ANDERSON DAILEY - Key Persons
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- Member of the Chancellor - Provost Search Committee Member, Nominating Committee, Board of Trustees
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- Founder - Joint Committee on Law and Medicine
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- Partner
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Michael Dailey is a broadly experienced litigator who has presented and defended cases throughout the United States. He has handled cases of first impression, such as DCA v. SoftKlone Distributing Corporation, in which the copyright status of computer screen displays was first established. He litigated the proper basis for overturning arbitration awards issued in Georgia and in the process prompted the Georgia General Assembly to enact legislation upholding Mr. Dailey's courtroom contentions. Mr. Dailey has handled disputes involving health care, global positioning, and voice recognition technologies. He has brought copyright infringement actions on behalf of authors and developers of books and software. And he has helped companies thwart the unlawful intentions of departing senior executives who secretly took with them tens of thousands of computer files and confidential technical and marketing data.
Mr. Dailey previously served as General Counsel for a Y-2K software service provider.
Mr. Dailey is equally concerned with the rights and interests of individuals. He has successfully defended corporate executives charged with violating non-competition agreements and other restrictive covenants. He has assisted terminated employees recover pension and profit-sharing benefits, earned commissions, and contract compensation that was due to them. He has sued employers who have engaged in racially discriminatory and sexually harassing conduct.
Mr. Dailey is an AV Preeminent Lawyer - the highest rating issued for legal ability and ethical standards by the LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell peer review service.
Mr. Dailey has been an Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association since 1988 and has heard and decided some 60 arbitration cases.
Mr. Dailey is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the CIArb European Branch.
Mr. Anderson is a business lawyer whose primary focus is on resolving business disputes. He has represented large and small businesses, as well as individuals, bringing and defending against claims for breach of contract, business torts, fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and in the context of employment disputes. His clients work in a wide variety of industries, including commercial property management and development, construction, insurance, banking (borrowers and lenders), business equipment sales and service, information technology, health care, and legal services. He has won jury trials and appeals in such diverse areas as accountant malpractice, securities fraud, antitrust, contract and partnership disputes, employment, and construction.
He is a General Mediation Neutral registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, and he works often in mediation and arbitration, as a neutral and as an advocate. He has served as Special Master to the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.
Upon his graduation from law school, Mr. Anderson clerked for The Honorable James C. Hill of the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Prior to law school and after graduating from college, Mr. Anderson worked as a Corrections Officer for two years at the State Prison, Trenton, New Jersey.
A former lacrosse player, he was captain of his college team and was honored as a member of USILA and conference All-Star teams. He continues to be active in youth sports. He is married and has two sons.
Mr. Anderson is an AV Preeminent lawyer, the highest rating issued by the LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell sponsored peer review.
Mr. Harbour is a business lawyer with extensive experience in commercial litigation.
Upon graduation from the Columbia University School of Law, Mr. Harbour began his career as law clerk to The Honorable Lewis R. Morgan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Following this work, he became an associate with the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell in New York. There, Mr. Harbour represented clients in major antitrust and contract litigation. Prior to joining Anderson Dailey LLP, Mr. Harbour was General Counsel for OHM Corporation, a New York Stock Exchange international engineering and environmental firm. Prior to joining OHM, Mr. Harbour was a member of The Coca-Cola Company legal department, where he managed complex litigation and provided antitrust and other legal advice. While at Coca-Cola, Mr. Harbour also served in various business capacities, including Director of Business Planning and Vice President of Business Development for The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New York.