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Jennifer D. Malinovsky is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Health Care Law. Jennifer D. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Jennifer D. Malinovsky since 2018. 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 Jennifer D. Malinovsky is held by other lawyers.

Ashley Gillihan is counsel in the Atlanta office and a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation and ERISA Litigation Groups. Ashley focuses his practice exclusively on health and welfare employee benefit compliance and litigation issues for employers, health plan administrators, and other health and welfare benefit plan service providers. He also has extensive experience assisting financial institutions and insurance companies who serve as Health Savings Accou...

Jacquelyn Clarke is a Partner in our Atlanta office and also serves as Lead Hiring Partner, overseeing the hiring of associate attorneys across all HBS offices while focusing on the Southeast. Jacque specializes in the defense of both health care providers and professional malpractice matters and focuses her practice on complex medical malpractice cases. Her experience includes a wide variety of areas including heart and spine surgeries, anesthesia claims, and birth trauma cases. Since the be...

Jennifer West guides developers and institutional investors in all aspects of commercial real estate transactions across the United States. She focuses on identifying practical solutions that move transactions forward while also keeping her client’s best interest in mind to facilitate building multiyear, multideal relationships with her clients. A partner in Alston & Bird’s Real Estate Group, Jennifer guides transactions including acquisitions, financings, leases, and disposit...

Matthew F. Roberts is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Matthew F. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew F. Roberts since 2024. 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 Matthew F. Roberts is held by other lawyers.

Michael E. Rubinger is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Michael E. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Michael E. Rubinger since 2022. 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 Michael E. Rubin...

Stephen D. Apolinsky is the founder of Apolinsky & Associates, LLC, a law firm based in Decatur, Georgia, representing individuals in personal injury litigation matters throughout the states of Georgia and Alabama. His focus are wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. Throughout his legal career, Steve has handled a wide range of injury claims and has tried more than 80 cases to verdict before judges and juries. In addition to his trial experience, Steve has negotiated resolutions i...

Melissa Segel represents insurance carriers and businesses in commercial litigation and insurance coverage matters, with an emphasis on defending against bad faith and fraudulent claims. She works with insurance adjusters, special investigative units (SIU) and insureds in both first- and third-party property and bodily injury loss claims in Georgia, including those related to arson, automobile accidents and theft coverage in homeowner and auto insurance policies. Melissa previously worked in ...

Public and private companies across a variety of industries rely on Scott Ortwein to guide them through buying, selling, and financing transactions as well as corporate governance and activist shareholder matters. His clients value his seasoned, business-focused perspective, built on more than 250 M&A deals and securities offerings. Scott concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. He advises corporate executives and boards of directors in their considerat...

Rick Horder has engaged in the practice of environmental law and litigation for nearly forty years. As an Assistant United States Attorney from 1974 to 1977, he represented the U.S. EPA in numerous water and NEPA cases. From 1978 to 1989, he was Regional Counsel, and later Associate General Counsel, for Georgia-Pacific Corporation, where he was responsible for all environmental and toxic tort compliance and litigation company-wide. In 1989, he joined Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, a large Atlanta l...