About Mr. James (Jake) Evans

Jake Evans is a first-chair litigator that handles complex, high-stakes disputes across practice areas in courts and arbitrations throughout the United States. Clients trust Jake with their most sensitive and high exposure matters and depend on Jake’s creative approaches and precise execution to pursue positive outcomes in matters involving significant financial, reputational and operational risk.

Jake’s litigation practice focuses on class actions, disputes involving breach of contract and fiduciary duties, residential and commercial real estate, restrictive covenants involving non-compete, non-solicit and confidentiality provisions, business divorces, derivative corporate claims, note defaults and workouts and intellectual property, including copyrights, patents and trademarks. Thriving under pressure, Jake has served as lead counsel in numerous high-profile cases, including those going before the Supreme Court of the United States, entailing national media coverage and making Georgia history.

Drawing on his experience leading Georgia’s State Ethics Commission and his deep involvement with government at every level, Jake also has a robust government and regulatory practice. He represents companies and individuals in investigations by state Attorneys General, U.S. Attorney’s Offices, the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other federal and state agencies. He regularly advises and appears before Georgia state and local governmental bodies- including licensing boards, state commissions, procurement agencies- and has significant experience litigating bid protests. Jake also handles campaign-finance matters, advising candidates, PACs, and independent expenditure committees on compliance, filings, and responses to state and federal complaints.

A strategist at his core, Jake serves as outside general counsel to a range of companies-from emerging businesses to large companies-guiding them through their most consequential legal challenges. He has overseen major mergers and acquisitions, complex contract negotiations, economic-development deals, international-trade issues and a wide variety of regulatory-compliance matters.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025, 2026
•Team Member, a Law360 'Construction Practice Group of the Year,' 2025
•Listed, Lawdragon, '500 Leading Litigators in America,' 2025-2026
•Listed, Georgia Trend magazine, 'Georgia 500,' 2024
•Listed, Benchmark Litigation, “40 & Under - U.S. Edition,” 2024 and 2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Commercial Litigation, 2021-2023
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2018-2026
•Listed, Thomson-Reuters, 'Stand-Out Lawyers,' 2025-2026
•Listed, Georgia Trend magazine, “Georgia Legal Elite,” Business Law and general Practice/Trial Law, 2018-2020
•Listed, ALM Daily Report, “On the Rise,” 2018
•Listed, James magazine
•Most Influential Georgians, 2020-2021 and 2025-2026
•Georgia’s Most Influential Politically-Connected Attorneys, 2018-2022
•Listed, Atlanta magazine, “Atlanta 500 Most Powerful Leaders: Professionals”
•Listed, The Legal 500 USA, Government Relations, 2019
•Listed, Atlanta Business Chronicle, “40 Under 40,” 2018
•Selected, Georgia Young Republicans, “Man of the Year,” 2018
•Honoree, Outstanding Atlanta 50 Anniversary, 2018
•Honoree, Outstanding Atlanta Class, 2018
•State Bar of Georgia
•Selected, YLD, Winter Star of the Quarter, 2017
•Selected, YLD Litigation Committee, Outstanding Young Leadership Award, 2015

 

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Services

Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Government Contracts
  • Other 3
    • Arbitration & Mediation
    • State Attorneys General Practice
    • White Collar Defense & Investigations

