Jonathan Garlough is a litigator with extensive experience handling complex disputes, with a particular focus on class action and multistate litigation. He has represented clients in a variety of commercial disputes involving RICO, consumer protection act, supply-chain disruptions, commercial real estate, securities fraud, breach of contract, trade secret, and employment disputes. He is a partner in the firm’s Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice and a member of the firm’s Consumer Law, Finance and Class Action Practice.
Jonathan has also advised clients in connection with white collar defense and government investigations involving Anti-Kickback, Stark Act and other claims of fraud, and has conducted internal investigations concerning alleged violations of related state and federal laws.
Jonathan is a skilled and experienced trial lawyer, who has first and second-chaired disputes in state and federal court, and in AAA and JAMS arbitration proceedings.
He has appeared in state and federal courts in Illinois, Arizona, California, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and he has represented clients in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits.
Jonathan has made a significant commitment to pro bono work, arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the Department of Justice’s Immigration Court in Chicago. He also represented a public university before the Seventh Circuit in a complex First Amendment challenge to the University’s distribution of student activity funding.
Prior to joining Foley, Jonathan served as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Richard A. Griffin in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Hon. Tu M. Pham, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Tennessee.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Jonathan W. Garlough
- Seventh Circuit Emphasizes “Rigorous Analysis” to Certify Class against University for Its Decision to Cancel Classes during the Pandemic - (Posted On Tuesday, May 16, 2023)
- Northern District of California Decertifies Class Under Comcast Due to Inadequacy of Damages Model - (Posted On Wednesday, September 28, 2022)
- Opioid MDL Judge Considers Request to Certify Unprecedented Nationwide Class Of Government Entities To Negotiate Settlement - (Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2019)
- En Banc Ninth Circuit Clarifies That Settlement Classes Are Not Held to Same Standard as Litigated Classes - (Posted On Friday, June 07, 2019)
- Eleventh Circuit Creates Circuit Split as to Who Decides Whether an Arbitration Agreement Permits Class Arbitration - (Posted On Tuesday, September 18, 2018)
- Supreme Court Extends Class Action Waivers To Employee/Employer Contracts - (Posted On Tuesday, May 22, 2018)
- The Ninth Circuit’s Decision In In Re Hyundai Underscores The Challenges Of Certifying Nationwide Classes - (Posted On Thursday, February 01, 2018)
- Ninth Circuit Shuts Down Lakers: TCPA Means “Privacy” When It Comes to Insurance Coverage - (Posted On Wednesday, September 27, 2017)
- On Remand From Supreme Court in Spokeo, Ninth Circuit Holds FCRA Violation Satisfies Article III Standing - (Posted On Wednesday, August 16, 2017)
- Seventh Circuit Rejects Latest Attempt To Pick Off TCPA Plaintiffs - (Posted On Wednesday, July 05, 2017)