Nathan A. Leber
Partner
Nate Leber is a litigator who frequently represents corporations, startup entities and sports and entertainment figures in high-profile matters. Nate's experience includes serving as lead counsel for a Fortune 500 global science company in litigation occurring across the US involving perfluorinated compounds. Nate also represents a prominent collegiate sports organization in suits alleging novel neurodegenerative claims.
Nate maintains a varied litigation practice, with experience handling environmental, toxic tort, catastrophic injury and financial service matters in federal and state courts.
Nate also practices cryptocurrency and blockchain law. In this role, Nate has provided counsel to financial service providers, startup projects, Bitcoin miners and professional athletes.
Nate has an active pro bono practice, including drafting a clemency petition on behalf of a federal inmate originally given a life sentence for a non-violent offense. President Obama granted the petition and Nate's client was released from federal incarceration.
- Lead counsel for a Fortune 500 global science company in suits filed in state and federal courts related to perfluorinated compounds.
- Representation of a prominent collegiate sports organization in suits alleging novel neurodegenerative claims.
- Lead counsel for a publicly traded transportation company in suits alleging significant personal injuries.
- Lead counsel for an overseas manufacturer of construction equipment in a products liability suit.
- Representation of foreign officials and foreign banking executives in suits filed in federal court in New York.
- Representation of a software-as-a-service (Saas) company in a suit alleging antitrust and trademark violations.
- Representation of several entities and individuals operating in the cryptocurrency space.
- Handling matters arising in the course of business for an NBA superstar.
Education
- Cleveland State University, J.D., summa cum laude, research editor, Cleveland State Law Review, 2013
- Bowling Green State University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2004
Admissions
- Ohio, 2013
Courts
- U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of Ohio
- Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America 2022-2024 for Administrative/Regulatory Law, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants, and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
- "Solving a Pleading Plague: Why Federal Courts Should Strike Insufficient Affirmative Defenses Under the Twombly-Iqbal Plausibility Standard," Cleveland State Law Review, 2013.