Rod Ganske

Senior Counsel

Rod Ganske is a highly experienced litigator who works closely with clients to resolve complex civil litigation cases. Skilled at managing myriad details and facts, Rod works closely with clients engaged in large matters involving multiple parties, thousands of docket entries, and millions of dollars in potential damages.

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About Rod

Drawing on many years of experience working on complex litigation cases, Rod is adept at effectively managing matters that might otherwise be overwhelming for a client or disruptive to the course of business. He is able to dig deep into the facts and identify the nuts and bolts of the issues that are of greatest significance. Clients rely on Rod to not only synthesize massive amounts of information and analyze and prioritize key issues but also to tell them what they need to know in an abbreviated, concise, and understandable way.

Rod is masterful at stepping into high-risk, high exposure multi-district litigation cases and developing strategies to resolve them in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible. He has successfully counseled clients in casualty cases for reinsurers involving upwards of $50M, navigated the complexities of excess insurer cases with claims of over $30M, and effectively counseled a client facing significant exposure related to the opioid epidemic. Rod utilizes his economics background and years of experience to effectively manage outside experts and develop and present winning damages arguments in civil litigation.

Rod is also highly effective in conducting high-stakes internal investigations, particularly in instances where the risks of litigation and publicity are acute. He has actively been engaged in whistleblower, wrongful termination, and employee conduct matters for multiple municipalities. Several of these matters have received national coverage in the media.

Prior to joining Krevolin & Horst, LLC and Lawrence & Bundy, Rod was a partner at Alston & Bird, where he focused on complex civil litigation and antitrust matters.

Background

Education

  • Harvard Law School J.D.
  • Rice University B.A.

Admissions

  • Georgia

Recognitions

  • Best Lawyers®

Community

  • Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust Section (2007 – Present)
  • Member (2003 – Present), State Bar of Georgia, Antitrust Section (2009 – Present)
  • Member, National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) Trials Practice Area Committee
  • Board Member, Secretary, and current Advisory-Board Member, The Training and Counseling Center at St. Luke’s (TACC), a low-cost mental health services provider in downtown Atlanta
  • Adult leader, all-girls Scouts BSA Troops 398 and 372

Experience

  • Represented voting rights and protection organization related to voter empowerment activities in Georgia.
  • Represented municipality in an administrative action filed by former employees related to their high-profile terminations.
  • Represented leading U.S. manufacturer in responding to an FTC Civil Investigative Demand about dealer pricing.
  • Conducted wage and hour compliance audit for leading U.S. manufacture with a presence in over 30 states.
  • Conducted internal investigation of a municipal department after previous manager pled guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion.
  • Experienced in litigation, investigations, and counseling in the computer manufacturing, automotive parts, health care, chemicals, and telecommunications industries.
  • Plaintiff’s counsel to one of the world’s leading computer manufacturers in litigation involving price-fixing in the LCD, CRT, Optical Disk Drive, and Lithium-Ion Batteries industries.
  • Defended U.S. parts manufacturer against class action price-fixing claims in multi-district litigation.
  • Argued before Ninth Circuit in appellate victory affirming order for Department of Justice to release, over third-party objection, tape recordings related to criminal investigation for use in civil litigation.
  • Defended life insurance company against class-action cost-of-insurance overcharge claims.

Client Resources

Publications

Contributions

Co-Author, “FTC’s Noncompete Ban Invalidated Nationwide for All Employers by Texas Federal Court”Lawrence & Bundy Legal Bulletin, August 21, 2024

Cited in article: “How the FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Will Impact Commercial
Insurers”;  P&C Specialist
, written by James Comtois, April 29, 2024

Co-Presenter, “Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling Center Policies, Procedures and Record Keeping” for the Georgia College Counseling Association Conference; February, 2023.

Co-Presenter, “The Art of Internal Investigations”, in-house CLE presentation, November, 2022

Co-Author of Chapter 11, “Private Enforcement of the Antitrust Laws,” Antitrust Adviser 5th Edition, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 editions.

Co-Author and Editor of Chapter X, “Private Antitrust Suits,” 2008, 2009, and 2010 American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law’s Annual Review of Antitrust Law Developments.

Co-Author of “Lessons Learned When the Antitrust and Intellectual Property Laws Collide,” Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Volume 21, Number 1, January 2009.

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