacturer conducts internal investigation
• Pharmaceutical manufacturer conducts internal investigation
• SOURCECORP securities litigation dismissal upheld by 5th Circuit
• Special Committee defends action involving elimination of REIT status issuer's , (2009)
• Special litigation committee of CSX board of directors conducts investigation of allegations in shareholder derivative demand , (2009)
• SunTrust Bank prevails as Executor in dispute involving sale of papers from "Gone With the Wind" book and movie
• The Southern Company defends action brought by its former subsidiary Mirant Corporation

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Capital Markets, Class Actions, Commodities, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, Foreign Investment, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, Private Placements, Public Offerings, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Law, Securities Regulation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• Mercer University
• Vanderbilt University

Address

1420 Peachtree Street, N.E.,
Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phones

1.404.581.8517 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.404.581.8330 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com