RUSSEL MYLES Member McDowell, Knight, Roedder, & Sledge, L.L.C. 11 North Water Street, Thirteenth Floor Battle House Tower Post Office Box 350 (36601) Mobile, Alabama  36602 Phone: (251) 432-5300 Fax: (251) 432-5303 Direct Dial: (251) 431-8805

Russel Myles has been engaged in complex commercial and business litigation for more than twenty years. He has defended and prosecuted partner and shareholder disputes, claims against officers and directors, professional liability claims, intellectual property disputes, franchise termination suits, and claims arising out of mergers and acquisitions. His litigation experience also includes product liability, insurance coverage, and other claims involving economic damages. He also advises businesses on matters involving the protection of intellectual property rights and other competitive advantages. He is National Director of the Defense Research Institute and a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel.

Published Works and Seminar Presentations:
Arbitration: Avoiding the Runaway Jury, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol 23:1, 1999

Anti-Competitive Claims in the Retail Petroleum Market, For the Defense, August 2000

Reliance: More than a Procedural Stepping Stone in Interest-Sensitive Life Insurance Class Actions, 74 Tulane L. Rev. 2113 (2000)

Arbitration Soup: Recipes for Avoiding and Defending Pre-Dispute Arbitration Presented at Cumberland Hot Topics Program (Dec. 2003)

Preemption of Claims Against Furnishers of Credit Information,
The Business Suit (Oct. 28, 2004).

Fantasy League Throws a No-No to Major League Baseball (Do Major League Players Have Copyright/Privacy Protections?), The Voice (Oct. 11, 2006)

Supreme Court Extends Brooke Group “Predatory-Pricing” Test to Apply to Claims of “Predatory-Bidding”, The Voice (March 7, 2007)

United States of America v. Jeffrey Stein, et al., More Fallout from the Thompson Memorandum, The Voice (August 1, 2007)

Blaming the Caddy, Accountant and Lawyer Liability in Deals Gone Bad: Lessons Learned?
Presented at DRI Program: Complex Commercial Litigation – Smart Strategies for Hard Cases (November 1-2, 2007)


Professional Associations and Memberships
Defense Research Institute
Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
American Bar Association, Business Torts and Corporate Counsel Committee
Business Council of Alabama
Torts and Insurance Law Journal, 1999 - 2000 Editor
Cumberland Continuing Legal Education Program, Faculty Member
Alabama Bar Association
Mobile Bar Association


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