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Michael Douglas focuses primarily on complex, multi-party disputes, including mass torts and class actions. He is part of the National Coordinating Counsel team for clients in talc and asbestos litigation. Michael shares responsibility in developing and coordinating expert defense and trial strategy. He collaborates with local, regional, and national counsel throughout the country to develop strategic decisions in all phases of litigation. Michael also has extensive experience as lead counsel of record litigating individual and consumer class action cases involving claims brought under various state and federal laws, including the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). He has written or contributed at the federal district and appellate court level to the crafting of briefs opposing class certification, approving class action settlements, proposing protective orders and seeking summary judgment.
Michael was a member of the Honor Society of Bar and Gavel.
Michael has extensive experience in managing million-plus page document productions for major pharmaceutical and insurance companies. His e-Discovery skills are enhanced by his background as a commercial litigator where he served as national counsel for an Atlanta-based consumer reporting agency for over half a decade. Michael serves as one of the firm’s liaisons to the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) assisting in King & Spalding’s efforts to combat human trafficking nationally and internationally.
Published Opinions
- Tilley v. Global Payments, Inc., 603 F.Supp. 2d 1314 (D.Kan. 2009) (summary judgment granted)
- Lang v. Equifax Credit Info. Services, LLC, Case No. 09-1037 (1st Cir. Aug. 18, 2009) (summary judgment affirmed on claims that consumer credit reports are racially biased)
- Pines v. EMC Mortgage Corp., 2009 WL 16832831 (D. Utah June 15, 2009) (summary judgment granted in a case arising out of the purchase, financing and sale of four real properties in Utah by plaintiff, an attorney proceeding pro se)
- Pinson v. Equifax Credit Info. Services, Inc., 316 Fed.Appx. 744 (10th Cir. 2009) (summary judgment affirmed on claims that credit report was inaccurate) (cert. denied 2010)
- Ray v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, 327 Fed.Appx. 819 (11th Cir. 2009)(summary judgment affirmed on 15 U.S.C. §1681e(b) claim)
Community Involvement
- Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (“GAIN”)
- Habitat for Humanity
- Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship ("RICE")
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