Spencer S. Cowan

Spencer is an attorney in Taft’s litigation and appellate practice groups, representing businesses and individuals at all stages of litigation. He handles a broad range of commercial disputes, including consumer class actions, securities litigation and arbitration, and contract disputes.

Spencer’s representative experience includes:

• Securing dismissal of a putative nationwide class action alleging manufacturing defects in a popular consumer product;
• Defeating class certification in a separate nationwide class action alleging manufacturing defects in a popular consumer product;
• Obtaining dismissal of a putative nationwide securities class action arising from a suspected Ponzi scheme;
• Cross-examining the named plaintiff in an arbitration arising from a securities-fraud dispute, securing a complete defense verdict;
• Delivering opening and closing arguments in a bench trial arising from a million-dollar contract dispute between a steel manufacturer and an automotive-parts manufacturer, securing a complete plaintiff verdict;
• Securing a favorable settlement on behalf of a prominent Cincinnati restaurant chain in a contract dispute against a kitchen-equipment manufacturer; and
• Drafting winning appellate briefs, obtaining reversal of a trial court’s denial of federal officer immunity to law enforcement officers