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Complex Commercial Litigation Matters: Lead counsel for a luxury senior living community in defense of an alleged breach of a membership agreement, resulting in a grant of a motion to dismiss in an arbitration proceeding.
    Lead counsel in business dispute involve corporate derivative claims, resulting in a grant of a motion to dismiss because the plaintiff failed to provide the requisite derivative dem
    .
    Lead counsel for defendant who was alleged to exploit a decedent into signing the defendant into will, resulting in a complete dismissal of the defendant with prejudice.
    Lead counsel for multi-office medical clinic in defense of class action alleging federal privacy violations resulting in successful confidential resolution.
    Lead counsel for luxury life-planning development in action alleging unfair trade practices
    statutory disclosure violations that was granted its motion to dismiss in entirety
    was almost completely affirmed on appeal.
    Lead counsel for health care provider sued in class-action for alleged HIPAA violations, resulting in a settlement.
    Lead counsel for international aluminum foil manufacturer in defense of various restrictive covenant actions throughout the United States.
    Lead counsel for client in defense of defamation
    false light invasion of privacy action relating to a nationally-acclaimed film.
    Lead counsel for dairy farm to protect economic incentives provided by county board of economic development threatening to wrongfully deny these incentives.
    Lead litigation counsel for coffee franchise in defense
    prosecution of various litigation matters throughout the United States.
    Lead counsel for client that obtained summary judgment dismissal in restrictive covenant case in which the non-compete was declared unenforceable.
    Lead counsel for client that obtained summary judgment on affirmative claim declaring that limited liability company members' units must be bought out at a valuation as dictated in the operating agreement.
    Defended one of Georgia's largest hospital systems against asymmetric
    anticompetitive disclosure claims.
    Lead counsel for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in multiple lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Act 77, one of which went before the Supreme Court of the United States.
    Lead counsel for client sued for alleged antitrust violations, including under the Robinson-Patman Act
    state antitrust laws.
    Represented supplier in breach of contract action against Fortune 200 company seeking damages
    resulting in multimillion-dollar settlement.
    Lead counsel in shareholder suppression action seeking to enforce operating agreement
    obtain damages for wrongful freeze out of a principal shareholder
    c-level officer that resulted in a multimillion-dollar settlement.
    Lead counsel representing principal equity owners that obtained summary judgment dismissal from action seeking damages for monies obtained from the eight-figure sale of a company.
    Lead counsel for waste management company for alleged breach of contract, resulting in a dismissal of all claims.
    Lead counsel for investor group in complex multiparty action involving breach of contract, unjust enrichment
    fraud claims.
    Lead counsel for full service calling center in defense of alleged TCPA
    customer protection law violations.
    Government Contracts Bid Protest Litigation: Lead counsel for three applicants in bid protests involving newly created licenses under Georgia's Hope Act in multi-year bid protest litigation.
    Lead counsel for applicant for government certification in bid protest litigation before Connecticut's Board of State Contracting & St
    ards.
    Advise numerous clients on procurements in pre-protests litigation in venues throughout the United States.
    Trial Practice Matters: Lead counsel for county commissioner defending ethics complaint before county board of ethics, resulting in a unanimous dismissal of the ethics complaint after an evidentiary hearing.
    Lead counsel for numerous c
    idates
    elected officials, including State Senators, State House Representatives, County Commissioners, County Board Members
    varying political committees, before Georgia's Transparency
    Campaign Finance Commission.
    Lead trial counsel for client seeking to preserve its vested property rights by obtaining the needed permits to further its preferred development plans in multi-day trial, ultimately resulting in issuance of the desired permits.
    Lead counsel for victorious c
    idate in successful defense of an election contest action that resulted in complete dismissal of the action.
    Lead counsel in defense of county commissioner c
    idate in eligibility challenge that the c
    idate did not live in the district, resulting in dismissal of the complaints
    an affirmative finding that c
    idate was eligible after hearing before the county board of elections.
    Lead trial counsel for defendants in two-week federal bench trial involving First Amendment
    voting rights claims that resulted in a complete defense verdict.
    Lead trial counsel for client that overturned two elections in the same race, making Georgia history as the only attorney to achieve such a feat in one-week trial.
    Lead trial counsel for client seeking to preserve its vested property rights by pursuing the needed permits to further its preferred development plans in multi-day trial.
    Lead counsel for county probate judge contesting election in a one-week trial
    pursing through appeal to the Supreme Court of Georgia.
    Lead counsel in successful defense of State House c
    idate in eligibility challenge resulting in complete dismissal of the complaint
    an affirmative finding that c
    idate was eligible after all-day trial.
    Lead trial counsel for c
    idate in a successful petition to contest an election, resulting in the county conceding to an invalid election
    a new election being ordered by the court.
    Maritime Law: Lead counsel for cargo carrier in numerous matters pending before the Federal Maritime Commission.
    Advise cargo carriers on structuring operations to reduce demurrage
    detention citations.
    White Collar & Government Investigations Matters: Lead counsel for City Councilmen in defense of ethics complaint, which was dismissed in its entirety.
    Lead counsel for county school board members in defense of multiple complaints filed with Georgia's Ethics Commission, resulting in administrative dismissals of all complaints.
    Served as Chairman of the Georgia State Ethics Commission, which was an investigatory
    prosecutorial body for campaign finance violations, for three years.
    Lead counsel for accounting firm being investigated by the United States Securities
    Exchange Commission that ultimately resulted in a close of the investigation.
    Lead counsel for white collar defendant indicted for various federal crimes, including alleged government fraud, wire fraud
    bank fraud.
    Lead counsel for client investigated for connections to alleged improper sales practices by business-card service providers.
    Lead counsel for Fortune 100 company for response to investigation by Federal Trade Commission for alleged unfair trade practices.
    Lead counsel for non-profit being investigated by State Attorney General's office for alleged self-dealing
    state law violations.
    Lead counsel for real estate holding company being investigated for alleged systemic housing
    code violations.
    Counsel for constitutional officer in response to investigation by the United States Department of Justice for alleged civil rights violations.
    Lead counsel in successful defense of State House Representative in House Ethics Investigation resulting in the complete dismissal of the complaint.
    Construction Litigation: Lead counsel for national hotel chain in defense of alleged county, city
    state code violations throughout the United States.
    Lead counsel for owner in construction project that obtained voluntary dismissal in lawsuit involving general contractors
    subcontractors.
    Lead counsel for civil engineer in defense of malpractice action relating to construction of residential properties.
    Lead counsel for developer seeking to partition a property belonging to property owner that attempted block development from going forward.
    Lead counsel for client that obtained summary judgment on affirmative claims for religious institution seeking to develop project in a City seeking to block the project.
    Products Liability: Lead counsel for a defendant in defense of an allegedly defective piece of manufacturing equipment, resulting in a grant of a motion to dismiss.
    Lead counsel for automotive manufacturer in defense of product liability claims, resulting in a grant of a motion to dismiss.
    Lead counsel for global car manufacturer in defense of product liability matters throughout the United States.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Evans prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.

