Cynthia G. Burnside concentrates her practice in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation and Appellate representation. She has extensive experience litigating complex commercial cases involving a variety of substantive legal areas including, but not limited to, business divorce, consumer disputes, real estate, breach of contract, restrictive covenants, intellectual property, trade secrets, securities fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and RICO. She also has experience litigating and counseling clients on employment matters involving claims arising under Titles II and VII, Sections 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1986, Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Equal Pay Act and Family Medical Leave Act. She has represented clients on appeal in both commercial and employment matters before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Sixth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits, as well as before the Appellate courts of the states of Georgia and Alabama.
Ms. Burnside has litigated commercial and employment cases in both state and federal court, including class and collective actions and cases consolidated before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Ms. Burnside regularly represents and counsels large, international companies in various industries including, financial services, banking, software, and consumer goods manufacturing. In addition to her experience with large class and collective actions, she has experience representing clients in the face of multiple individual cases where fact and witness discovery must be coordinated to take advantage of economies of scale, and to ensure that defense strategies are consistent. Ms. Burnside also has experience with alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration before the AAA and NASD.