About

Provided by Councill, Gunnemann & Chally, LLC

CGC is a boutique litigation and regulatory firm handling complex commercial disputes, securities enforcement, internal investigations, class actions, and affirmative recovery matters. The firm regularly represents clients before the SEC, FINRA, OCC, FDIC, and DOJ in high‑stakes regulatory and enforcement work.

CGC serves financial institutions, public and private companies, technology and data‑driven businesses, corporate legal departments, boards, audit committees, and regulated entities facing compliance, fraud, or enforcement exposure.

Recent work includes securing a $25.7M jury verdict in a major trade secret and contract dispute, leading significant regulatory matters involving securities and financial services, conducting internal investigations into accounting irregularities and corporate misconduct, and advancing affirmative recovery programs that generate meaningful commercial recoveries for corporate clients.

The firm specializes in securities enforcement, regulatory defense, internal investigations, complex commercial litigation, class actions, trade secret disputes, and corporate recovery strategies. CGC is recognized for trial‑ready advocacy, deep regulatory insight, and agile, business‑focused problem‑solving.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Atlanta

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What the Team is Known For

Councill, Gunnemann & Chally, LLC is known in the Atlanta legal market for its commercial litigation practice. The team routinely advises clients on insurance coverage, breach of contract, securities claims and unfair competition disputes. The team is also well equipped to represent clients facing proceedings brought by the DOJ, SEC and FINRA.

Notable practitioners

John Chally is a key contact.