Erin C. Hewitt

Deanna L. Kashdan represents lenders, arrangers, borrowers/issuers, sponsors and underwriters in various commercial finance transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, private placements and public debt offerings, project finance, leveraged buyouts, acquisition and recapitalization finance, asset-based finance, credit enhancement transactions, structured finance, mezzanine finance, reorganizations and workouts. Deanna has acted as counsel to several of the largest U.S. commercial ba...

John P. Jett is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Franchise Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property and Technology Law. John P., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

M. Diane Owens specializes in products liability, employment discrimination, premises liability, environmental and toxic torts. Ms. Owens has also handled a significant number of matters involving catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation. She practices in all state and federal courts in Georgia and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. M. Diane Owens graduated from Mercer University with an A.B. degree, summa cum laude, in 1977, and her J.D. degree, magna cu...

A former White House privacy official and member of President Obama's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology, Peter Swire is trusted by his clients to assure award-winning privacy & data security counsel. Peter is the J.Z. Liang Chair in the Georgia Tech School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, a professor of Law & Ethics in the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, and has an appointment by courtesy with the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy.

Jeffrey A. Allred is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Jeffrey A., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2017. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Neil Wasser focuses his practice primarily in the areas of occupational safety and health law, equal employment opportunity law, and wage-hour law. In the area of occupational safety and health, Neil has assisted employers with their compliance obligations in the United States and in establishing and improving employee safety and health programs in Europe and Latin America. Neil is a frequent lecturer throughout the country on both OSH Act compliance topics and employment law issues. He has b...

Paul Barsness helps companies protect and safeguard two of their biggest assets: their workforce and intellectual property. A company's success and profitability are tied to its intellectual property, and Paul devotes a large portion of his practice to preventing and defending against the theft and misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets. He negotiates and litigates restrictive covenants, and handles cases involving trademark, copyright, and patent infringement. A talen...

Clay Walts concentrates his practice in employee benefits and executive compensation, which includes drafting and preparing qualified retirement plans, welfare benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements for both public and closely held companies; addressing employee benefit issues in corporate transactions; advising clients on issues relating to the investment of plan assets and exemptions from the plan asset and prohibited transaction rules; and counseling clients on issues relati...

Lori L. Brewer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Technology Law. Lori L., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lori L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

M. Andrew Kauss is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. M. Andrew, who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which M. Andrew is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.