Jaime Theriot is a partner in Troutman Sanders’ Complex Litigation Practice Group. Jaime represents corporate and individual clients in civil litigation, including class actions, in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels. Jaime’s practice includes a variety of litigation matters involving ERISA, securities, shareholder derivative claims, insurance, business torts and contract disputes, professional liability, civil RICO, and the False Claims Act. She also represents governmental entities in civil rights litigation involving constitutional claims and election matters.
Work Experience
Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2009-present
Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2002-2008
Law Clerk, Honorable Richard W. Story, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2001-2002
Distinctions
Selected as a Georgia "Rising Star" in Business Litigation by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine, 2005-2010
Publications
"When the Sweet Turns Sour: Investigations, Litigation, and New SEC Disclosure Rules Are on the Menu for Companies That Backdated Stock Options" (co-authored with J. Timothy Mast), DRI Commercial Litigation Committee, The Business Suit (Sept. 2006).
"The United States Supreme Court Sounds the Death Knell for Class Action Suits Asserting Securities Holder Claims Under State Law" (co-authored with J. Timothy Mast), DRI Commercial Litigation Committee, The Business Suit (May 2006).
"The Standards for Proving Director Independence in the Contexts of Litigation and Board Composition and the Practical Implications of Independence" (co-authored with J. Kirk Quillian and Brian P. Watt), Ninth Annual Business Organization Litigation Seminar (Nov. 2005).
"Qui Tam Can, Qui Tam Can’t: An Analysis of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens," 17 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1119 (2001).
"Community Greenspace Preservation," 17 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 239 (2000).
Public Service
Barrister, Bleckley Inn of Court, Georgia State University College of Law, 2006-2008
Barrister, Lumpkin Inn of Court, University of Georgia School of Law, 2004-2006
Steering Committee, Hands On Atlanta, Service Juris Project, Member, 2004-2006, 2010; Co-Chair 2007-2009