Attorney at Law · Clark Hill PLC · Atlanta, Georgia
Bryan F. Jacoutot is a litigation attorney at Clark Hill PLC in Atlanta, Georgia, where he focuses on election law, cryptocurrency and Bitcoin law, and general civil litigation. He brings to each matter a rare combination of deep legal knowledge and firsthand technical understanding of the subjects at issue.
In election law, Bryan has represented candidates, officeholders, political parties, and government bodies in disputes spanning redistricting, campaign finance, ballot access, and constitutional rights. He litigates in both state and federal courts and has briefed appellate matters before the Eleventh Circuit.
In the cryptocurrency space, Bryan is among a small number of attorneys who understands Bitcoin at the protocol level. He has studied Bitcoin since its early years, written for Bitcoin Magazine, and been cited in legal circles for his analysis of the Howey Test as applied to digital assets. His cryptocurrency practice spans regulatory compliance, corporate formation, platform counseling, and litigation.
Beyond his specialties, Bryan maintains an active general civil litigation practice, handling commercial disputes, constitutional claims, and appellate matters in courts throughout Georgia and the Southeast.
He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Georgia School of Law, and is admitted in Georgia and before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Georgia, as well as the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Co-authored with Bryan Tyson and Diane LaRoss. Bryan authored the section on Georgia constitutional standing — examining who may bring constitutional challenges to Georgia's election statutes in state court, an increasingly consequential question as election litigation expands across the state.
Read the Article →Redistricting, campaign finance regulation, ballot access, candidate qualification, and constitutional litigation involving voting rights and political speech.
Regulatory counsel, entity formation, platform compliance, and litigation for companies and individuals operating in the digital asset space.
Trial and appellate civil litigation across a broad range of commercial, constitutional, and statutory matters in Georgia and the Southeast.