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Valerie Strong Sanders

Counsel

Valerie, a member of the Litigation Practice Group, has significant experience in US trial and appellate courts and in international arbitration proceedings. 

Valerie's practice focuses on complex commercial disputes, including consumer and insurance class actions. 
 
She has represented clients in arbitration proceedings seated in the US and Europe, as well as in state and federal courts throughout the US. Her clients include banks, finance firms, insurance companies and firms in the energy industry. Valerie speaks and writes frequently about international arbitration, jurisdictional, comparative law and class-action issues. 

  • Argued and won in the Georgia Court of Appeals POP 3 Ravinia, LLC v. Embark Holdco Mgt., LLC (2022) concerning "mere continuation" successor liability of asset transferee.
  • Won in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Van Tassel v. State Farm (2021) defeating certification of a Rule 23 (b)(3) damages class action alleging underpayment of “diminished value” with auto insurance claims.
  • Represents a food manufacturing company in a dispute with an equipment manufacturer.
  • Getting Into and Out of Arbitration, June 14, 2022, 2022 Arbitration Forum
  • Cross Border Discovery: Letters Rogatory, Hague Evidence Convention and Block Statutes, May 26, 2021, ABA
  • Discharge Upgrades: The Challenge & Burden on a Veteran, April 28, 2021, The Veterans Consortium 
  • Webcast: Supreme Court Review/Preview – High Court Cases the Business Community Should Watch, October 4, 2018
  • Compelling and Avoiding Arbitration, February 22-23, 2018, 11th Annual Arbitration Institute of the State Bar of Georgia’s Institute for Continuing Legal Education
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of international arbitration - commercial (2022-2024) and commercial litigation (2022-2024)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of general commercial disputes (2018-2019)
  • Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® “Rising Stars” (2013)
  • Vice President, Atlanta International Arbitration Society
  • Member, American Bar Association, Section of International Law, International Litigation Committee
  • Member, International Trade in Legal Services Committee, State Bar of Georgia
  • Former Board Member, Truancy Intervention Project
  • Former Member, Court Futures Committee, State Bar of Georgia
  • Former Member, Board of Directors, Flannery O’Connor – Andalusia Foundation
  • Georgia
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • A.B., magna cum laude, Duke University
  • J.D., cum laude, Duke University School of Law,

    Member, Duke Law Journal

Valerie Sanders

Counsel

Valerie Sanders

Counsel

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