Justin Nelson is the go-to lawyer for high-stakes litigation. Justin’s practice centers on taking cases to trial, arguing key motions leading up to trial or the appeal, and positioning the case for victory. He brings an unparalleled combination of trial and appellate excellence.
Most recently, Justin represented Dominion Voting Systems in its litigation against Fox, culminating in a $787.5 million settlement—an amount that represented “vindication and accountability.” The Court in Dominion v. Fox publicly noted at the time of the settlement that “this is the best lawyering I’ve had, ever.” Justin took the deposition of Rupert Murdoch, among other key witnesses. A CNN legal commentator stated about that deposition: “I’ve never seen anything like these admissions. This is one of the most damaging depositions I’ve ever seen in my thirty years practicing law.”
Justin was previously lead counsel for Green Mountain when it obtained a $64.5 million judgment against Ardagh in the Federal District Court of Delaware—a verdict upheld on appeal and was included on National Law Journal’s Top 100 Verdicts of the Year list.
Justin won a $38 million judgment for repeat client, Fractus, (a case that later settled on appeal) and has led a strategy that has resulted in Fractus recovering over $100 million.
In 2020, Justin represented various governmental actors regarding the 2020 election. His clients included entities with both Republican and Democratic control. Among his clients, Justin represented the Arizona Secretary of State in Bowyer v. Ducey and argued the successful motion to dismiss regarding the false allegations of election fraud. Justin also successfully represented the Governor of Wisconsin in a series of litigations related to the 2020 election.
Justin now serves as co-lead counsel representing numerous non-fiction authors in a class action against OpenAI and Microsoft. Most recently serving as co-lead counsel Justin filed a federal class action copyright infringement lawsuit on behalf of a class of authors of an array of works of fiction and nonfiction against Anthropic PBC.
BACKGROUND & COMMITMENT TO THE LEGAL INDUSTRY
Justin is a former law clerk to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor at the United States Supreme Court and for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Justin has represented various parties as amici in the Supreme Court of the United States, in cases ranging from intellectual property to antitrust to election law. He has practiced First Amendment law on behalf of various media companies.
Justin also has taught Advanced Constitutional Law on the Law of the Political Process and has served as the Chair of the Economics of the Profession Committee in the American Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Division. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Association and the Texas Bar Association.
Justin is a member of Susman Godfrey’s Executive Committee.
Updated Oct 2024
