J. Allen "Allen" Maines - Lawyer in Atlanta, GE

J. Allen Maines is a partner in Holland Knight'sAtlanta office and is a member of the firm's Litigation Section. He focuses onmajor commercial litigation and arbitration, including class actions, andcorporate investigations.

Mr. Maines has served as lead trial counsel to some of the worlds largestentities in controversies of major significance, including shareholder disputes(securities class actions, derivative claims, tender offers, proxy contests,LBOs), competitive disputes (non-compete agreements, antitrust violations,unfair competition and other business torts), information technology andintellectual property claims (patent, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, andcopyright infringement), breaches of contract (representations and warranties),product liability and toxic tort, consumer claims (privacy and data securitybreach class actions, Federal Trade Commission and other regulatoryinvestigations, discriminatory or deceptive and unfair business practices,illegal charges, FCRA, FDCPA, TILA, and false advertising), employment andinsurance coverage disputes, and alleged RICO, fraud, breach of fiduciary dutyand negligence actions. He has handled over 70 class actions, has tried 22cases, and has argued numerous appeals in federal and state courts throughoutthe country.

Before joining Holland Knight, Mr. Maines served as the co-chair of hisprevious firm's global Litigation Department and as the chair of its SecuritiesLitigation and Enforcement Practice.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Maines served as a law clerk forJames Wm. Moore, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale University, and author of«Moore's Federal Practice,» a comprehensive treatise on U.S. federal practiceand one of the most cited texts in the legal world.