John T. Lay has over 30 years of experience managing complex, high-stakes litigation for clients, and has tried more than 100 cases to verdict. He has also handled appeals at the SC Court of Appeals, the South Carolina Supreme Court, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a Fellow of the highly prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers and is a Past President of the International Association of Defense Counsel. As a member of GWB's Business and Commercial Practice Group, he focuses on business litigation, professional malpractice, false claims act, insurance bad faith and coverage, financial services litigation, and product liability. Some of his most notable cases have included:• Multi-million dollar class action suits• Death and catastrophic injury product claims including pharmaceutical products• Allegations involving professional negligence of doctors and lawyers • High-profile business disputes involving both corporate and governmental interests • Representation of lenders in multi-party financial fraud claims • Insurance institutional bad faith litigationJohn T. has extensive experience managing product liability litigation throughout the country. He is National Coordinating Counsel for a boat manufacturer. He has litigated business cases throughout the Southeast, and has also represented internet companies in business tort claims and in the enforcement of browse-wrap agreements.