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Michael Henson is an Associate in the Tax, Real Estate and Real Estate Capital Markets practices. Mr. Henson works primarily in the areas of business transactions, including real estate, mergers and acquisitions, strategic corporate transactions, private equity, divestitures and general business transactions. He has advised public companies, private companies and private equity firms (and their portfolio companies) on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, divestitures...

Todd Van Dyke is a Partner and Litigation Manager in the Atlanta, Georgia office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Van Dyke litigates all types of employment law claims, including claims alleging sexual harassment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, age discrimination, race, color, and national origin discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, breach of contract, and state tort issues in federal and state courts and in arbitration. His practice includes single plaintiff, multi-plain...

Drew Phillips is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on defending clients in class actions and multidistrict litigation. His Fortune 500 clients come to him for defense and counsel on a wide range of issues, from product recalls in the food and beverage and manufacturing industries to putative class action litigation in a variety of contexts. Drew has extensive courtroom experience, ranging from dispositive motions hearings, class certification hearings, bench trials, and lengthy pr...

Wayne Melnick is a Partner and Vice-Chair of the firm’s Government Law practice section. He also is a member of the firm’s Tort and Catastrophic Loss practice section where he is Vice-Chair of FMG’s Transportation practice team. Mr. Melnick is an accomplished trial attorney and has tried over 50 jury trials to verdict in cases throughout the country. For every year since 2013, Mr. Melnick has been named a "Georgia Super Lawyer" in the areas of civil law defense and prior to ...

Jennifer A. Simon represents clients in Environmental Law and Litigation - Environmenta l matters from the firm’s Atlanta, Georgia office at Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP. Her practice includes environmental, energy, toxic tort, and product liability matters involving litigation, regulatory proceedings, compliance counseling, and risk management. Jennifer’s litigation work focuses on disputes involving wastewater, stormwater, contaminated groundwater, and storage gas migration...

Marc H. Bardack is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Transportation Law. Marc H. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Marc H. Bardack since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marc H. Bardack is held by other lawyers.

Ian Calhoun’s experience guiding investment advisory firms, national merchants, banks, and payment technology companies through the course of transactional, regulatory, and governance issues gives him the insight to help his clients find the way forward. A member of Alston & Bird’s Financial Services & Products Group, Ian advises wealth management, investment advisory, and financial services firms, as well as payments and banking clients, on a range of transactional matter...

When companies are facing difficult insurance issues, Tejas Patel provides practical representation and advice. His diverse experience includes handling complex insurance coverage litigation, class action defense, product development, and regulatory counseling. Tejas concentrates his practice on complex litigation matters, with a particular focus on insurance and class action litigation. He has worked extensively with complex actuarial and economic analysis that have been at issue in these ca...

Mike Parisi leads private credit and bank lenders through cash flow and asset-based lending transactions, including sponsor-backed leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings. Clients value Mike’s ability to navigate intricate finance transactions and his recognition of commercial dynamics. Mike is chair of Alston & Bird’s Corporate Debt Finance Team. He leads private credit lenders, bank lenders, corporate borrowers, and private equity sponsors in structuring, negotiating, a...

Kevin H. Hudson is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Construction Law and Litigation - Construction. Kevin H. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Kevin H. Hudson since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Kevin H. Hudson is held by other lawyers.