Christian E. Dodd
Christian E. Dodd
Of Counsel 
50 North Laura Street
Suite 3100
Jacksonville, FL 32202
 
Tel:
904.798.3700
Fax:
904.798.3730
 
 

Christian Dodd concentrates his practice in complex commercial and business litigation, intellectual property matters, and government investigations. Christian's experience covers a broad spectrum ranging from simple contract disputes to consolidated multi-district litigation and bet-the-company litigation. He has extensive experience defending against class actions in both state and federal court, including claims of securities fraud, unfair competition, misrepresentation, false advertising and breach of warranty. In addition, Christian has litigated cases alleging False Claims Act violations, RICO violations, misappropriation of trade secrets, patent infringement, tortious interference, and breach of fiduciary duty.

Christian also has significant experience counseling businesses with respect to electronic discovery and document preservation issues and managing the collection, review, and production of documents and electronically stored information in the context of both small and large-scale litigation and government investigations. Owing to this experience, Christian is adept at devising strategies to reduce the costs of electronic discovery.
 

Representation of a medical transcription provider involving investigations by the DOJ and SEC, and defending a number of nationwide class actions against the provider that alleged, among other things, violations of RICO and securities fraud.
 
Representation of a manufacturer of infant formula products in a nationwide consumer class action asserting fraud, consumer protection, and warranty claims.
 
Representation of a national franchisor of automotive products in a consumer class action brought against the franchisor for the acts of the franchisee under a theory of ostensible agency.
 
Representation of a broker and issuer of travel insurance in a consumer class action asserting consumer protection claims.
 
Representation of a military defense contractor in False Claims Act litigation concerning military aircraft.
 
Representation of a client in a matter entailing the Eighth Amendment prohibition against Cruel and Unusual Punishment. Presented oral argument to the Court of Appeal for the Seventh Circuit.
 
Representation of medical device manufacturers in patent licensing and infringement actions.
 
Representation of state Attorney General's Office in litigation involving charitable trust with assets valued at several billion dollars.
 

Association of Corporate Counsel, North Florida Chapter Newsletter, "Technology-Assisted Review: Coming Age of Cost-Effective Document Review," December 2012
 
Jacksonville Bar Association, Commercial Litigation Section, Speaker, "Florida's New E-Discovery Rules," November 2012
 
GCI Magazine, Co-Author, "The 'Reasonable Consumer's' View of Green Labels—Lessons From Two Greenwashing Cases," March 2, 2012
 
Executive Counsel, Co-Author, "Out-of-Court Settlement Programs Can Avert a Class Action," October/November 2011
 
HAPPI, Co-Author, "Courts Give Guidance on Greenwashing Claims," October 2011
 
Winston & Strawn LLP, eLunch Briefings, Speaker, "Effective but Often Overlooked Strategies for Defeating Class Certification," September 2011
 
California Lawyer, Co-Author, "Class Actions After Tobacco II," August 2011
 
Bloomberg Law Reports, Co-Author, "Defeating Class Certification through Superior Out-of-Court Settlement Programs," July 2011
 
Executive Counsel, Co-Author, "Communicating with the Putative Class," October/November 2010
 
The Recorder, Co-Author, "Up in Smoke," July 2009
 
Los Angeles Daily Journal, Co-Author, "Standing Straight," June 2009
 

Jacksonville Bar Association, Member
 
Federal Bar Association, Jacksonville Chapter, Member
 
The Florida Bar, E-Discovery Committee, Member
 
Jacksonville Bar Association, Protecting Our Children Section, Attorney Ad Litem Volunteer
 



Christian E. Dodd


Litigation

J.D., UCLA School of Law, 2004; Order of the Coif; Journal of Law and Technology, Editor-In-Chief
B.A., Michigan State University, 1994; Economics, with high honors
B.S., Michigan State University, 1994; Psychology, with high honors

California
Florida
 
 
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