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| | Address | | One Atlantic Center, 1201 West Peachtree Street | | Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3424 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 404-881-7000 | Telecopier: 404-881-7777
Cable Address: AMGRAM GA Telex: 54-2996
Easylink: 62985848 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.alston.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Alston & Bird LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Biotechnology, Business Law, Class Actions, Commercial Real Estate, FCC Licensing, FCC Regulation, Wireless Communications, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Computers and Software, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Copyrights, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Criminal Law, Debtor and Creditor, Electronic Commerce, Emerging Growth Companies, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Entertainment Law, ERISA, ERISA Litigation, Energy, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Executive Compensation; Finance, Franchises and Franchising, Government Investigations; Health Care Corporate Law, Health Care Regulation, Immigration Law, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Finance, International Law, International Taxation, International Trade, Internet Law, Labor Law, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Legislative Practice, Life Sciences, Litigation, Local Taxation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Multimedia Law, Municipal Law, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Occupational Safety and Health, Partnership Law, Patents, Privacy Law, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Public Finance, Public Policy, Real Estate Finance, Regulatory Law, RICO, Securities, Securities Litigation, State Taxation, Taxation, Tax Litigation, Technology and Science, Telecommunications Law, Trademarks, Trusts and Estates, Utility Law, Venture Capital, White Collar Crime, Zoning. | | Year Established: 1893 | | Firm Size: 700 | Languages:
Dutch, Estonian, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Malayalam, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tamil, Turkish, Urdu. | Representative Clients:
AFLAC, Inc.; AIG; ALCOA; Allegiance Healthcare Corporation; Allied Systems; Altana Inc.; ARCADIS; Arthritis Foundation; Assurant, Inc.; BB&T; Belk Store Services, Inc.; BellSouth Corporation; Bertelsmann AG; GBF Industries, Inc.; BNP Residential Properties, Inc.; The Boeing Company; Boral Industries, Inc.; Borden, Inc.; Bose Corporation; Cable News Network; CGW Southeast Partners & Affiliates; Cingular Wireless LLC; The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Inc.; Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Dimension Data Holdings, Inc.; The Dow Chemical Company; Duke University; Emory University and Emory Healthcare; The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority; Genuine Parts Co. Inc.; Georgia Hospital Association; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Global Payments, Inc.; Gold Kist Inc.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Group Bruxelles Lambert; HealthSouth Corporation; H. Stern Jewelers, Inc.; i:FAO Aktiengesellschaft; IMERYS; Industrial Developments International, Inc. (IDI); INEOS; ING Americas; InterContinental Hotels Group; JDN Realty Corporation; Johns Hopkins University; Knology; Komatsu America Corp.; Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc.; Lowrance Electronics. Inc.; MAG Mutual Insurance Company; Malcolm Pirnie; MANN + HUMMEL Group; Matsushita Electric Corporation of America / Panasonice U.S.A.; MBIA Insurance Corporation; MCNC; Metso Paper, Inc.; Mirant Corporation; Mohawk Industries, Inc.; Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG Power); Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (MGAG); National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR); The National Business Coalition on E-Commerce and Privacy; National Industries for the Blind; NDCHealth Corporation; Nokia; Paragon Trade Brands, Inc.; Porcher Industries, S.A.; The Prudential Insurance Company of America; Regions Financial Corporation; Renal Care Group, Inc.; Rexam Corporation; Robert W. Baird & Co.; Rodenstock GmbH; The Rouse Company; Sabre; Saks Incorporated; Shearwater Corporation (nka Nektar Therapeutics); Silhouette Modell; Silicon Valley Bank; Skanska USA Building Inc.; Sonoco Products Company; Southwire Company; Springs Industries, Inc.; SunTrust Banks, Inc.; SunTrust Robinson Humphrey; TAPPI; Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Uniden America Corporation; Union Planters Corporation; University of California at Berkeley; University of North Carolina at Charlotte; UnumProvident Corporation; UPS; Verizon Wireless; Visa; Vulcan Materials Company; Wachovia Corporation; Waffle House, Inc.; WebMD Corporation; XL Capital Assurance Inc. |
Other Office Locations of Alston & Bird LLP
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
Westlake Village, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Joseph A. All (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, March 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1994); Georgia State University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Investment. | | Randall L. Allen (Member) born Tullahoma, Tennessee, September 10, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1982; J.D., cum laude, 1986). (Also at Palo Alto, California Office). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Randall L. Allen | | Douglas S. Arnold (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, February 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Environmental Criminal Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Mass Tort; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Cost Recovery. Email: Douglas S. Arnold | | William H. Avery (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 23, 1943; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.Ch.E., 1965; M.S.I.M., 1967); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1975). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Public Offerings; Private Placements; Venture Capital; Computers and Software. Email: William H. Avery | | Shawn K. Baldwin (Member) born Framingham, Massachusetts, April 24, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania; 1998, Georgia. Education: Atlantic Union College (B.S., 1993); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Technology and Science; Outsourcing; Technology Licensing. | | Peter Q. Bassett (Member) born Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 11, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1971); George Washington University (J.D., with highest honors, 1975). Practice Areas: Securities Class Actions; Shareholder Derivative Actions; Class Action Defense; Securities Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: Peter Q. Bassett | | Jeffrey A. Belkin (Member) born New York, N.Y., January 21, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1996, District of Columbia; 2003, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Construction Law; Construction Contracts; Government Investigations. | | Albert E. Bender, Jr. (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: St. Louis University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1980); Northwestern University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Albert E. Bender, Jr. | | Jay D. Bennett (Member) born Albany, Georgia, June 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., with honors, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice. Email: Jay D. Bennett | | Mary T. Benton (Member) born Dallas, Texas, November 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1993); University of Texas (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Texas Journal of Women and the Law, 1994-1996. Georgia Correspondent, State Tax Notes. Member: Atlanta (Member, Tax Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia Practice Areas: State Taxation; Taxation. | | Donna Potts Bergeson (Member) born Warwick, New York, August 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Donna Potts Bergeson | | Debra D. Bernstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1995); University of Georgia (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex Litigation; Antitrust; Class Action Defense. | | Nowell D. Berreth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1991); Georgia State University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Transportation; Agribusiness; Estate Litigation. | | Adam J. Biegel (Member) born Washington, D.C., November 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1993); University of Chicago (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Tau Delta. Staff Member and Comment Editor, University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1996-1998. Legislative Correspondent, Office of U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, 1993-1994. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. | | Rick D. Blumen (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, December 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1986); George Washington University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Finance; Commercial Law; Investments; Securities. Email: Rick D. Blumen | | Teresa Thebaut Bonder (Member) born Riverside, California, June 5, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Amherst College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1991). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Business Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Teresa Thebaut Bonder | | J. William Boone (Member) born Newnan, Georgia, August 31, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia; 1979, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; Court of Appeals of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Creditor Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; International Bankruptcy; Commercial Bankruptcy. Email: J. William Boone | | Scott E. Brient (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 28, 1969; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1993; B.S.M.E., 1993; J.D., 1999). Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society; Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. Analyst, Electronic Data Systems, 1994-1996. Mechanical Engineer, University of Florida Department of Anesthesiology, 1993-1994. Licensed County Court Mediator, Florida. Practice Areas: Patents; Mechanical Patents; Business Method Patents. | | Ashley D. Brightwell (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1996); DePaul University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. | | Janine Brown (Member) born Wheeling, West Virginia, October 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1982); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1986). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies; Information Technology; Technology Finance; Strategic Alliances. Email: Janine Brown | | Kristine McAlister Brown (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia; 1995, Texas; 2000, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Litigation; Complex Litigation; Telecommunications Law. Email: Kristine McAlister Brown | | Keith E. Broyles (Member) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, October 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1993); George Washington University (J.D., 1996). Tau Beta Pi. Order of the Coif. Member, George Washington Law Review. Member, George Washington Moot Court Board. Dean's Fellow. Author: "A Proposal For Educating the Lay Juror In Complex Litigation Cases," 64 George Washington Law Review 714, April 1996. Co-Author: "Revolutionary Encryption Technology Enables Modern Electronic Commerce," Fulton County Daily Report, IP Newsletter, February 1997. