A partner at King & Spalding LLP, Zachary Andrew McEntyre focuses his legal practice on commercial litigation, consumer class action suits, and insurance recovery disputes. Recently named one of Atlanta’s 40 lawyers under 40 On The Rise, Zachary Andrew McEntyre is experienced in preparing and taking witnesses to depositions. Depositions are carried out as part of pre-trial discovery. An attorney who wants to find out more about a specific case may call a witness to a deposition so that he/she makes an oral statement on oath as to the facts of the case. The purpose of a deposition is to uncover what a witness knows and to preserve the testimony in case he/she will not be attending a court hearing because of illness or travel. Depositions are not carried out in the courtrooms but rather in attorneys’ offices in the presence of a court reporter. The attorney asks the witness questions on the facts of the case and the witness responds. The court reporter is required to record the responses word for word. All parties to the suit can attend the deposition. Attorneys in depositions are encouraged to ask open-ended questions so as to bring out as much detail as possible ahead of the trial. They generally have more lee-way in depositions than in court proceedings and can ask both open and close-ended questions. The witness is required to answer truthfully since he/she is under oath.
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Atlanta attorney Zachary Andrew McEntyre serves as a partner with King & Spalding LLP, where he handles complex commercial litigation. His areas of expertise include the defense of corporate clients in class action cases. As reported recently, Zachary Andrew McEntyre’s firm earned Privacy Group of the Year distinction for 2016 from Law360. Reasons for selection included the firm’s 60-member-strong team of data, privacy, and security practitioners, who are tasked with protecting client reputations and enabling resolutions that avoid lengthy litigation whenever possible. The hallmark collaborative approach allows various attorneys’ efforts to be utilized in achieving optimal results. One successfully resolved case centered on a 2014 Home Depot data breach that resulted in exposure of 50 million customers’ email addresses and 40 million customers’ debit card information. With more than two dozen putative class actions involved in the consolidated case, the Home Depot ultimately settled for only $13 million, with the deal approved in August 2016. |
AuthorAn experienced commercial litigator, Zachary Andrew McEntyre currently serves as a senior associate in King & Spalding’s Atlanta. Archives
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