(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

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.

Firm Affiliations

LEX MUNDI

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.

Address

One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309-3424, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 404-881-7000
Telecopier: 404-881-7777
Cable Address: AMGRAM GA Telex: 54-2996
Easylink: 62985848

Website

http://www.alston.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on other personnel, see professional biographies at Washington, DC, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, New York, New York, and Munich, Germany)

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

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.

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

Deborah Cazan (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1998); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Contracts; Construction Mediation; Education Law; College and University Law.Email: Deborah Cazan

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. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Technology Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Privacy Law; Internet Technology.Email: David C. Keating

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

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.

Robert R. Long (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1992); Stanford University (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of California; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Securities; Complex Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Class Actions.Email: Robert R. Long

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; 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.

Ethan D. Millar (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, California; 2005, Georgia. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S./B.A., Mathematics and Economics, 1995; J.D., Tax and Business Law, 1998). Order of the Coif. Adjunct Professor, Multistate Taxation Course, Emory University School of Law. Member: American Bar Association; UPPO; CMTA. Practice Areas: Taxation; Unclaimed Property.

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

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

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 C. Rusche

Allison M. Ryan (Member) born Dearborn, Michigan, October 11, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Investment.

Theodore J. Sawicki (Member) born Elizabeth, New Jersey, December 22, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia; 1987, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Emory University Law School (J.D., 1985). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Professional Liability; SEC Enforcement; Arbitration.Email: Theodore J. Sawicki

Christopher Glenn Sawyer (Member) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September 20, 1950; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. District Court, Central District of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1972); Yale University (M.Div., 1975); Duke University (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Governance.Email: Christopher Glenn Sawyer

John C. Sawyer (Member) born Cherry Point, North Carolina, May 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia; 1992, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Notre Dame (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Exempt Organizations; Fiduciary Litigation; Tax Controversies.Email: John C. Sawyer

Jack Spalding Schroder, Jr. (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1970); University of Georgia (J.D., 1973). Author: "Credentialing: Strategies for a Changing Environment," BNA's Health Law and Business Series (1996). Leader, Alston & Bird LLP Regulatory Health Care Practice Group, 1989-2001. Member: Atlanta (President, 1982-1983) and American Bar Associations; Atlanta Bar Foundation (President, 1991-1995); Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (President, 1981-1982); American Health Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1994-1999. Practice Areas: Health Law; Medical Staff Credentialing; Health Care Fraud; Certificates of Need; Hospital Peer Review.Email: Jack Spalding Schroder, Jr.

Douglas G. Scribner (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, July 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: University of Toledo (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1992; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Product Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage.Email: Douglas G. Scribner

John B. Shannon (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, December 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1990); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review. Certified Public Accountant. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Deferred Compensation; Employee Benefit Taxation; Securities.

Kazuhiro Shimizu (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 2006, New York. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1992); New York University (J.D., 1996). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures.

Candace N. Smith (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, June 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1990); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Financial Services Litigation; Trial and Appellate Practice; Bankruptcy Litigation.Email: Candace N. Smith

Frank G. Smith III (Member) born Greenville, Mississippi, June 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., cum laude, 1974); Stanford University (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Intellectual Property; White Collar Crime.Email: Frank G. Smith III

Lesley Hanchrow Solomon (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2001, District of Columbia; 2005, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., cum laude, 1993); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Securities Offerings; Securities Regulation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Financial Institutions Law.

John I. Spangler III (Member) born York, Pennsylvania, January 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1977); Washington University (J.D., 1980). Co-Author: "The Evolving Liabilities of Construction Managers," The Construction Lawyer, January 1999. Chairman, Construction Law Section, Atlanta Bar Association, 1994-1995. Leader, Alston & Bird LLP, Construction Law Practice Group. Member: Atlanta and American (Member, Litigation and Construction Industry Forum Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; National Panel of Construction Arbitrators; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation; Construction Arbitration; Construction and Design Law.Email: John I. Spangler III

Grant T. Stein (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, August 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1978); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy. Member, Board of Directors, Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute. Member, Board of Directors, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors. Member, Emory University Board of Visitors. Former President, Atlanta Branch, Turnaround Management Association. Leader, Alston & Bird LLP Bankruptcy Practice Group. Listed in Best Lawyers of America. Law Clerk to The Honorable W. Homer Drake, Jr., 1981-1983. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Creditors Rights; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Grant T. Stein

Andrew M. Stephenson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1996); Emory University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities Regulation; Joint Ventures; Corporate Governance.

John E. Stephenson, Jr. (Member) born Raleigh, North Carolina, December 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1981; J.D., with honors, 1984). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Accountants Liability; Wrongful Death; Aviation Litigation; Trial Practice; Electronic Commerce.Email: John E. Stephenson, Jr.

Michael L. Stevens (Member) born Columbus, Ohio, June 3, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., with high honors, 1990); Emory School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Practice Areas: Executive Compensation.Email: Michael L. Stevens

David J. Stewart (Member) born West Lafayette, Indiana, June 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: Wabash College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1985); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Advertising.Email: David J. Stewart

Fallany O. Stover (Partner) born Minter, Alabama, July 22, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Alabama; 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1995; J.D., 1998). Member, Order of the Coif. Co-Author: "The LLC Versus LLP Conundrum: Advice for Businesses Contemplating the Choices," Alabama Law Rev. Spring 1999. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Bond Finance; University Finance; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.

Jeffrey J. Swart (Member) born Killeen, Texas, July 26, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., with highest distinction, 1989; J.D., 1995). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. William H. Agnor Scholar. Editor-in-Chief, Emory Law Journal, 1994-1995. Author: "Setting the Record Straight: A Proposal to Save Time and Trees," Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Oct. 2008); "Jury Selection: Whose Job Is It, Anyway?" Georgia State University Law Review, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Spring 2007); "The Wedding Luau—Who is Invited?: Hawaii Same-Sex Marriage and Emerging Realities," 43 Emory Law Journal 1577 (1994). Law Clerk, Edward E. Carnes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation.

Debra A. R. Sydnor (Member) born Dallas, Texas, August 26, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: University of Delaware (B.S., 1991); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Executive Articles Editor, Howard Law Journal. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Younger Lawyers Section). Practice Areas: Litigation; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.

Bernard Taylor, Sr. (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, November 20, 1947; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., 1979); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1982). Practice Areas: Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Mass Torts Defense; Toxic Torts; Class Action Defense.Email: Bernard Taylor, Sr.

Joe T. Taylor (Member) born Leonardtown, Maryland, September 17, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, North Carolina; 1971, Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits; 1972, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., in taxation, 1970). Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation; Insurance; Business Planning.Email: Joe T. Taylor

A. Annette Teichert (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B.J., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Barristers. Member, Georgia Law Review, 1993. Chairman, Moot Court, 1994. Author: "Environmental Auditing and the Good Samaritan Doctrine," Georgia Law Review, Fall 1993. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation.Email: A. Annette Teichert

T. Michael Tennant (Member) born Anniston, Alabama, July 23, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1970); Mercer University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate Development; Telecommunications Law; Eminent Domain; Municipal Law.Email: T. Michael Tennant

David S. Teske (Member) born Syracuse, New York, August 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, New York; U.S. District Court, Western District of New York; 1998, Georgia. Education: University at Buffalo (B.S.A.S.E., cum laude, 1990; J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Technology Contracts; Technology Licensing; Technology Transfers.Email: David S. Teske

Laura Glover Thatcher (Member) born West Point, Georgia, August 3, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: Hollins College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1980). Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation Taxation; Non-Qualified Benefits; Corporate; Securities Regulation.Email: Laura Glover Thatcher

Glenn R. Thomson (Member) born Plainfield, New Jersey, July 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia; 1980, District of Columbia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1973; J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Tax Exempt Securities; Tax Incentives; Real Estate Finance; Health Care Finance.Email: Glenn R. Thomson

Jane Fugate Thorpe (Member) born Hazard, Kentucky, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Products Liability; General Civil Trial Practice; Complex Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation.Email: Jane Fugate Thorpe

Rosemarie A. Thurston (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., with high honors, 1986); Vanderbilt University (J.D., with high honors, 1989). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1987-1988. Author: "Communications with Analysts: An Electrified Tightrope," The Advisory Bulletin, a publication of the Business and Finance Committee, Atlanta Bar Association, 1992; "A Middle Ground Approach to the Exclusionary Remedy: Reconciling the Redaction Doctrine with United States v. Leon," Vanderbilt Law Review, 1988. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Legal Opinions Committee, Corporate and Banking Law Section). Practice Areas: Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law.

Gerald Von Thomas II (Member) born October 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, New York; 2002, Georgia. Education: New York University (B.S., 1994; J.D., 1997; LL.M., in Taxation, 1998). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Tax Law Review, New York University School of Law. Certified Public Accountant, Oklahoma, 1996. Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Taxation; Corporate Taxation; Real Estate Investment Taxation.

Homer Lee Walker (Member) born Vicenza, Italy, September 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Columbus College; University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 1983, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law; Corporate Law.Email: Homer Lee Walker

Katherine Wallace (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, June 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1996); University of Georgia (J.D., 2000). Articles Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1998-2000. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Licensing; Advertising and Marketing; Trademarks; Copyrights.

W. Terence Walsh (Member) born Toledo, Ohio, November 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, Georgia. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1965); Emory University (J.D., 1970). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation; Banking Litigation.Email: W. Terence Walsh

Jason H. Watson (Member) born Albany, Georgia, October 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 2004, New York. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1993); Mercer University (J.D., 1996). Staff Member, Mercer Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable John T. Laney III, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Georgia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 11.

Daniel R. Weede (Member) born Iowa City, Iowa, November 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1987); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Hotel and Resort Development; Retail Development; Industrial Real Estate Law.Email: Daniel R. Weede

John C. Weitnauer (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, March 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; Technology Contracts; Technology Joint Ventures.Email: John C. Weitnauer

Della Wager Wells (Member) born Watertown, New York, January 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Virginia (M.A., 1983); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1986). Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Municipal Bonds; Public Utility Law; Public Utility Finance.Email: Della Wager Wells

Benjamin T. White (Member) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 10, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., with honors, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Practice Areas: Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Probate; Federal Income Tax.Email: Benjamin T. White

Kelly C. Wilcove (Partner) born Binghamton, New York, March 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1993); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., 1998). Executive Editor for Production, Albany Law Review. Member, Justinian Society, 1998. Author: "The Resurgence of the Marital Rape Exemption: The Victimization of Teens by their Statutory Rapist," Albany Law Review. Co-Author: "Stock Trades by Insiders -- Lessons Learned from Recent Developments," National law Journal with John L. Latham and Todd R. David; "Developing Issues Arising Out of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's Discovery Stay Provision and Proposals for Clarification," Securities Regulation Law Journal, Fall, 1999. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Michelle A. Williams (Member) born Nyack, New York; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio (Inactive); 1991, Colorado (Inactive); 1992, Georgia. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., B.S., 1978); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Michelle A. Williams

R. Mark Williamson (Member) born Pensacola, Florida, October 7, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Wisconsin; 1996, Georgia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.M., cum laude, 1981); University of North Texas (M.M., 1983); Florida State University (J.D., with highest honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Business Law; Exempt Organizations.Email: R. Mark Williamson

Susan J. Wilson (Member) born Warner Robins, Georgia, April 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1986); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate.Email: Susan J. Wilson

Jeffrey E. Young (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., in physics, cum laude, 1972); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1976). Practice Areas: Patent; Trademarks; Copyright Law; Licensing.Email: Jeffrey E. Young

SENIOR COUNSEL

Sidney J. Nurkin (Senior Counsel) born Durham, North Carolina, November 12, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.S.E.E., 1963; LL.B., 1966). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance.

OF COUNSEL

Michael A. Doyle (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 4, 1937; admitted to bar, 1961, Georgia; 1967, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1959); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1962).Email: Michael A. Doyle

Frazer Durrett, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, March 23, 1931; admitted to bar, 1956, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., 1952); Princeton Graduate College; Harvard University (LL.B., cum laude, 1956). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Adjunct Professor of Taxation, Emory University Law School, 1961-1977. Advisor, Restatement Second of the Law, Property, 1972-1976. Trustee, 1981-1987 and President, 1986, Atlanta Tax Forum. Former Chairman, Board of Ethics, City of Atlanta. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (inactive); American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Federal Income Taxation Law.

Robert L. Foreman, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, June 22, 1926; admitted to bar, 1949, Georgia. Education: The Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut; University of North Carolina (B.A., 1946); Harvard University (LL.B., 1949). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (President, 1967-1968); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1987; Trustee, Clients' Security Fund, 1986-1991); American College of Real Estate Lawyers.Email: Robert L. Foreman, Jr.

Walter W. Mitchell (Of Counsel) born Memphis, Tennessee, October 1, 1933; admitted to bar, 1960, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1958; LL.B., 1960). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate.Email: Walter W. Mitchell

Ronald L. Reid (Of Counsel) born Moline, Illinois, November 12, 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, Georgia. Education: Emory University (A.B., 1957; LL.B., 1963). [USAF, 1958-1960; Capt., USAFR]. Practice Areas: Trial Practice.Email: Ronald L. Reid

Sidney O. Smith, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Gainesville, Georgia, December 30, 1923; admitted to bar, 1948, Georgia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1947); University of Georgia (LL.B., summa cum laude, 1949).

Ralph Williams, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, January 7, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, Georgia. Education: Episcopal High School in Virginia; University of Virginia (B.A., 1954); Emory University (LL.B., 1959).Email: Ralph Williams, Jr.

COUNSEL

Stephen L. Bracy (Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, August 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S.B.A., 1994); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1997). Chancellor's Scholar. Member, University of Georgia Law Review, 1995-1996. Co-Author: "Products Liability Class Actions: Are They Dead, Dying Or Merely Down For a (Short) Count?" Products Liability Institute, 1998. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Litigation.

Theodore W. Browne, II (Counsel) born Rockford, Illinois, August 29, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Indiana; 1987, Missouri. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Cornell College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); Harvard University (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Law Department: Baker & Daniels, Indianapolis, IN, 1978-1981; American Television & Communications Corporation, Englewood, CO, 1983-1987. Associate Counsel, Inland Container Corporation, 1981-1983. Senior Vice President, Legal, Cencom Cable Associates, Inc., St. Louis, MO, 1987-1993. Member: The Missouri Bar; American Corporate Counsel Association (Director, St. Louis Chapter, 1992-1993). Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Litigation.

Angela T. Burnette (Counsel) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 4, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: North Georgia College (B.S., 1990); University of Georgia (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Regulation; Health Care Litigation; HIPAA; Mental Health Law; Physicians Licensing.Email: Angela T. Burnette

Steven D. Collier (Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, May 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 1980); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Workouts; Real Estate Foreclosures; Real Estate Bankruptcy; Real Estate Contracts.Email: Steven D. Collier

Theodore B. Eichelberger (Counsel) born Buffalo, New York, December 24, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.Email: Theodore B. Eichelberger

Ashley Gillihan (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama; 1997, Tennessee; 2001, Georgia. Education: Western Kentucky University (B.A., 1993); Samford University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Health Benefits; ERISA Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation.

Ginabeth B. Hutchison (Counsel) born Montgomery, Alabama, September 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977; M.B.A., 1979); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Portfolio Management; International Trademarks; Trademark Prosecution.Email: Ginabeth B. Hutchison

T. Hunter Jefferson (Counsel) born Fayetteville, Arkansas, February 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., German, summa cum laude, 1995; J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Articles Editor and Symposium Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Stonewall and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; International Trade; International Arbitration.

Stephanie Johnston-Thomas (Counsel) born Wurzberg, Germany, October 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia and South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1993); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1997; M.B.A., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.

Jenifer N. Keenan (Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, September 3, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Missouri; 1999, Georgia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1993); Washington University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Products Liability.

J. Alan McNabb (Counsel) born Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November 14, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; 1995, Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.S., 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1987). Instructor, Research, Writing and Advocacy Program, Emory University School of Law, 1986-1987. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing.

Cele Ogawa (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 1999). Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Regulation; Insurance Coverage.

W. Marshall Sanders (Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, 1959; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Columbia University (M.A., 1984; M.Phil., 1987); Georgia State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Exempt Organizations; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Charitable Trusts and Foundations.

Eileen M. G. Scofield (Counsel) born Flushing, New York, April 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1981); University of Georgia (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Immigration; Labor; International Law; Hospitality Law.Email: Eileen M. G. Scofield

Kevin D. Sheldon (Counsel) born Syracuse, New York, June 10, 1954; admitted to bar, 1991, New York; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1976); Utica College of Syracuse University (B.S., 1980); Syracuse University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Practice Areas: Technology Law; High Technology; Technology Licensing.Email: Kevin D. Sheldon

Beverlee E. Silva (Counsel) born Seattle, Washington; admitted to bar, 1988, California; 1993, Washington; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., with honors, 1983; A.M., 1983); Northwestern University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Co-Author, "Wetlands Regulation in Western Washington Under the Growth Management Act," 16 U. Puget Sound L. Rev. 1059, 1993. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).

H. Suzanne Smith (Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, June 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1986); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1989). Co-Editor, Antitrust Problems and Solutions in a Changing Health Care System, (Antitrust Section ABA 1994); Co-Author, "A Comprehensive Analysis of Georgia RICO," 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 537-584 (April 1993). Member: State Bar of Georgia (High School Mock Trial Committee; Young Lawyers' Section); American Bar Association (Contributing Editor, Health Care Chronicle, Health Care Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1996-1998). Practice Areas: Antitrust Law; Class Action Defense; Trade Regulation.Email: H. Suzanne Smith

Valarie C. Williams (Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.B.A., 1990); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Litigation; Trial Practice.Email: Valarie C. Williams

SPECIAL COUNSEL

R. Neal Batson (Special Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee, May 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia 1998, Colorado. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1963; J.D., 1966). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Arbitration; Commercial Mediation.Email: R. Neal Batson

ASSOCIATES

Shri Abhyankar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008. Education: Emory University (B.S., 2003); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Wesley C. Achey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 2001); Georgia State University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Mechanical Patents.

Angela Adams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Clark Atlanta University (B.S., 2004); Howard University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Bisa F. Ajanaku (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., 1995); Clark Atlanta University (M.A., 2002); University of Georgia (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Products Liability.

Andrew R. Allen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Scott Amy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1999); University of Georgia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.

Dane A. Baltich (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S., 2003); University of Florida (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Electrical Patents; Patent Infringement; Intellectual Property Portfolio Management.

Joshua L. Becker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1997); University of Florida (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.

Andria E. Beeler-Norrholm (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Kitty Bina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1997); University of Virginia (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation; Copyright Litigation.

D. Barton Black (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 2000); Mercer University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Patents; Mechanical Patents; Business Method Patents.

Lisa K. Bojko (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2003); Syracuse University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Meaghan Goodwin Boyd (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2001; J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use.

Jonathan B. Breviu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions.

Brie A.L. Brown (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006. Education: Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006) Northwestern University (B.S., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Donald G. Brown (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S.B.A., 2002; J.D., 2007). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation; International Construction Law; Architectural Law.

Scott P. Brown (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan; 2006, Georgia. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1997); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Structured Finance.

Harold Buckley, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Tuskegee University (B.Arch., 1993); Georgia Institute of Technology (M.C.P., 1995); Georgia State University (J.D., 2002).

Lisa R. Bugni (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida; 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2000); University of Miami (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Ginger R. Burton (Associate) born Gainesville, Georgia, 1958; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., with high honors, 1994); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Finance; Debt Finance.

Naeemah Clark (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1997); Yale University (J.D., 2002).

Brett E. Coburn (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

Bethany L. Cooper (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 2003); University of Virginia (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.

Jeffrey A. Cooper (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1989); Florida State University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Patents; Mechanical Patents; Patent Infringement; Intellectual Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property.

Patrick R. Costello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Manhattan College (B.A., 1999); University of Miami (J.D., 2002).

Patrick L. Coyle (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2006, South Carolina. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

Rebecca B. Crawford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia and Tennessee. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1997); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 2003). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

William M. D'Antignac (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Patrick J. Davidson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2001); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Technology Law.

Ashley B. Davis (Associate) born Lynchburg, Virginia, February 23, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Ohio University (B.A., Sociology, cum laude, 1996); DePaul University (J.D., with honors, 1999).

Cory C. Davis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; 2006, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Alabama (B.S.E.E., 1998); University of Georgia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property; Patents; Electronic Patents; Computer and Software Patents.

Ambreen A. Delawalla (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1999); Columbia University (J.D., 2003). Languages: French Gujarati Urdu. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.

Rory J. Diamond (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2001); University of San Diego (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Investigations; National Security.

Derin B. Dickerson (Associate) born June 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Aaron R. Dixon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1999); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance.

Leigh Rhoads Doyal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2000); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Martin Dozier (Associate) born Augusta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., with highest honors, 1998); University of Georgia (J.D., with honors, 2001). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Blue Sky Law.

Stephanie B. Driggers (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Stetson University (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

E. Helen Eisenstein (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2003; J.D., 2006). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Shelly Jacobs Ellerhorst (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use.

Tracy M. Elliott (Associate) born Houston, Texas, May 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2000); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Margaret English (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.S., 2002; B.A., 2002; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Securities Regulation.

Nadine Sophia Evans (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, November 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1997); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financial Products; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance.

Erica L. Fenby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Alisha Fikes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2002); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance.

Courtney Carter Fletcher (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1995; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Products Liability.

Peter K. Floyd (Associate) born Griffin, Georgia, June 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.I.S., 1997; J.D., 2000).

Kimberly L. Fogarty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

J. Anderson Folsom (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2003); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Regulation.

David S. Frist (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2002); University of Georgia (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Lisa Barry Frist (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2002); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Government Investigations.

Rodney J. Ganske (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Charles A. Gartland, II (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1998); University of Virginia (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

Stephen P. Glasgow (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 2003) University of Virginia (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Joseph J. Gleason (Associate) born September 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1998; J.D., 2002).

Kevin A. Gooch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2001); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Finance; Debt Finance.

Joseph A. Guillory (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Georgetown College (B.S., 2000); University of Kentucky (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Debt Finance; Structured Finance.

Christopher S. Haggerty (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1991); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Mechanical Patents; Business Method Patents; Computer and Software Patents.

D'Asia Morris Hailey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2000); Howard University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Structured Finance.

Anne Tyler Hamby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.S., 2000); University of Bath (M.Sc., 2002); University of Alabama (J.D., 2006); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Qualified Retirement Plans; Executive Compensation; Deferred Compensation.

Brian D. Harvel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 2004); Emory University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Taxation; Federal Income Tax; Federal Tax Controversies; International Taxation; Business Taxation.

Holly S. Hawkins (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 2001); George Washington University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Kyle Healy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 2003); University of Michigan (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.

Jeffrey K. Hester (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, July 9, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Hawaii. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1995); William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999); University of Houston (LL.M., Health Law, 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Medical Malpractice Defense.

Russell A. Hilton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Union University (B.A., 2002); Emory University (M.T.S., 2007; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity.

Catherine A. Hora (Associate) born February 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002).

J. Andrew Howard (Associate) born May 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.M., 1998; B.A., 1998); Mercer University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Construction Contracts; Construction Litigation; Government Contracts; Government Construction Contracts; Bid Protests.

Matthew W. Howell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Washington University (B.A., 2003); Duke University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Trademarks; Copyright Litigation.

Melissa S. Hsieh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia and Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

William R. Hubbard (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1997); Yale University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Patents; Copyrights.

Trihn H. Huynh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1998); Emory University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Construction Mediation; Construction Contracts.

Sean C. Hyatt (Associate) born June 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1999); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Arbitration.

Jacob M. Isler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1996); University of Georgia (M.B.A., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Technology Law.

Jessica E. Jacob (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 2002); George Washington University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Kamran Jivani (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 2003); University of Illinois (J.D., 2006). Languages: Hindi Urdu. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Litigation.

Joann Elizabeth Johnston (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2007, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001; B.S., 2001); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2004). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Complex Litigation; Class Action Defense; Insurance Defense.

Kristin H. Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts; Climate Change; Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Elizabeth H. Jordan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2003; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

Matthew D. Justus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: New York University (B.A., 2004); Harvard University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Trial Practice.

Benjamin P. Keane (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Laura Allison Kees (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1998); University of Florida, (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; International Trademarks; Copyrights.

Colin K. Kelly (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1998); West Virginia University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation.

Elizabeth J. Kemmerer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1998; J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Matthew D. Kent (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2003); Mercer University (M.B.A., 2004); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Antitrust; Complex Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

Ashley Liu Kirkman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (B.S., 2002); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2006; M.B.A., 2006). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.

Laurie K. Kirkwood (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1994); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Health Benefits; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Taxation.

W. Scott Kitchens (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Technology Finance; Strategic Alliances.

Ryan W. Koppelman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; 2004, Florida; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006. Education: St. Joseph's College (B.A., 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Intellectual Property Licensing; Intellectual Property Prosecution.

Karl H. Koster (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: West Virginia University (B.S.E.E., 1983); Georgia Institute of Technology (M.S., 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., 2001).

Brendan Krasinski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1994); University of Georgia (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Mass Torts; Class Actions.

Alison N. LaBruyere (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1997); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law.

Natalie Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1999); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; White Collar Criminal Defense.

Julie A. Lemmer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 2001); Florida State University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation.

Rebekah C. LeMon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 2000); Columbia Theological Seminary (M. Div., 2003); Emory University (J.D., 2007). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

Pamela K. Lina (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001); Emory University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Pamela K. Lina

Jennifer R. Liotta (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: The College of Idaho (B.A., 1999); Emory University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation.

Demetrius Tennell Lockett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Morehouse College (B.A., 1998); University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2001).

Jasmine C. Lowe (Associate) born Plano, Texas; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 2000); University of Georgia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Financial Services Law; Electronic Banking; Credit Card Law.

Randy H. Luffman (Associate) born March 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1984); Georgia State University (J.D., 2002).

Joshua A. Lynch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 2002); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Development.

Blake C. MacKay (Associate) born July 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1999); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2002).

Carrie B. Markham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Samford University (B.A., 2001); Mercer University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

W. Clay Massey (Associate) born August 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S.B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002).

Gregory B. Mauldin (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, June 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1996); University of Georgia (J.D., 2002).

Jason A. Mayberry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: North Carolina State University (B.S., 1999); Harvard University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts; Class Actions; Medical Malpractice.

Shannon L. McCoy (Associate) born October 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1998; B.B.A., 1998); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2002).

Sarah D. McElroy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1999); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Banks and Banking.

Brendan McGill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2000); University of Virginia (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions.

Sean K. McMahan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Chapman University (B.S., 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation.

Stephen G. McNiff (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1995); Florida Institute of Technology (M.S., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Electrical Intellectual Property; Computer and Software Patents; Electrical Patents.

George D. Medlock, Jr. (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 7, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2004, District of Columbia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1998; B.A., 1998); Harvard University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patents; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution.

Kristen L. Melton (Associate) born West Monroe, Louisiana, October 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2007, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Auburn University (B.S.M.E., magna cum laude, 1993; B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation.

Barbara Dorsey Miller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, California; 2006, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., 1996); Columbia University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Offerings; Telecommunications Finance.

Brian Parker Miller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1997); Florida State University (J.D., 2002).

Wade Pearson Miller (Associate) born December 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Catherine Morgen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1996); University of Virginia (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

D'Andrea J. Morning (Associate) born 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Xavier University of Louisiana (B.S., 2003); Mercer University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Regulation.

Neal F. Newman (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, June 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., Accounting, 1995); Howard University (J.D., cum laude, 1998).

Coby S. Nixon (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, January 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004. Education: Mercer University (B.S.E., 1998); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademark Prosecution; Intellectual Property Licensing.

Daniel C. Norris (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2000); Florida State University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Litigation.

Marianne Ortiz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); Northwestern University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Eric J. Ourada (Associate) born Appleton, Wisconsin, April 30, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, South Carolina; 1995, North Carolina; 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.B.A., 1991); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1995).

Tejas Patel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

R. David Patton (Associate) born Auburn, Alabama, November 15, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Central Florida (B.S.B.A., 1993); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1996).

Nancy B. Pridgen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia; 2004, Michigan. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: ERISA; ERISA Litigation; 401(k) Plans; Pension Plans.

T.C. Spencer Pryor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Investigations; Government Investigations.

Lucas Przymusinski (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.S., 1995; J.D., 2007); Albany Medical Center (M.D., 2001). Languages: Polish. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Class Actions.

Stephen G. Racioppi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Pepperdine University (B.A., 2002) The George Washington University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Governance; Financial Services Law.

J. Alexander Reed (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 2003; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Securities Class Actions; Securities Litigation; Corporate Investigations; Complex Business Litigation.

Natosha O. Reid (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2007, Georgia. Education: Radcliffe College (B.A., 1993); Harvard University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Wendy Reingold (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1999); George Washington University (J.D., 2002).

Allison Viscardi Richardson (Associate) born Westwood, New Jersey, July 30, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: American University (B.A., 1996); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 2001).

Matthew D. Richardson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1997); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Kelly R. Riggle (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, August 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, New York. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Denison University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); Tulane University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions.

Jason D. Rosenberg (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2007, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1997); Northwestern University (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Trademarks; Copyrights; Advertising Law; Trade Secrets.

Julie R. Ross (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.B.A., 2003); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2007; M.B.A., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities.

Christopher M. Rosselli (Associate) born November 7, 1972; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Haverford College (B.A., 1995); University of Georgia (J.D., 2002).

Samuel R. Rutherford (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 2002); University of Chicago (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Margaret Ward Scott (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1996); Emory University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate and Gift Taxation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Trusts and Estates.Email: Margaret Ward Scott

Gilly L. Segal (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (B.A., 2004); Emory University (J.D., 2007). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Intellectual Property Licensing.

Michael H. Shanlever (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice.

Sage M. Sigler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 2001); Emory University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Workouts.

Sean A. Simmons (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S., 1995); University of Oklahoma (M.A., 2002); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Class Actions.

Elizabeth P. Skola (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2000); Emory University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation; Securities Litigation; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Class Actions.

Perry D. Smith (Associate) born October 15, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Duke University (B.A., 2001); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Health Care; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions.

Sarah Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 2001); University of Oklahoma (J.D., 2004). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care.

Stacy E. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999) Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate.

Cindy L. Spindler (Associate) born Duluth, Minnesota, October 19, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1999); Boston University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Actions.

Alicia P. Starkman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

Brian Stimson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., 2002).

Robert D. Stone (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1992); Florida State University (M.S., 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance.

Stephen R. Stone (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1998); American University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Banks and Banking.

Meredith W. Struby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1999); Mercer University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Mechanical Intellectual Property; Patents; Mechanical Patents; Patent Infringement.

William S. Sugden (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., 1999); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2003; M.B.A., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Bankruptcy Reorganization.

Anna Aven Sumner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1998); Duke University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Mass Torts; Products Liability; Class Actions.

Tifanie A. Titus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1997); Georgetown University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Asset Based Finance; Secured Finance.

Mark D. Trainer (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; 2008, Georgia. Education: Harding University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Indiana University, Indianapolis (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Uniform Commercial Code; Breach of Contract; Equal Employment Opportunity Law.

Dianne L. Trenholm (Associate) born April 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Broker-Dealer Regulation; Real Estate Investment.Email: Dianne L. Trenholm

Katherine A. Tritschler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2002; B.S., 2002); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Bank Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Regulation.

Jeremy D. Tucker (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama; 2005, Georgia. Education: Jacksonville State University (B.S., 1993); University of Alabama (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

Matthew J. Urbanawiz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1999); Brigham Young University (J.D., 2002).

Aaron Vandiver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2001); Emory University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Real Estate Securities; Private Placement.

Kerry K. Vatzakas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1999); University of Georgia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation.

Kyle G.A. Wallace (Associate) born Paducah, Kentucky, January 19, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Kennesaw State University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Georgia (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice; Complex Litigation; Class Actions; Products Liability.

Tamika D. Walters (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Massachusetts. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Brown University (B.A., 1998); Georgetown University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Corporate Investigations; Shareholder Derivative Actions.

T. Timothy Wang (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 2000) University of Michigan (J.D., 2007). Languages: Mandarin Chinese. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Economic Development; Bond Finance.

Camille W. Ward (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2003); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment.

Jonathan Eric Wells (Associate) born Gulfport, Mississippi; August 14, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1997); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 2001). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation.

David A. Wender (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Washington University (B.S.B.A., 1998); Emory University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Bankruptcy Reorganization.

Kerry T. Wenzel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1999); Duke University (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Taxation; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation Taxation; Deferred Compensation.

Brandon R. Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Morehouse College (B.S., 1999); Emory University (J.D., 2002).

Kara Williamson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., 1999); Georgia State University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Finance.

Leslie E. Wood (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 2002); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.

M. Christina Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1975); University of Tennessee (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Electronic Banking; Securities; Credit Card Law; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions.

C. Max Zygmont (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 2002); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law.

STAFF ATTORNEY

Craig A. Sloane (Staff Attorney)