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Mechanical Patents. | | Glenda Gail (Gigi) Bugg (Member) born Lisbon, Portugal, April 4, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1989, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., with honors, 1982); University of Alabama (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Workouts; Construction Finance; Real Estate Investment. Email: Glenda Gail (Gigi) Bugg | | S. Joel Cartee (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Energy Finance; Telecommunications Finance; Climate Change. | | W. Thomas Carter III (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, July 19, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1987); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Initial Public Offerings; High Technology; Life Sciences. Email: W. Thomas Carter III | | Lisa H. Cassilly (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, November 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1981; M.A., 1983); Emory School of Law (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Management Employment Law; Restrictive Covenants; Noncompete Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Employment Breach of Contract; Whistleblower Litigation. Email: Lisa H. Cassilly | | Gregory M. Chait (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1995, Georgia. Education: The George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1982); New York University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Gregory M. Chait | | Douglas E. Cloud (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., with honors, 1973); Florida State College (M.F.A., 1976); Cornell University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental. Email: Douglas E. Cloud | | John L. Coalson, Jr. (Member) born Griffin, Georgia, January 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); University of Georgia (J.D., summa cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: State Taxation; State Tax Controversies; Property Tax Appeals. Email: John L. Coalson, Jr. | | Steven M. Collins (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 22, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Securities Litigation; SEC Enforcement; Banking Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Steven M. Collins | | Dennis J. Connolly (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, January 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, New York. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Pre-Bankruptcy Workouts; Bank Insolvency; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dennis J. Connolly | | Philip C. Cook (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia; 1998, District of Columbia; 1984, U.S. Tax Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., with honors, 1968); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1971). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel. Member: Atlanta (Chair, Taxation Section, 2002-2003) and American (Chair, Banking and Savings Institutions Committee, Section of Taxation, 1997-1999) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1991); District of Columbia Bar; Southern Pension Conference (Steering Committee, 1984-1989; President, 1989); Atlanta Tax Forum (President, 1991); American Law Institute. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; ERISA Litigation. Email: Philip C. Cook | | Jessica P. Corley (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, April 3, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Kentucky; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Louisville (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Senior Notes Editor, Brandeis Law Journal, 1998-1999. Law Clerk, Hon. Charles R. Simpson, III, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky. Practice Areas: Securities; Complex Commercial Litigation. | | J. Vaughan Curtis (Member) born Lexington, Kentucky, June 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1980, Kentucky. Education: Centre College; University of Kentucky (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1975; J.D., with distinction, 1978). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation; High Technology; Health Care. Email: J. Vaughan Curtis | | Paul M. Cushing (Member) born Norwalk, Connecticut, December 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Corporate Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Securitizations. Email: Paul M. Cushing | | Todd R. David (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1982); Northeastern University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Directors' and Officers' Liability Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Todd R. David | | Michael R. Davis (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 6, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1970); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance. Email: Michael R. Davis | | Victoria M. Davis (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1994); Georgia State University (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Georgia. | | Cari K. Dawson (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1990); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Cari K. Dawson | | Peter M. Degnan (Member) born West Orange, New Jersey, November 7, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1968); Syracuse University (J.D., 1976). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Utility Law; Land Use Regulation. Email: Peter M. Degnan | | Lee A. DeHihns III (Member) born Lebanon, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1945; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; 1991, Georgia. Education: University of Scranton (B.S., 1967); Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Water Quality; Air Quality; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Compliance; Hazardous Waste Regulation; Wetlands Regulation; Climate Change. Email: Lee A. DeHihns III | | Lawrie E. Demorest (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, November 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1990, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Wheaton College; Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1976); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Medical Malpractice; Litigation. Email: Lawrie E. Demorest | | Patrick C. DiCarlo (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1991; J.D., 1994). President, Political Science Honors Society. Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia School of Law, 1992-1993. Member, Prosecutorial Clinic, 1992-1993. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Defense Research Institute (Member, Life, Health and Disability Law Committee); Atlanta Claims Association. Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; ERISA Class Actions; Employment Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Securities Litigation. | | Daniel F. Diffley (Partner) born Queens, New York, September 27, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1996); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2000). Member, Wake Forest Law Review. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Class Action Defense; Arbitration. | | Duncan B. Douglass (Partner) born Tampa, Florida, December 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida and Georgia. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1995); University of Southern Florida (M.P.H., 1997); Duke University (J.D., 2000). Law Clerk, Hon. Gerald B. Tjoflat, 11th Circuit, 2000. Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Banks and Banking; Electronic Banking. | | Clare H. Draper IV (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, April 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1982); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Clare H. Draper IV | | Robert G. Edge (Member) born Lawrenceville, Georgia, June 23, 1938; admitted to bar, 1965, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., summa cum laude, 1960); Oxford University, England (B.A., 1962; M.A., 1962); Yale University (LL.B., 1965). Practice Areas: Wills; Trusts; Estate Planning. Email: Robert G. Edge | | Christina Hull Eikhoff (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Corporate Investigations. | | Scott A. Elder (Partner) born Anderson, South Carolina, July 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Order of the Coif. Associate Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1996-1997. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. | | Martin J. Elgison (Member) born Miami, Florida, February 22, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1972); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Internet Law; New Media Law. Email: Martin J. Elgison | | J. Patrick Elsevier (Member) born Mobile, Alabama, April 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1992); Emory University (Ph.D., 1996); University of Georgia (J.D., 1999). Alpha Sigma Nu; Sigma Chi. Presidential Scholar; Woodruff Scholar. Recipient, Kearley Chemistry Award. Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1998-1999. Author: Note, "Out of Line: Federal Courts Using Comparability to Review Damage Awards," Georgia Law Review, Fall 1998. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Chemical Intellectual Property; Patents; Chemical Patents. | | R. Steve Ensor (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, November 14, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1982); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: R. Steve Ensor | | James G. Farris, Jr. (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, August 25, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., with high honors, 1984); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1989). Practice Areas: Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Pension Fund Investments; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Office Leasing. Email: James G. Farris, Jr. | | Arnold L. Feinstein (Member) born Meridian, Mississippi, July 3, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: London School of Economics & Political Science, London, England; Tulane University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Practice Areas: Estate and Gift Taxation; Federal Income Tax. Email: Arnold L. Feinstein | | Patrick J. Flinn (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California; 1995, Georgia. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Technical Litigation; Electronic Commerce; Computer Law; Patent Litigation. Email: Patrick J. Flinn | | Christopher C. Frieden (Member) born Charlottesville, Virginia, May 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1996); Emory University (J.D., 1999). Managing Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1998-1999. Author: "Protecting the Government's Interests: Qui Tam Actions Under the False Claims Act," Emory Law Journal, Volume 47, No. 3, Summer 1998. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Regulation; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance. | | Richard T. Fulton (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 10, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation. Email: Richard T. Fulton | | A. McCampbell Gibson (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, English, 1987); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: A. McCampbell Gibson | | Mary C. Gill (Member) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 21, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation. Email: Mary C. Gill | | Matthew J. Gilligan (Member) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia and Massachusetts. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1987); University of Georgia (J.D., 1994); U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School (LL.M., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Occupational Safety and Health. | | D. Ashley Gillihan (Member) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1997, Tennessee; 2001, Georgia. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1993); Samford University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Health Benefits. | | Jeffrey C. Glickman (Partner) born Stamford, Connecticut, June 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1995); New York University (J.D., 1998; LL.M., Taxation, 1999). Casebook Editor, Moot Court Board, 1996-1998. | | Jason Goode (Partner) born La Crosse, Wisconsin, November 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B, 1997; J.D., 2000). Editor-in-Chief, Alaska Law Review, 1998-2000. Staff Editor, Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, 1998-2000. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Regulation; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Private Equity. | | James C. Grant (Member) born Royal Oak, Michigan, January 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Appellate Practice; Litigation. Email: James C. Grant | | Judson Graves (Member) born Jacksonville, Florida, December 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia and Florida. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1969); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1975). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense Litigation; Media Law. Email: Judson Graves | | Terence J. Greene (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: DeKalb Community College (A.