Joshua E. Swiger

Josh Swiger thrives on the challenge of solving his clients’ complex legal issues, whether in high-stakes litigation or significant business transactions. He has represented clients across diverse areas, including product liability, contracts, construction, intellectual property, and aviation. With a degree and background in chemical engineering, Josh brings a unique technical perspective to the analysis of intricate issues, providing his clients with a distinct advantage.

Josh has successfully defended and counseled clients through mass tort events involving hundreds of claims and financial stakes totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, helping them avoid bankruptcy and emerge stronger. He recently guided clients through the nine-figure sale of their business, overseeing the transactional aspects and helping to lead a team of approximately 20 professionals to ensure their goals were achieved, protections were in place, and profits were maximized.

Josh takes pride in his ability to assess the full spectrum of risk to his clients and their adversaries, crafting strategies that leverage his clients’ strengths while mitigating weaknesses. His innovative approach has resulted in numerous favorable outcomes, including settlements that yielded payments to his clients on crossclaims in cases where they faced allegations of trademark and copyright infringement.

Nationally recognized for his expertise in foodborne illness litigation, Josh is a former Chair of the DRI Product Liability Food Law Special Litigation Group and a sought-after speaker and author on foodborne illness topics. Currently a member of the DRI Intellectual Property Special Litigation Group, Josh has represented clients in numerous mediations nationwide. His extensive training as a registered mediator further enhances his ability to serve as both an advocate and mediator in these settings.

He is also dedicated to pro bono work, serving as the Chair of the firm’s pro bono committee and Board Chair for Truancy Intervention Georgia, a group dedicated to ending chronic absenteeism and truancy and improving educational outcomes for Georgia’s students. He has been volunteering with that organization for over 20 years.

Josh is AV® Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction reflecting the highest level of professional excellence and ethical standards.

• Represented manufacturing company in nine-figure acquisition by global construction conglomerate, handling all transactional work and helping to lead a team of 20 professionals related to the sale.
• Obtained settlements on crossclaims with payments to two separate clients in unrelated litigation where the plaintiffs alleged copyright and trademark infringement.
• Defended and prosecuted claims on behalf of multiple clients in claims alleging trade secret misappropriation.
• Represent several businesses (construction, IT, geological engineering, etc.) to handle “outside GC” issues including M&A, transactional work, contract drafting and review, and litigation.
• Currently defending aviation maintenance company related to allegations following fatal crash of personal aircraft.
• Defending national property management firm and property owner in wrongful death claim involving drowning of a child.
• Represented the world’s largest beef producer in a foodborne illness case where the plaintiff is claiming catastrophic injuries including cognitive deficits, cortical blindness, and renal failure.
• Represented multiple major air carriers in a number of litigated matters.
• Recovered millions of dollars for a general contractor involved in construction of the Huntsville / Madison County jail in Huntsville, Alabama, while successfully defending claims of construction defect related to the project.
• Obtained a very favorable settlement on behalf of Montana Power Company in a class action suit filed by over 3,000 claimants claiming hundreds of millions of dollars in damages related to the operation of the Kerr Dam on Flathead Lake in Montana.
• Successfully resolved punitive damages and personal injury claims against food processor client during bifurcated trial in federal court in Utah in 2011.

Super Lawyers®, Georgia Super Lawyers List, Personal Injury - Products: Defense, 2023-2024

Truancy Intervention Project Georgia, Glenda Hatchett Volunteer of the Year, 2012

Truancy Intervention Project Volunteer of the Year Honoree, 2011