STEVEN J. ROSENWASSER

• In 2007, Steven was appointed as plaintiffs’ Class Counsel in a class action antitrust case filed against Masco Corporation and the four largest manufacturers of insulation. Four of the defendants have settled the case for $37.25 million, and those settlements have received preliminarily approval from the Court. See Columbus Drywall, et al v. Masco Corporation, et al (No: 1:04-cv-3066, Northern District of Georgia).
  

• Along with other members of the firm, Steven served as plaintiffs’ Class Counsel in Ingram v. The Coca-Cola Company, a class action race discrimination lawsuit that was settled for $192.5 million, the largest settlement of a private race discrimination lawsuit in United States history.
  

• Steven successfully defended one of Atlanta’s largest law firms against claims of malpractice. In particular, Steven successfully argued to have the case dismissed shortly after it was filed and, in 2005, Steven successfully defended the trial court’s Order against challenges made in both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia. The result Steven obtained in this matter has been the subject of two national articles. See 12 Lawyers Manual on Professional Conduct 12, Firm that Advised Medical Supply Company About Warning Label Isn’t Liable to Patient (Oct. 19, 2005); 12 Andrews Medical Devices Litigation Reporter 5, Tissue Provider’s Law Firm Lacks Duty to Patient (2005).

• In 2005, Steven successfully obtained class certification on behalf of approximately 1000 property owners who allege that Griffin Industries negligently operates its rendering plant in Laurens County, Georgia. See Green v. Griffin Industries, Inc., et al, 2004-CV-79741 (Fulton Superior Court).
  

• Steven is currently representing David McDavid in a lawsuit against Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting Systems ("AOLTW’s") relating to AOLTW’s alleged breach of an agreement to sell McDavid the Atlanta Hawks, the Atlanta Thrashers and the operating rights to Phillips Arena.
  

• Steven is currently defending one of the creators of a multi-million dollar private technology fund against claims of fraud and negligent misrepresentation.

• In a pro bono case, Steven successfully obtained the reversal of a lower court decision on behalf of a prisoner in an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals to the Eleventh Circuit. See Brown v. Sikes, 212 F.3d 1205 (11th Cir. 2000). The ruling clarified the requirements for exhaustion of administration remedies, and has been followed by other circuit courts.

Steven’s work has been the subject of numerous articles and television programs, including articles in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Steven has also been interviewed by the CBS Evening News, National Public Radio and Dateline NBC.