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Emory University (B.A., 1978); Harvard University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation. Email: Terence J. Greene | | Bernard L. Greer, Jr. (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, September 11, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1971, France, as Conseil Juridique; 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., magna cum laude, 1962); Emory University (J.D., 1968). Languages: French. Practice Areas: International Business Transactions; Securities. Email: Bernard L. Greer, Jr. | | Richard W. Grice (Member) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, February 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1981, Phi Beta Kappa); Cornell Law School (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Debt Finance; Bankruptcy. Email: Richard W. Grice | | Gregory T. Gronholm (Member) born Tampa, Florida, December 11, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia and U.S. Supreme Court; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Georgia (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents. Email: Gregory T. Gronholm | | John D. Haynes (Member) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1996); Columbia Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution. | | Richard R. Hays (Member) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 25, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1982); Edinburgh University (M.Sc., 1984); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard R. Hays | | Michelle M. Henkel (Member) born Lawrenceburg, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia and Illinois; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1986); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies. Email: Michelle M. Henkel | | John R. Hickman (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: Florida Atlantic University (B.A., with distinction, 1986); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1989). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA Compliance; Flexible Benefit Plans; HIPAA; Health Benefits; ERISA Litigation. Email: John R. Hickman | | B. Harvey Hill, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, April 10, 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Georgia. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1961); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1964). Practice Areas: Buying and Selling of Businesses; Joint Ventures; Corporate Governance; Insurance Transactions. Email: B. Harvey Hill, Jr. | | Scott P. Hilsen (Member) born Denver, Colorado, September 27, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Florida, Gainesville (B.A., Criminology and Law, 1989); Georgia State University (M.B.A., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Scott P. Hilsen | | H. Douglas Hinson (Member) born Staunton, Virginia, June 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama and Supreme Court of Alabama; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1989, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals of Georgia; 1991, Supreme Court of Georgia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and Middle District of Georgia; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Emory University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Action Defense. | | W. Hunter Holliday (Member) born Dallas, Texas, May 16, 1961; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: W. Hunter Holliday | | Justin R. Howard (Member) born January 8, 1976; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Regulation; Corporate Governance; Securities Offerings. | | William H. Hughes, Jr. (Member) born Greenville, South Carolina, October 22, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, Southern District of Illinois, District of Michigan; Supreme Court of Georgia; Court of Appeals of Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1980); University of Virginia (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Contracts; Energy Project Development; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Complex Business Litigation. Email: William H. Hughes, Jr. | | William C. Humphreys, Jr. (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, September 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Tennessee; 1970, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.S., 1964); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Toxic Torts; Securities Litigation. Email: William C. Humphreys, Jr. | | Forrest W. Hunter (Member) born Arlington, Virginia, January 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1972); Emory University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Wage and Hour; Employment Discrimination; ERISA Litigation. Email: Forrest W. Hunter | | Susan E. Hurd (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, July 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Moot Court Board; Order of the Coif. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review. Author: "Lead Plaintiff is Figurehead No More," The National Law Journal (January 15th, 2001); "On-Line Securities Fraud Under Scrutiny," The New York Law Journal (February 22, 2000); "Whispering with a Bullhorn," The Daily Deal (January 18, 2000). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Internet Law. Email: Susan E. Hurd | | L. Andrew Immerman (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania; 1993, Georgia. Education: Carleton College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Minnesota (M.A., 1976); Princeton University (M.A., 1976; Ph.D., 1978); Yale Law School (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax; International Income Tax. Email: L. Andrew Immerman | | Angela Payne James (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1992; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Editor-in-Chief, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1995-1996. Judicial Clerk to Judge Sandra L. Lynch, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Complex Litigation; Internet Law. | | M. Hill Jeffries (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1977; J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Securities; Finance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Law; Investments. Email: M. Hill Jeffries | | Ben F. Johnson III (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 20, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1965); Harvard University (J.D., 1968). [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Trial and Appellate Practice; Banking; Bank Litigation. Email: Ben F. Johnson III | | Alison B. Jones (Partner) born Tallahassee, Florida, October 23, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1997); Georgia State University (J.D., 2000). Member, Moot Court Board, 2000. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Commercial Leasing. | | John A. Jordak, Jr. (Member) born Saginaw, Michigan, December 9, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1990); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Civil Litigation. Email: John A. Jordak, Jr. | | William H. Jordan (Member) born Knoxville, Tennessee, December 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; 2007, District of Columbia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1992); Emory University (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Complex Litigation; Government Investigations; Corporate Investigations. | | Jon M. Jurgovan (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Virginia; 1994, District of Columbia; 1995, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Sonoma State University (B.S., 1985); California State University, Fullerton (M.S., 1988); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Electro-Mechanical Patents; Trademarks; Copyrights. Email: Jon M. Jurgovan | | Mark C. Kanaly (Member) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, November 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Oklahoma; 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., 1993); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. | | Deanna L. Kashdan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1995); Georgia State University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Debt Finance; Structured Finance; Asset Based Finance; Workouts; Private Equity. | | Sam K. Kaywood, Jr. (Member) born New Haven, Connecticut, June 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia, Fulton County Superior Court and Georgia Supreme Court. Education: Babson College (B.S.B.A., 1979); Emory University (J.D.,1986). Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation; International Taxation. Email: Sam K. Kaywood, Jr. | | David C. Keating (Member) born Melrose, Massachusetts, July 18, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Recipient, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Tax Award. Author: "Exclusionary Zoning: In Whose Interest Should the Police Power Be Exercised?" 27 Real Estate Law Journal 304, Spring 1995. Leadership DeKalb Class of 1998. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Technology Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Privacy Law; Internet Technology. | | Michael P. Kenny (Member) born Hamilton, Ohio, April 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Oakland University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Northwestern University (M.A., University Fellow, 1980); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1984). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Antitrust; Complex Litigation. Email: Michael P. Kenny | | J. Thomas Kilpatrick (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 12, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Tennessee; 1969, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation. Email: J. Thomas Kilpatrick | | Peter Kontio (Member) born Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 7, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Clark University (A.B., cum laude with high honors in Economics, 1970); University of Chicago (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Antitrust; Government Investigations; Electronic Commerce. Email: Peter Kontio | | James A. Langlais (Member) born August 30, 1968; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2003, Georgia; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia. Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst (B.S., 1991); University of Massachusetts at Boston (M.B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts. | | John L. Latham (Member) born Dallas, Texas, July 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1976); Emory University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Corporate; Securities Litigation. Email: John L. Latham | | Robert L. Lee (Partner) born Mobile, Alabama, March 10, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Centre College (B.A., History and Government, 1993); University of Louisville (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member, Brandeis Honor Society. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trade Secrets; Complex Commercial Litigation. | | Matthew W. Levin (Member) born Trenton, New Jersey, October 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: Matthew W. Levin | | Orlyn (Skip) Lockard, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1997); University of Virginia (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Class Actions. | | David C. Lowance, Jr. (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, January 15, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, North Carolina. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1994); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. | | Jonathan W. Lowe (Member) born Miami Beach, Florida, December 15, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1970); Harvard University (J.D., 1975). Practice Areas: Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Finance; Health Care Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Business Acquisitions. Email: Jonathan W. Lowe | | Robert C. Lower (Member) born Oak Park, Illinois, January 8, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., magna cum laude with highest honors, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Electronic Commerce; Information and Privacy; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Regulation; Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems. Email: Robert C. Lower | | Christopher D. Mangum (Member) born Rock Hill, South Carolina, December 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985). Practice Areas: International Business; Internet Law; Electronic Commerce; Multimedia Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Christopher D. Mangum | | Christopher C. Marquardt (Member) born Clearwater, Florida, February 13, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia; 1997, Florida. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1992); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1995). Law Clerk to the Hon. Maurice M. Paul, Chief United States District Court Judge, Northern District of Florida, 1995-1997. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Noncompete Litigation; Business Torts; Trade Secret Misappropriation. | | Karol V. Mason (Member) born Amityville, New York, August 20, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1979); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Public Finance Law; Private Finance Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Karol V. Mason | | Dawnmarie R. Matlock (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Wright State University (B.S.N., 1982); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1991). Practice Areas: Health Care; Hospital Peer Review; Health Care Compliance; Certificates of Need. Email: Dawnmarie R. Matlock | | Courtney Guyton McBurney (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1993); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Government Investigations; White Collar Crime. | | Mark A. McCarty (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, April 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.S.B.A., 1990); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Outer Barristers Guild. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Telecommunications Law; Antitrust. | | Todd S. McClelland (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1994); Florida State University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Rights; Intellectual Property Procurement; Energy. | | Robin L. McGrath (Member) born Miami, Florida, July 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1989); University of Florida (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Robin L. McGrath | | Teri Lynn McMahon (Member) born Gainesville, Florida, February 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Leveraged Buyouts; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance. Email: Teri Lynn McMahon | | David M. Meezan (Partner) born Tucson, Arizona, May 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Tennessee; 2000, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1994); Vermont Law School (M.S.E.L., magna cum laude, 1997; J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Land Use; Clean Water Act; Climate Change; Clean Air Act. | | William R. Mitchelson Jr. (Member) born Wilmington, North Carolina, September 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1994, Georgia; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1982); University of Chicago (J.D., 1985). Comment Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1985. Law Clerk to the Honorable Cynthia Holcomb Hall, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985-1986. Associate, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, Los Angeles, CA, 1986-1990. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1990-1993. Vice President, Region IV, Health Care Compliance Association. Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Health Care Fraud; White Collar Crime; Corporate Compliance; Corporate Ethics; Commercial Litigation. Email: William R. Mitchelson Jr. | | Gerald L. Mize, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 14, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Phillips Universität, Germany; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany; University of Georgia (B.A., in German and B.A., in Pol. Science, 1981; J.D., 1984). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Commercial Insurance; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Insurance Investigations; Insurance Agents and Brokers Errors and Omissions; Insurance Products; International Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Excess Coverage; Risk Management; Self Insured Law; Professional Liability Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Reinsurance; Unfair Insurance Practices; Insurance Coverage Defense. Email: Gerald L. Mize, Jr. | | Michael G. Monnolly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Oregon; 2000, Georgia. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., 1992); University of Oregon (J.D., 1996); Georgetown University (LL.M., Employee Benefits, 1997). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; ERISA Class Actions; ERISA Compliance; Pension Plans. | | Randolph A. Moore III (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, June 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: The American University (B.A., B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); University of Virginia (J.D., 1994). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Corporate Governance; Investments; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Randolph A. Moore III | | Charles H. Morgan (Member) born Ocala, Florida, November 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Management Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health; Disabled Access. Email: Charles H. Morgan | | Robert D. Mowrey (Member) born Cincinnati, Ohio, September 27, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1985); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Climate Change; Toxic Tort Defense; Hazardous Waste; Environmental Corporate Law. Email: Robert D. Mowrey | | Joseph V. Myers, Jr. (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 20, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Tennessee; 1970, Georgia; 1999, Colorado. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development. Email: Joseph V. Myers, Jr. | | J. Kennard Neal (Member) born Rome, Georgia, May 7, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1981); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Complex Litigation; Litigation Management; Health Care Litigation. Email: J. Kennard Neal | | James F. Nellis, Jr. (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, November 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Development; Securitization. Email: James F. Nellis, Jr. | | Paul J. Nozick (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 31, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia; 1993, New York. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Paul J. Nozick | | William L. O'Callaghan, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 6, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1963; J.D., cum laude, 1965); Georgetown University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1968). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Taxation. Email: William L. O'Callaghan, Jr. | | Scott L. O'Melia (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1991); University of Florida (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Technology Law; Technology Joint Ventures; Climate Change. | | William S. Ortwein (Member) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1991); University of North Carolina (M.B.A., 1994; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Transactions. Email: William S. Ortwein | | Laura Lewis Owens (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Food Products Liability; Premises Liability; Mass Torts. Email: Laura Lewis Owens | | Timothy J. Pakenham (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Fuqua Graduate School of Business Administration, Duke University (M.B.A., 1983); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Property; Real Estate Finance; Credit; Partnerships. Email: Timothy J. Pakenham | | Alexander W. Patterson (Member) born Athens, Georgia, September 23, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia and District of Columbia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., summa cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Corporate Reorganization; Corporate Governance; Securities Regulation; Venture Capital. Email: Alexander W. Patterson | | Glenn G. Patton (Member) born Ridgewood, New Jersey, June 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1991); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Title VII Discrimination; Age Discrimination in Employment; Family and Medical Leave Act. | | Timothy J. Peaden (Member) born McPherson, Kansas, August 16, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Indiana, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana and U.S. Tax Court; 1987, Georgia; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Kansas State University; Wichita State University (B.B.A., 1980; M.S., 1981); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Tax Litigation; Federal Tax Controversies; State Tax Controversies; Property Tax Appeals. Email: Timothy J. Peaden | | Oscar N. Persons (Member) born McCormick, South Carolina, January 7, 1939; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 6th, 8th and 11th Circuits. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.I.E., 1960); Emory University (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Securities Fraud Class Actions; Complex Litigation; Civil Appeals. Email: Oscar N. Persons | | Michael T. Petrik (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, January 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., Economics, 1979; B.S.B., Management, 1979); Duke University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: State Taxation; State Income Tax; Sales and Use Tax; Local Taxation; Federal Taxation. Email: Michael T. Petrik | | Craig R. Pett (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, March 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Brigham Young University (B.S., cum laude, 1981; M.A.c.c. Tax, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: ERISA; ERISA Compliance; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; 401(k) Plans; Qualified Retirement Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits. Email: Craig R. Pett | | Steven L. Pottle (Member) born Anchorage, Alaska, November 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1983); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Technology Law; Health Care. Email: Steven L. Pottle | | Tiffany L. Powers (Partner) born November 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia; 2001, District of Columbia; 2002, Virginia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1995); University of Georgia (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Insurance Regulation; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Toxic Torts. | | Elizabeth A. Price (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Languages: Arabic and French. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability; Biotechnology; Agricultural Law. Email: Elizabeth A. Price | | Anne S. Rampacek (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, January 5, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Manhattanville College (B.Mus., 1967); New York University (M.A., 1969); University of Georgia (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Discrimination. Email: Anne S. Rampacek | | J. Mark Ray (Member) born Birmingham, Alabama, November 26, 1962; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1985); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1997). Board Member, Moot Court, 1996-1997. Editor-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1997. Practice Areas: Health Care Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Law. | | Christopher Allen Riley (Partner) born St. Petersburg, Florida, February 8, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1995); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1996-1998. Author: "Neither Froe Nor Fair: The 1996 Bosnian Elections and the Failure of the U.N. Election-Monitoring Mission," 30 Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law 1173, 1997. Practice Areas: Litigation; Financial Institutions Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Breach of Contract. | | Robert P. Riordan (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1980; J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Law; Business Litigation. Email: Robert P. Riordan | | Christina Braisted Rogers (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Virginia (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing. Email: Christina Braisted Rogers | | Mark C. Rusche (Member) born Marietta, Georgia, January 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Property Development; Real Estate Joint Ventures. Email: Mark |
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