Mickey Ross is a member of the firm’s Employment, Labor and Immigration group as well as its Litigation and Dispute Resolution group. He is a seasoned employment and business litigator with almost forty years of experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts and arbitration proceedings across the country, including a number of class and collective actions. Mr. Ross has successfully represented both individuals and companies in a wide variety of cases, often on the cutting edge of the law.

Presentations & Speaking Engagements

  • Author and speaker, “Recent Developments: Restrictive Covenants, Agreements to Arbitrate, and Releases,” The Seminar Group, October 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012
  • Author and speaker, “Issues and Strategies Every Seasoned Employment Practitioner Needs to Know: Cat’s Paw, Mixed Motive and Offers of Judgment,” Labor & Employment Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, March 2005
  • Author and speaker, “Taking Off the Gloves: Contacting Employee Witnesses – An Ethical Discussion,” Labor & Employment Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, March 2004
  • Author and speaker, “Recent Ethics Developments,” Employment Law & Litigation Group, ORC Worldwide, October 2008
  • Author and speaker, “Case Studies of Clinical Integration Models: Hits, Misses & Consequences,” Greenbranch Publishing Audio Conference, February 2009

Publications & Articles

  • “Compensability of Travel Time Under the FLSA,” Labor & Employment Section of the Atlanta Bar Association Newsletter, Summer 2007 (co-author)
  • “Butterflies and Group Goodbyes: Are Your ADEA Releases in RIFs Enforceable After Smith?,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 2005 (co-author)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 51 Mercer L. Rev. 1035 (2000) (co-author)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 50 Mercer L. Rev. 859 (1999) (co-author)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 49 Mercer L. Rev. 967 (1998) (co-author)
  • “Whose Field of Dreams: Antitrust Relief Against Restrictions On the Sale or Relocation of Major League Baseball Teams,” 42 Antitrust Bull. 521 (1997) (co-author)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 48 Mercer L. Rev. 1389 (1997) (co-author)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 46 Mercer L. Rev. 1237 (1995) (co-author)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 44 Mercer L. Rev. 1047 (1993)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 42 Mercer L. Rev. 1239 (1991)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 41 Mercer L. Rev. 1217 (1990)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 40 Mercer L. Rev. 1141 (1989)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 38 Mercer L. Rev. 1053 (1987)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 37 Mercer L. Rev. 1197 (1986)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 36 Mercer L. Rev. 1101 (1985)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 35 Mercer L. Rev. 1091 (1984)
  • “Antitrust, Eleventh Circuit Annual Survey,” 34 Mercer L. Rev. 1191 (1983)
  • “Recognizing the Reliance Interest in Awarding Damages Under Section 4 of the Clayton Act: Of Mitigation and Prospectivity,” 12 Ga. L. Rev. 193 (1978)
  • “Developing An Effective Antitrust Compliance Program,” 15 Ga. B.J. 87 (1978)
  • “Territorial and Customer Restrictions On Distributing Agents or Consignees: The Nature of ‘Title, Dominion and Risk of Loss,’” 13 Ga. B.J. 39 (1976)
  • “Of Bicycles and Beer: Vertical Territorial and Customer Restrictions from Schwinn to Coors,” 26 Mercer L. Rev. 507 (1975) (co-author)
  • “The Single Product Issue in Antitrust Tying: A Functional Approach,” 23 Emory L.J. 963 (1974)

Accolades

  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
  • The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 - 2013
  • Georgia Super Lawyers 2004 - 2013
  • Chambers USA: Leading Business Lawyers - Labor & Employment 2009 - 2012
  • Among highest student evaluations for an Adjunct Professor in the Litigation Program at Georgia State University College Law
  • Rhodes Scholar nominee from the State of Florida