Carolyn Zander Alford

Ben Barkley advises public and private clients in a broad range of corporate finance transactions and securities regulatory matters, including: mergers and acquisitions public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities venture capital and private equity investments compliance with securities disclosure obligations corporate governance corporate restructurings, recapitalizations and distressed situations joint ventures and strategic alliances special committee, board and in...

Paul L. Fields, Jr. represents domestic and international insurers, leading Fields Howell’s first-party property team as a respected attorney with over thirty years of experience. In addition to leading the first-party property team, Paul does significant work in the areas of casualty and complex litigation. Over the years, Paul has tried over thirty jury trials, handling extensive and complicated bench trials and arbitrations. In recent years, Paul has been lead counsel in three succes...

Chris Marquardt is a counselor and trial lawyer who prides himself on helping his clients solve complex problems. He has a diverse trial practice that focuses substantively on commercial litigation and a wide array of labor & employment matters. He also serves as outside General Counsel to educational institutions. Mr. Marquardt has litigated complex disputes for publicly-traded companies, privately-held corporations, small businesses, non-profits, and individuals. He has considerable exp...

Kevan Dorsey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Kevan, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Kevan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Tywanda Harris Lord is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Food and Beverage Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trademark Law. Tywanda Harris, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Tywanda Harris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Allison M. Ryan is the co-leader of Alston & Bird’s Real Estate Finance & Investment Group, composed of more than 50 attorneys who guide complex transactions nationwide. She represents institutions, investors and developers in equity and development transactions across the U.S. Allison is a dealmaker committed to multiyear and multideal relationships with her clients. She invests in fully understanding her clients’ businesses and goals. She leads all types of real estate t...

Maia Taylor is a litigator with Lawrence & Bundy focusing on Employment Matters, Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), Internal Investigations, Class Action Litigation, and General Commercial Litigation. Before joining Lawrence & Bundy, she was an associate at Sutherland (Eversheds Sutherland), where she participated in the firm’s 2012 Summer Associate program. Maia also served as a summer law clerk with the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund in Washington D.C.

Christine Norstadt brings a professional and positive “can-do” nature to her practice of commercial real estate law. In the business of fast-moving transactions, she is an effective force for her clients – a deal driver and a problem solver. Christine counsels owners, managers and users of office, retail and industrial properties, apartments and land in all aspects of commercial real estate. Her clients span from individual, local investors to national real estate funds. Mos...

Lee Gutschenritter is a trial lawyer with Cash, Krugler & Fredericks LLC in Atlanta, Georgia . His practice focuses on representing individuals and families who have suffered serious injuries or the loss of a loved one due to negligence. Lee’s work centers on Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, and he regularly advocates for clients facing complex and high‑stakes cases in Georgia courts. Lee has obtained numerous jury verdicts for injured clients and their families. In a recent...

Brad J. Denson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Brad J., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brad J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.