    Internships: Summer Clerk, Office of District Attorney David McDade, 2010
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Florida
    Georgia
    Supreme Court of Georgia
    Supreme Court of Florida
    Supreme Court of the United States
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, French-American Foundation (FAF) Young Leaders Program, 2025
    •fellow, Club for Growth Foundation, 2025
    •Member, Leadership Atlanta, 2025
    •Member, American Swiss Foundation Young Leaders Conference, 2025
    •Member, ATLeaders, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, 2024
    •Participant, World Affairs Council of Atlanta’s Young Leaders Study Tour to Germany, 2023
    •fellow, Claremont Institute Lincoln Fellowship, 2023
    •American Council of Young Political Leaders Delegation to North Macedonia, 2022
    •Graduate, Conservative Policy Leadership Institute, 2020
    •Member, Atlanta Ballet, Advisory Council, 2020-Present
    •Member, Atlanta Council of Young Lawyers, Board of Directors, 2016-2017
    •Member, Atlanta Service Juris, Steering Committee, 2016-2018
    •Atlanta Young Republicans
    •President, 2017-2019
    •Executive Vice President, 2016
    •Vice President of Political Affairs, 2015
    •Secretary, 2014
    •Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, Young Leaders Council, 2017-2019
    •Member, Georgia Bar Indigent Representation Task Force, 2014-2016
    •Member, Georgia Bar Journal Editorial Board, 2015-2020
    •Graduate, LEAD Atlanta, 2019
    •Graduate, Republican Leadership for Georgia, 2019
    •United States Young Opinion Leader’s Delegation to the Republic of China (Taiwan), 2019
    •Member, Georgia Bar Professionalism Committee, 2017-2018
    •Member, Georgia Bar Young Lawyer’s Division-Board of Directors, 2016-2017
    •Representative for the Northern Direct of Georgia, 2014, 2016-2018
    •Chairman, Georgia Bar’s YLD Litigation Committee, 2014-2016
    •War Stories Subcommittee Chairman, 2014- 2015
    •Member, Georgia Bipartisan Task Force for Safe, Secure and Accessible Elections, 2020
    •Chairman, Georgia GOP Election Confidence Task Force, 2020
    •Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission
    •Chairman, 2019-2021
    •Member, 2017-2019
    •General Counsel, Georgia Young Republicans, 2015-2016
    •Barrister, Lamar Inn of Court, 2016-Present
    •Graduate, Leadership Buckhead, 2017
    •Light the Night Executive Committee Member, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2015-2016
    •Barrister, Lumpkin Inn of Court, 2017-2019
    •Board Member, Magistrate’s Retirement Fund of Georgia, 2014-2016
    •Presidential Ballot Access Initiative, 2015-2016
    •Co-Chair, 2016
    •Class Treasurer, Republican Leadership for Georgia, 2019
    •Chairman, Republican National Lawyers Association, Georgia Chapter, 2019-Present
    •Membership Co-Chair, Young Professionals of Atlanta-Board of Directors, 2018-2019
    •Founder & Chairman, Trailblazer Rising, Inc., 2022-Present
    •Graduate, Georgia Bar Leadership Academy, 2014

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Georgia School of Law
    Class of 2012
    J.D.
    cum laude
    Other Education
    University of Georgia
    Class of 2009
    B.A.
    summa cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1986
    December 30, 1986

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  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Mr. James (Jake) Evans is admitted to practice in Florida and Georgia.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Mr. James (Jake) Evans is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and United States Supreme Court.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
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    Mr. James (Jake) Evans attended University of Georgia School of Law.
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.