Jennifer Cotton
Associate

1100 Peachtree Street NE Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA USA 30309

Overview

Jennifer Cotton is an experienced commercial litigator who represents clients in high-stakes disputes across a range of industries, with deep experience in the telecommunications sector, complex contractual matters, and disputes with local governments.

Jennifer has first-chaired significant matters, recently securing a multi-million-dollar award in addition to attorneys’ fees for a client in a commercial arbitration. Jennifer has extensive experience handling all phases of litigation, including by participating in federal trials, taking and defending depositions, and managing complex e-discovery and alternative dispute resolution. Jennifer’s representative matters also include qui tam actions, appellate practice, insurance coverage litigation, data breach actions, and trade secret litigation.

While in law school, Jennifer was co-Executive Notes Editor of the Georgia Law Review and won the Hulsey-Gambrell Moot Court Competition, the Richard B. Russell Intramural Moot Court Competition, the Talmadge Intramural Moot Court Competition, and the England Intramural Mock Trial Competition.

Clients rely on Jennifer for her briefing skills, courtroom advocacy, and proven ability to resolve complex disputes efficiently and effectively.

Jennifer was recognized as one of the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" in 2025 and 2026 for Commercial Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America®.

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Education

New York University B.A., Philosophy (2016) Minors in Law & Society and French, cum laude

University of Georgia School of Law J.D. (2019) magna cum laude, Order of the Coif

Admissions

Georgia (2020)

Clerkships

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia - Honorable Lisa Godbey Wood (Sep 2020-Sep 2021)

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Georgia - Honorable Michele J. Kim (Sep 2019-Sep 2020)

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