Vincent Bushnell
Partner | Litigation
vincent.bushnell@pierferd.com
+1.404.895.2106 cell
+1.470.751.4109 office
Atlanta
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About
Vince’s practice focuses on business litigation, including matters involving contractual disputes, licensing, franchises, shareholder derivative and ownership disputes, corporate governance disputes, commercial real estate, commercial landlords/tenants, and other complex commercial disputes. Vince also has significant experience in intellectual property litigation, including patent, copyright and trademark infringement matters as well as franchise, trade secret and covenant-not-to-compete matters. He has first-chair trial experience and has represented a wide range of clients in complex litigation matters in both federal and state courts, as well as in various arbitrations across the United States.
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He is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia (Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections, IP Litigation Committee) and the Atlanta Bar Association (Litigation and Intellectual Property Sections; member, Community Service Committee).
Vince has been selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer for 2026 and 2027, included in the 2025-2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property, and selected as a Georgia “Rising Star” in Business Litigation by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine, 2006-2007, 2009.
Practices
Arbitration and Mediation
Bankruptcy, Financial Restructuring, and Reorganization
Franchising
Appellate
Civil Pretrial and Trial Services
Litigation and Risk Management
Professional and Management Liability
Real Estate
Products Liability Litigation and Counseling
IP Litigation and Enforcement
Admissions
State Bar of Georgia
Fulton County Superior Court, State of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
University of Virginia, J.D., 2002
University of Colorado, B.A., magna cum laude, 1996
Recognition
Selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer for 2026, 2027
Included in the 2025-2027 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Copyright Law; Litigation – Intellectual Property
Selected as a Georgia “Rising Star” in Business Litigation by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine, 2006-2007, 2009
Professional Memberships
Atlanta Bar Association
Experience
FisherBroyles, LLP, 2015-2023
Troutman Sanders, LLP, 2002-2015