Elizabeth Campbell is a Partner in the Atlanta and West Palm Beach offices of Locke Lord LLP and a member of the class action, commercial litigation, and insurance practice groups. She represents a broad range of clients in the commercial, retail, banking and finance and insurance industries. In addition, Liz serves as the Litigation Coordinator for the Southeast.
A large part of Liz's practice is focused on defending companies in class actions and individual lawsuits involving state and federal consumer protection statutes. She has litigated cases in Georgia and Florida involving mortgage fraud, predatory lending and unfair trade practices. Liz also litigates and arbitrates complex contractual disputes, trade secret and restrictive covenant cases, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, and life settlement matters, and she has significant appellate experience in state and federal court.
Elizabeth Campbell is a Partner in the Atlanta and West Palm Beach offices of Locke Lord LLP and a member of the class action, commercial litigation, and insurance practice groups. She represents a broad range of clients in the commercial, retail, banking and finance and insurance industries. In addition, Liz serves as the Litigation Coordinator for the Southeast.
A large part of Liz's practice is focused on defending companies in class actions and individual lawsuits involving state and federal consumer protection statutes. She has litigated cases in Georgia and Florida involving mortgage fraud, predatory lending and unfair trade practices. Liz also litigates and arbitrates complex contractual disputes, trade secret and restrictive covenant cases, insurance coverage and bad faith claims, and life settlement matters, and she has significant appellate experience in state and federal court.
Representative Experience
Class Actions
Defended large companies, national banks, loan servicers, and insurers in high-stakes class action cases in courts across the Southeast. Liz has secured early dismissal of putative class actions in multiple cases involving FDCPA and FCRA allegations. She has also handled class actions involving consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, TCPA violations and FLSA matters.
Consumer Finance
Extensive experience with consumer finance matters. Liz has obtained early dismissal of more than 55 cases involving alleged violations of RESPA, TILA, FDCPA, FCRA, and other federal and state mortgage-related statutes.
Commercial Litigation
Acted as lead counsel and secured a preliminary injunction on behalf of a privately held communications company and its related German affiliates against two former officers and directors, preventing access to and disposition of millions of dollars in corporate assets. Liz also obtained complete summary judgment for a large corporation against multi-million dollar copyright infringement claims brought by former employee, and she was granted a full summary judgment in a large commercial action involving 28 defendants, where multiple claims of fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, and breach of contract were alleged against her clients.
Regulatory & Compliance Investigations
Regularly counsels clients regarding CFPB matters, and she has appeared in administrative proceedings before the Georgia Attorney General's Office and various state insurance departments. She has resolved numerous investigations involving unfair trade practices and consumer fraud matters in both Georgia and Florida.
Insurance
Represented multiple insurance and reinsurance companies in complex coverage disputes. Liz has defended against claims for bad faith and excess liability, and she has also litigated a number of commercial matters on behalf of insurance clients.
E-Discovery & Technology
Extensive experience with large-scale litigation matters involving electronic discovery. Liz has counseled numerous clients regarding best practices in document retention policies and e-discovery, and she frequently speaks and writes on how businesses can navigate the challenges of electronic discovery in litigation.
Professional Affiliations and Recognitions
- Named, Georgia Super Lawyer "Rising Star" by Law and Politics and Atlanta Magazine (2012-2017)
- American Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation