McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

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Law Firm in Atlanta, Georgia

A Limited Liability Partnership including Professional Corporations

Address
Suite 5300, 303 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
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Phone: 404-527-4000  
Telecopier: 404-527-4198
Email: atlanta@mckennalong.com
URL: http://www.mckennalong.com
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McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Litigation and Appellate Practice before Federal and State Courts and Regulatory Agencies, Government Contracts, White Collar Crime, Toxic Tort, Products Liability, Antitrust, Public Utilities, Natural Gas and Electric Power, Federal and State Taxation, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial, Securities, Finance, Real Property and Land Use, Environmental, Immigration, Government Relations, Communications, Healthcare, Financial Restructurings and Bankruptcy, Transportation, Intellectual Property and Patent Law, International Law and Transactions, Technology, Public Finance, Sports and Entertainment, Estate Planning and Administration, Employee Benefits, Human Resources.
Year Established: 1940
Firm Profile:
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP offers the entire range of legal services and business counseling needed in today's evolving economic, technological and political climate. Our commitment to clients is the continual enhancement of our capacity to deliver effective service. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, growth companies, manufacturing companies, defense contractors, regulated utilities, financial institutions, consumer products, leisure and hospitality, transportation, communications, chemical, insurance companies, and a variety of bioscience ventures. The firm serves a number of governmental and nonprofit organizations as well.
Firm Size: 418

Other Office Locations of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Albany, New York, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Devon, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
RESIDENT PARTNERS
Luis A. Aguilar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: Georgia Southern College (B.S., 1976); University of Georgia (J.D., 1979); Emory University (M.L.T., 1985). Chair, Latin American Association. Director, Leadership Atlanta. Former Director and Former Parliamentarian, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Director: Girl Scouts Council of Northwest Georgia, Inc.; Southeast Regional Chapter, United States Fund for UNICEF; Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO). Member: Atlanta (Member, Business and Finance Law Section) and American (Member, Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Corporate and Banking Law Section); Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) (Co-Chair, Board of Governors, Annual Convention, 2002); Hispanic National Bar Foundation (HNBF) (Director and Treasurer). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities; Corporate Governance and Compliance; Mergers and Acquisitions; International. Email: Luis A. Aguilar
John G. Aldridge (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Georgia; 1969, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1965); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1968). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, North Carolina Law Review, 1967-1968. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Finance; Loan Workouts; Business Workouts. Email: John G. Aldridge
Barry J. Armstrong (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., 1987); University of Florida (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member, Florida Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care Fraud. Email: Barry J. Armstrong
David L. Balser (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Member, Editorial Board, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to the Honorable Charles A. Moye, Jr., U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1987-1989. Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation. Email: David L. Balser
James L. Barkin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1987); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Winthrop Scholar. Member, Emory Law Journal. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate and Finance. Email: James L. Barkin
Robert A. Bartlett (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Virginia and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1973, Georgia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1966); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1969). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Robert A. Bartlett
Derek Bauer (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1995); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care; Media Law. Email: Derek Bauer
Chris Gregory Baugher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1992); University of Virginia (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital. Email: Chris Gregory Baugher
R. Daniel Beale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia and Kentucky. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1989); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Honorable Orinda D. Evans, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: R. Daniel Beale
Steven K. Bender (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1982); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Development; Finance. Email: Steven K. Bender
Frank S. Benjamin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, New York; 1994, Georgia. Education: State University of New York (B.A., Cum Laude, 1987); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Technology Law. Email: Frank S. Benjamin
Joseph O. Blanco (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Emory Law Journal, 1998-1999. Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank M. Hull, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Joseph O. Blanco
Michael R. Boorman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1995); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Moot Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Telecommunications Law. Email: Michael R. Boorman
Janine Anthony Bowen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1989; M.S., 1991); Georgia State University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Technology Law; Licensing; Corporate Law. Email: Janine Anthony Bowen
Phillip A. Bradley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: St. Andrews College (B.A., with honors, 1975); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Securities; Health Care. Email: Phillip A. Bradley
Wayne N. Bradley (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1983); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1990). Order of the Coif. Listed in Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers in the Corporate/M&A category;. Editor-in-Chief, Emory Law Journal, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to the Hon. Emmett Ripley Cox, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1990-1991. With Management, Russ Berrie & Co., Inc. (NYSE:RUS), 1983-1987. Member: Board of Visitors, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School; State Bar of Georgia Corporate Code Committee; Board of Directors, Thione International, Inc. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Finance; Debt and Equity Finance; Venture Capital; International Law; Aviation; Contracts. Email: Wayne N. Bradley
Gregory S. Brow (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: St. Mary's College of Maryland (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of North Carolina (J.D., with high honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, University of North Carolina Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable M. Blane Michael, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Gregory S. Brow
Bruce P. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1979); University of Georgia (J.D., summa cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk to: the Hon. Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1985-1986; the Hon. Edward Allen Tamm, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Computer Technology; Media and First Amendment. Email: Bruce P. Brown
David K. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1995); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 2000; M.B.A., 2000). Assistant Legislation Editor, Georgia State Law Review, 1999-2000. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital. Email: David K. Brown
Charles E. Campbell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: Emory University; University of Georgia (B.A., 1964; M.A., 1967); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.B., 1971). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American College of Bankruptcy. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization. Email: Charles E. Campbell
Douglas A.S. Chalmers, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1986; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Douglas A.S. Chalmers, Jr.
Michael J. Cochran (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1992, Georgia. Education: University of Washington (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Chicago (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Atlanta Venture Forum. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity. Email: Michael J. Cochran
Charlotte A. Combre (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1988); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Atlanta, American and National Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; American Health Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation. Email: Charlotte A. Combre
Marc C. D'Annunzio (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 2000, Tennessee. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1996). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance and Securities. Email: Marc C. D'Annunzio
George (Buddy) Darden (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Georgia; 1996, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: George Washington University; University of Georgia (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1967). Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-1994. District Attorney, Cobb Judicial Circuit, 1973-1976. Member, Georgia General Assembly, 1981-1983. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Criminal Law; Government; Regulatory Law; Telephone Utilities. Email: George (Buddy) Darden
L. Craig Dowdy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.S.E.E., with honors, 1979); Georgia State University (J.D., 1988). Georgia State University 1988 National Champion Moot Court Team. Practice Areas: Communications and Media; Legislative Practice; Litigation; Public Utilities; Regulatory Law. Email: L. Craig Dowdy
Deborah S. Ebel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1970); University of Michigan (M.S.W., 1972); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1975). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Children; Commercial Law; Family Law; Litigation. Email: Deborah S. Ebel
Donald McGee Etheridge (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, North Carolina; 1996, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1974; J.D., 1977); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M. in Taxation). Member: North Carolina State Bar; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning. Email: Donald McGee Etheridge
J. Randolph Evans (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia; 2002, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of West Georgia (B.A., summa cum laude, 1980); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Order of the Coif; Order of the Barristers; Phi Beta Kappa. Research Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1982-1983. Outside Counsel to U.S. Speaker of the House: Speaker Dennis Hastert, 106th-108th Congresses; Speaker Newt Gingrich, 104th-105th Congresses. Special Master, Georgia Supreme Court, 1999—. General Counsel, Republican Party of Georgia, 2001—. Member, Georgia Board of Elections, 2003—. Author: "Practical Guide to Legal Malpractice Prevention," Eight Ed., 2000; "The Practical Guide for Purchasing Legal Malpractice Insurance," Third Ed., 1999; "Attorneys and the Year 2000 Problem," Section Review, Vol. 1, No. 3, p.43, Massachusetts Bar Association, July 1999; "Legal Ethics," 47 Mercer Law Review 197 (1995); "Attorney Liability for Assisting Clients with Wrongful Conduct: Established and Emerging Bases of Liability," 45 South Carolina Law Review 803 (1994); "Litigators on Trial: Professionalism Implications of Yost v. Torok," 23 Georgia State Bar Journal 88 (1986); "Legal Malpractice Forum: Legal Malpractice Insurance; Are You Really Covered - Part I," 15 The Colorado Lawyer 123 (1986); "Legal Malpractice Insurance; Are You Really Covered - Part II," 15 The Colorado Lawyer 217 (1986). Columnist; Lecturer. Member: Georgia Republican Foundation; Leadership Atlanta. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Bench & Bar; Lawyer Advertising Task Force; Legislation; Legislative Research; Professional Liability Insurance); Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Trial Insurance; Administrative Law); Bar Associations; Georgia Bar Foundation; Republican National Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Liability; Legal Malpractice; Insurance; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Government; Entertainment. Email: J. Randolph Evans
William L. Floyd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Georgia. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1962); Emory University (J.D., with honors, 1965). Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Public Law, 1965. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Institutions Regulation. Email: William L. Floyd
Jonathan R. Friedman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1992); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associatons; State Bar of Georgia; District of Columbia Bar; Defense Research Institute; American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: International Law; Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Business Disputes; Commercial Law. Email: Jonathan R. Friedman
Nathan L. Garroway (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri. Education: Washington University (B.A., Economics, summa cum laude, 1995); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1998). Member, Vanderbilt Moot Court Board. Member, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Member: The Missouri Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Dispute Resolution). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Nathan L. Garroway
Sharon A. Gay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1982). Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to Judge Horace Ward, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; Chief Judge Jack Sognier, Georgia Court of Appeals. Practice Areas: Governmental Relations; Land Use and Zoning; State and Local Government Law; Public Contracting; Procurement. Email: Sharon A. Gay
David A. Geiger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: The College of William & Mary (B.A., 1995); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Litigation. Email: David A. Geiger
Gordon D. Giffin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1971); Emory University (J.D., 1974). United States Ambassador to Canada, 1997-2001. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Energy; Utilities; Communications and Media; Contracts; Bid Protests; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Governmental Law. Email: Gordon D. Giffin
Jeffrey K. Haidet (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1982); University of Toledo (J.D., summa cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Editor, University of Toledo Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Technology; Corporate Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities. Email: Jeffrey K. Haidet
Robert D. Hancock, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.Ch.E., 1965); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1972). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Robert D. Hancock, Jr.
Scott A. Harty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, New York; 2001, Florida; 2002, U.S. Tax Court; 2004, Georgia. Education: Virginia Tech (B.A., 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1998); New York University (LL.M., 2000). Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Controversies. Email: Scott A. Harty
M. Hakim Hilliard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Morehouse College (B.A., with honors, 1990); Georgetown University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government. Email: M. Hakim Hilliard
R. William Ide (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1965); Georgia State University (M.B.A., 1972). Order of the Coif; Kappa Alpha Order; Omicron Delta Kappa; Raven Society. Member, Board of Editors, Virginia Law Review, 1964-1965. Law Clerk to Judge Griffin Bell, United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1965-1966. Member, Georgia Crime Commission, 1977. Chair, Georgia Criminal Justice Council, 1976-1977. Vice President, Board of Directors and Executive Committee, National Legal Aid and Defender Association. Former Member, Executive Committee Board of Directors, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Former Adjunct Professor, Florida State University College of Law. Member: State Bar of Georgia (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1975; Former Member: Board of Governors; State Disciplinary Board); District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association (President, 1993-1994; Former Chair: Young Lawyers Section; House of Delegates; General Practice Section; Trustee, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights); American Judicature Society (Former Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee); Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Inc.; ALI-ABA; Mission New Hope (Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee); American Arbitration Association (Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee). Practice Areas: Corporate; Finance. Email: R. William Ide
John N. Ingram (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., 1991); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Practice Areas: Telecommunications; Communications Law; Energy Law; Privatization; Corporate Law; Transactions. Email: John N. Ingram
Stacy S. Ingram (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Texas (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Stacy S. Ingram
David M. Ivey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1971); Mercer University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1975). Administrative Editor, Mercer Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk to the Hon. William C. O'Kelley, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1975-1977. Practice Areas: Biotechnology; Business Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: David M. Ivey
Alan R. Jenkins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia; 1998, Georgia. Education: New York State College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1979); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1994). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Energy; Administrative Law; Project Finance. Email: Alan R. Jenkins
Margaret M. Joslin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Georgia. Education: Wayne State University; Michigan State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University of Notre Dame (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Notre Dame Lawyer, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Asset Based Finance; Asset Securitization; Credit Enhancement; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Project Finance; Structured Finance; Tax Exempt Finance. Email: Margaret M. Joslin
Mark S. Kaufman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., with high distinction, 1969); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1973). Member: American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganization; Out of Court Workouts; Energy Workouts; Chapter 11 Reorganizations; Corporate Financial Restructurings; Real Estate Financial Restructuring. Email: Mark S. Kaufman
Jason Klitenic (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1989); University of Baltimore (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Georgia; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Government Contracts; Homeland Security. Email: Jason Klitenic
Steven J. Labovitz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia; 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., magna cum laude, 1971); Emory School of Law (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Government Relations; Privatizations; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Family Law. Email: Steven J. Labovitz
Thomas P. Lauth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., with honors, 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Practice Areas: Public Finance; Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Thomas P. Lauth
J. Michael Levengood (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1977; J.D., cum laude, 1980). The Order of Barristers. Chairman, Georgia Moot Court Executive Board. Member, Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1979-1980. Member: American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Reorganizations; Financial Restructurings; Commercial Litigation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Transportation. Email: J. Michael Levengood
James D. Levine (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., with highest honors, 1979); Yale Law School (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Immigration Law. Email: James D. Levine
Katherine M. Lewis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 2000, Georgia. Education: Yale University (A.B., cum laude, 1992); Duke University (J.D., 1995). Member, Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy, 1993-1995. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Loan Restructuring; Workouts. Email: Katherine M. Lewis
Clay C. Long (Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Georgia and District of Columbia. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1958); King's College, University of London; Harvard Law School (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1962). Phi Beta Kappa. Case Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1961-1962. Law Clerk, Associate Justice Hugo L. Black, U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-1963. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Finance. Email: Clay C. Long
Russell P. Love (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court; 1985, Alabama; 1989, Georgia. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1980); University of Alabama (J.D., 1983); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1984). Articles Editor, American Journal of Tax Policy, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Law; Taxation; Corporate. Email: Russell P. Love
James B. Manley, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1993); Mercer University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Malpractice Law; Professional Negligence; Litigation. Email: James B. Manley, Jr.
Dara D. Mann (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia and Minnesota. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., with honors, 1993); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Agribusiness.
Gary W. Marsh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: American University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Emory University (J.D., 1985). Member, Moot Court Society. (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Litigation. Email: Gary W. Marsh
Summer H. Martin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1994; M.B.A., 1995); Emory University (J.D., 1998). Member, National Association of Institutional Review Board Managers. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Association of Health Care Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Summer H. Martin
Keith W. Mason (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Public Law; Government Affairs; Public Finance; Real Estate. Email: Keith W. Mason
Ann-Marie M. McGaughey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Mercer Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Mercer Law Review, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Ann-Marie M. McGaughey
Patrick M. McGeehan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University (J.D., 1983). Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1982-1983. Practice Areas: Financial Restructurings; Loan Workouts; Commercial Real Estate; Finance; Privatizations. Email: Patrick M. McGeehan
Charlene L. McGinty (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with high distinction, 1981; J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate; Insurance Regulatory Law. Email: Charlene L. McGinty
Barbara A. McIntyre (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1971); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1978). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Finance. Email: Barbara A. McIntyre
Anthony W. Morris (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.B.A., 1987; J.D., 1992); Emory University (M.B.A., 1989). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1997-1998; Advisor, Elections Committee, 2001-2004; Member: Malpractice Committee, 1999-2000; Committee on Professionalism, 1999-2002; Secretary/Treasurer, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1996-1997; Co-Chair, Legislative Committee, Insurance Law Section, 1996-1997; Member, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, 2002—); American Bar Association (Chair-Elect, Economics of Tort and Insurance Law Practice Committee, 1998-1999; Chair, Membership Involvement Committee (TIPS), 1997-1998; Chair, Professional Liability/Malpractice Subcommittee, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 1997-1998; Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1995—; Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, 1994-2001). Practice Areas: Congressional Ethics; Professional Liability; Entertainment Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Complex Litigation. Email: Anthony W. Morris
Ann E. Murray (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, California; 2000, Florida; 2006, Georgia. Education: Menlo College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1990); University of San Diego (J.D., 1993; LL.M., 1998). Member: State Bar of California; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; National Association of Stock Plan Professionals (NASPP); Worldwide Employee Benefits (WEB) Association; American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Taxation. Email: Ann E. Murray
Stefan C. Passantino (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, New York; 1995, Georgia; 2003, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Drew University (B.A., 1988); Emory University (J.D., 1991). Member: State Bar of Georgia; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Federal Litigation; State Government Law; Election Law; Government Ethics. Email: Stefan C. Passantino
Jess A. Pinkerton (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Mercer Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1997). 11th Circuit Survey Editor, Mercer Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Finance. Email: Jess A. Pinkerton
Kathlynn Butler Polvino (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1994). Order of the Coif. Member, Georgia Academy of Hospital Attorneys, 1995. Member: Atlanta Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Executive Committee, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Health Care Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Civil Litigation. Email: Kathlynn Butler Polvino
G. Scott Rafshoon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., with honors, 1987); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1996). Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Government Affairs. Email: G. Scott Rafshoon
James C. Rawls (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., with highest distinction, 1970); Yale University (J.D., 1973). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Master, L.Q.C. Lamar Inn of Court, 1993—. Chairman, Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy, 1986. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Media Law; Health Care Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Complex Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: James C. Rawls
Charles K. Reed (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1986); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member, Mercer Law Review. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Telecommunications Law; Environmental Law; Litigation. Email: Charles K. Reed
Henry F. Sewell, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Richmond (J.D., 1986). Member: Moot Court Board; National Moot Court Team, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Henry F. Sewell, Jr.
Robert Todd Silliman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors and highest distinction, 1990); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk, Judge Robert G. Doumar, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Robert Todd Silliman
Jeremy C. Silverman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law. Email: Jeremy C. Silverman
Edgar H. Sims, Jr. (P.C.) (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Georgia; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Davidson College (A.B., 1962); Duke University (LL.B., 1965). Law Clerk, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1965-1966. Chairman, Democratic Party of Georgia, 1990-1995. (Also at Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Banks; Banking; Finance; Government Affairs; Municipal Law; Securities. Email: Edgar H. Sims, Jr. (P.C.)
Jesse J. Spikes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); University College, Oxford University (B.A., 1974); Harvard University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to the Hon. Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; International Law; Alcoholic Beverages; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Sports Law. Email: Jesse J. Spikes
William F. Stevens (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, District of Columbia and Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S., 1967); Duke University (J.D. with distinction, 1970). Phi Beta Kappa. Note Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1969-1970. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: William F. Stevens
Thomas J. Strueber (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, November 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, Georgia; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1972); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Order of John Marshall. Member, John Marshall Law Review, 1976-1977. Commercial Pilot's Certificate with Instrument and Multi-Engine Ratings, 1968. Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic's Certificate, 1970. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Aviation Law Section); Illinois State and American (Member: Aviation and Space Law Committee, TIPS; Forum on Air and Space Law; Vice-Chairman, Aviation Litigation Committee, 1990-1993) Bar Associations; Aviation Insurance Association (Director, 1985-1987); International Society of Air Safety Investigators. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Thomas J. Strueber
Patricia E. Tate (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1974); Georgia State College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Managing Editor, Georgia State University Law Review, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Patricia E. Tate
William F. Timmons (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., with honors, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). Associate Editor, Georgetown Law Review, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: William F. Timmons
Robert E. Tritt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1972; J.D., cum laude, 1975); Emory University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Senior Editor, Georgia Law Review, 1974-1975. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate; Energy; Telecommunications; Finance; Business Law. Email: Robert E. Tritt
Thomas R. B. Wardell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; 1968, Massachusetts; 1995, Georgia. Education: Harvard College (A.B., cum laude, 1962); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1966). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Thomas R. B. Wardell
James A. Washburn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida; 1998, Georgia. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Duke University (J.D., 1994). Senior Note Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1993-1994. Law Clerk to: The Hon. J. Dickson Phillips, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1996-1997; The Hon. G. Kendall Sharp, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 1994-1996. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: James A. Washburn
Charles D. Weiss (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1984); Emory Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1989). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Loan Restructuring; Commercial Real Estate; Lending; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Charles D. Weiss
Charles E. Wilson, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1969); University of Georgia (J.D., 1973). Email: Charles E. Wilson, III
Charles T. Zink (Partner) admitted to bar, 1965, Virginia and Georgia; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1959); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1965). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation. Email: Charles T. Zink
SENIOR COUNSEL
F. T. Davis, Jr., (P.C.) (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Georgia; 1968, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1960); George Washington University (J.D., 1963); Harvard University (LL.M., 1964). Order of the Coif. Editor, The George Washington Law Review, 1962-1963. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Corporate Law; Constitutional Law. Email: F. T. Davis, Jr., (P.C.)
Thomas D. Hall (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of Missouri (B.A., 1971); University of California at Los Angeles (Ph.D., 1976); Emory University (J.D., with distinction, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Executive Articles Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1982-1983. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: Thomas D. Hall
Robert E. Hicks (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1950, Georgia. Education: Mercer University (A.B., 1950; LL.B., cum laude, 1951). Editor-in-Chief, Mercer Law Review, 1950. Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, 1952. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, Georgia, 1995-1996). Email: Robert E. Hicks
Maurice Ted Maloof (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1955, Georgia. Education: University of Notre Dame (Ph.B., magna cum laude, 1953); Emory University (LL.B., 1956). Member, Board of Editors, The Computer Lawyer. Practice Areas: Computer and Internet Law; Wills and Estates. Email: Maurice Ted Maloof
STAFF ATTORNEYS
Audrey K. Berland (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia. Education: Tulane University (B.S., cum laude, 1990); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Audrey K. Berland
Mickey Upadhyay (Staff Attorney) admitted to bar, 2003, Missouri; 2004, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., with high honors, 1998); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Languages: Spanish, French and Gujarati. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Mickey Upadhyay
ASSOCIATES
John C. Allen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.Ch.E., 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: John C. Allen
Anthony M. Balloon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors, 1999); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Fellow, Goizueta Directors Institute, Emory University. Member, Emory Young Law Alumni Council. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Corporate Investigations; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Anthony M. Balloon
Bryan E. Bates (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., summa cum laude, 1999); Mercer University (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Bryan E. Bates
Jeffrey R. Baxter (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.M.E., 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jeffrey R. Baxter
Lauren D. Bellamy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., cum laude, 2004; J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on, General Practice and Trial Law); Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Shareholder Disputes; Securities Litigation. Email: Lauren D. Bellamy
Jeremy T. Berry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. Education: Emory University (1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Notes & Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal. Practice Areas: Litigation; Election Law. Email: Jeremy T. Berry
J. Stephen Berry (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Louisiana (inactive); 2000, Georgia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1992); University of Virginia (M.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Professional Responsibility; Premises Liability. Email: J. Stephen Berry
Kristen M. Beystehner (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 2001); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Kristen M. Beystehner
Joshua Z. Burnette (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Richmond (B.S., 2004); Mercer University (J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance.
B. Summer Chandler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina -Ashville (B.A., 1998); University of Michigan (J.D., 2001). Executive Editor, Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 2000-2001. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: B. Summer Chandler
Clayton Coley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Queens College (B.A., 1997); University of Texas (M.A., 2001); University of Virginia (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Clayton Coley
Leanne Mitchell Defoor (Associate) born 1973; (Admission pending). Education: Columbus State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Employment Law.
Vimala Devassy (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1997); Emory University (M.P.H., 1998); Boston University (M.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2001). Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Vimala Devassy
Patton Dycus (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member, University of Georgia Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Patton Dycus
Douglas Eingust (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 2000); Emory University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.
Alison M. Elko (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: South Carolina Honors College, University of South Carolina (B.S., magna cum laude and with honors, 1999); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Courts; Business Disputes/ Commercial; Distress. Email: Alison M. Elko
Amir R. Farokhi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Arbitration; International Litigation. Email: Amir R. Farokhi
Jacinto J. Fernandez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., summa cum laude, 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Development. Email: Jacinto J. Fernandez
Douglas M. Flaum (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2002); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2005); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., 2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member: Real Property Section; Creditors Rights Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Workouts and Creditors Rights; Loan Servicing.
P. Michael Freed (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: Goshen College (B.A., 1998); Georgia State University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: P. Michael Freed
Christine E. Frey (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1994); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate; Technology. Email: Christine E. Frey
McLendon W. Garrett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of Arizona (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: McLendon W. Garrett
Monique L. Puranda Gonzalez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 2002); Howard University (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Merit Scholar. Member, Howard Law Journal. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Securities. Email: Monique L. Puranda Gonzalez
David E. Gordon (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 2003); Emory University (J.D., 2006). Editor-in-Chief, Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Bankruptcy Section). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: David E. Gordon
Eve Gu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A.,1999); Georgia State University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate. Email: Eve Gu
Petrina A. Hall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001; J.D., 2004). Member: Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Saturday Lawyers Program. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Petrina A. Hall
S. Elizabeth Hall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1998); Mercer University (J.D., 2004). Lead Articles Editor, Mercer Law Review, 2003-2004. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Commercial Litigation.
Terri Annette Herron (Associate) admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia and North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina at Asheville (B.A., 1990); Mercer University (J.D., 1993); University of Florida (LL.M. in Taxation, 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial; Real Estate. Email: Terri Annette Herron
Brian T. Holmes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S.A., 2002, J.D., 2002). Member, Georgia Law Review. Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Brian T. Holmes
Jessica Hovanec (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jessica Hovanec
Jonathan J. Hunt (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Hampton University (B.S., 1994); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2000). Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Corporate Law. Email: Jonathan J. Hunt
Leah D. Jackson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Spelman College (B.A., 2002); Mercer University (J.D., 2005). Recipient, CALI Award in Contracts. Member, Mercer Law Review. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Leah D. Jackson
Matthew Leroy James (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: North Carolina School of the Arts (B.A., 1995); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance. Email: Matthew Leroy James
Chantel N. Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: Southeastern Louisiana University (B.A., 1997) Southern University Law Center (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Chantel N. Jones
Huiyeon Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Korea University, Seoul, Korea (B.A., 1999; M.A., 2001); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with high honors, 2005). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Huiyeon Kim
Seth F. Kirby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, with high honors, 1996); Georgia State University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Seth F. Kirby
Jacqueline B. Kite-Powell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, New York. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: University of Idaho (B.S., 1997); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Project Finance; Corporate Finance; Real Estate. Email: Jacqueline B. Kite-Powell
Matthew S. Knoop (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia. Education: Centre College of Kentucky (B.A., 1998); Georgia State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Matt