Locke Lord

Elizabeth Campbell is a Partner in the Atlanta and West Palm ‎Beach offices of Locke Lord LLP and a member of the business ‎litigation, financial services, class action, and insurance practice ‎groups. She represents a broad range of clients in general ‎commercial disputes and regularly defends clients in litigation and ‎arbitration matters in state and federal court.  In addition, Liz is a ‎member of the Firm's Board of Directors and serves as the ‎Litigation Coordinator for the Southeast.‎

Liz has litigated cases involving RICO, fraud, breach of contract, ‎unfair business practices, trade secret and restrictive covenants, and ‎technology disputes. Liz also handles complex insurance coverage, ‎cyber insurance and bad faith claims, reinsurance trust issues, and ‎life settlement matters.  In addition, she regularly advises clients ‎regarding electronic discovery, the unauthorized access of ‎computer systems, and information technology issues.‎

Representative Experience

Commercial Litigation

• 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
• Represented former employee and new employer in restrictive ‎covenant and theft of trade secrets dispute involving proprietary ‎conveyor belt industrial technology
• Obtained complete summary judgment for a large corporation ‎against multi-million dollar copyright infringement claims brought ‎by former employee
• Obtained early dismissal, in a large commercial action ‎involving 28 defendants, where multiple claims of fraud, ‎misrepresentation, negligence, and breach of contract were alleged.‎
• Represented global provider of wireless communications ‎infrastructure in contractual and premises liability disputes
• Defended technology maintenance company in contract, breach of ‎fiduciary duty, DMCA, and trade secret lawsuit over allegedly ‎unauthorized use of software programs and proprietary computer ‎equipment

Insurance

• Represented non-admitted reinsurer and its officers and directors ‎in reinsurance trust dispute and run-off claims issues with ceding ‎insurer, in connection with CGL, auto, trucking, and workers’ ‎compensation portfolios
• Defended reinsurer and individual executives in dispute with ‎ceding insurer and trust account holder over alleged improper ‎release of reinsurance trust account funds following commutation ‎of quota-share reinsurance treaties
• Defended auto insurer in dispute with specialized software and ‎technology services company over failed development and ‎implementation of customized industry-related software
• Regularly advises insurers on statutory obligations regarding the ‎use of external consumer data and information sources in ‎underwriting for certain types of insurance
• Handles complex coverage, bad faith, and excess liability claims in ‎Georgia and Florida

Consumer Finance

• Frequently defends financial services companies in cases alleging ‎violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), ‎Truth in Lending Act (TILA), the Real Estate Settlement ‎Procedures Act (RESPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), ‎the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Equal Credit ‎Opportunity Act (ECOA), provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code ‎and Bankruptcy Rules, and state consumer protection statutes
• Obtained early dismissal of multiple Florida class actions involving ‎allegations of improper lender-placed insurance and related breach ‎of contract, negligence, and fraud claims
• Defended multiple class actions against residential mortgage ‎servicers and affiliates alleging improper late fees, property-‎inspection fees, property-valuation (BPO) fees, and other charges ‎for default-related services

E-Discovery & Technology

• Coordinates and manages large-scale litigation matters involving ‎electronic discovery for medium and large businesses
• Advises clients regarding protection and management of ‎confidential financial and personal data as well as proprietary and ‎other information to prevent other cyber risk exposures
• Regularly counsels clients and speaks on best practices in ‎document retention policies and e-discovery

Class Actions

• Defended large companies, national banks, loan servicers, and ‎insurers in high-stakes class action cases in courts across the ‎Southeast in consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and FLSA ‎matters
• Secured multiple early dismissals of putative class actions in ‎Georgia and Florida in cases involving FDCPA, FCRA, RESPA, ‎and TILA allegations

Regulatory & Compliance Investigations

• Resolved numerous investigations involving unfair trade practices ‎and consumer fraud matters in both Georgia and Florida
• Regularly counsels clients regarding CFPB and related compliance ‎matters
• Handles administrative proceedings before the Georgia Attorney ‎General's Office, Georgia Department of Insurance, and various ‎state regulatory agencies

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