Jay M. Berger

Jay M. Berger represents clients in the automotive, manufacturing, construction, and distribution industries where he resolves complex business disputes for companies and their owners.

Jay resolves complex business disputes for companies and their owners. While Jay seeks to identify risk and to resolve issues quickly and efficiently for his clients, he has also successfully litigated cases to verdict in both federal and state courts and arbitration. Jay has litigated business and related disputes throughout the country and internationally.

Jay’s clients include those in the automotive, manufacturing, construction, and distribution industries. He is also called upon to spearhead complex litigation in other areas, including being appointed to serve as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the Flint water litigation.

In addition to litigation, Jay advises businesses in a general counsel role, drawing upon the wealth of resources at Clark Hill to provide guidance and advice to companies that may not have grown large enough to employ their own internal counsel.

Representative Matters:

• Large-scale automotive warranty recovery, distressed supplier, and stop-shipment disputes.
• Construction defect, delay, disruption, acceleration, and unforeseen site condition claims, including extensive work in surety, lien, and insurance law.
• Purchase agreement buyout disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, and minority shareholder oppression claims.
• Mass tort, class action, and multi-district litigation.