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Elizabeth ("Bess") Hinson is a privacy and cybersecurity attorney in Holland & Knight's Atlanta office. Ms. Hinson focuses her practice on cyber and data risk management and governance, breach preparedness and response, crisis management and global data privacy compliance. Ms. Hinson represents clients at all stages of incident response from investigation, notification, remediation, managing privacy class action risks, and defense of litigation and regulatory inquiry. She regularly counse...

Directors and officers call on Robert Long to serve as lead counsel in their high-stakes business problems. He has defended corporations and financial institutions in securities class actions, regulatory actions, and internal investigations. Robert is the chair of the Securities Litigation Group. He focuses on shareholder matters, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, internal investigations, and director and officer liability. He is an experienced trial lawye...

Jake Kaplan develops tax minimization strategies for families and tax-exempt organizations. Individuals come to Jake for estate and tax planning, while organizations seek Jake’s counsel on tax, governance, regulatory, and New Markets Tax Credit issues. Jake is a partner with Alston & Bird’s Federal & International Tax Group and co-leads the firm’s Tax Credit Transactions Team. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, exempt organizations, and New Mark...

Clark Calhoun represents clients in state tax controversy and litigation matters in Georgia, California, and other states before state taxing authorities, city and county boards, state trial and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has secured a multimillion-dollar income tax refund in a Georgia Tax Tribunal action, received a refund of overpaid 911 taxes, defended companies against unjustified state transfer-pricing assessments, and earned property tax refunds for nonprofit entit...

Scott P. Amy is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property, Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Scott P. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Scott P. Amy 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 Scott P. Amy is held by other lawyers.

Manufacturing clients call on Jason Rottner to handle their most complex and high-profile commercial disputes. Jason is an aggressive and creative litigator with a proven track record of success in courts throughout the country. Jason co-chairs the Industrials & Manufacturing Litigation Team and frequently represents manufacturing and automotive clients in a variety of commercial disputes, including contract and warranty disputes, class actions, and product liability cases. Jason has succ...

Kara Kennedy is counsel on Alston & Bird’s Litigation & Trial Practice Team. Kara represents clients in state and federal courts across the country and has experience with a wide range of litigation matters, including complex commercial litigation, consumer class actions, antitrust, products liability, internal investigations and insurance coverage disputes. She focuses her practice on consumer fraud class actions, with a particular emphasis on strategies for organizing and mana...

Cynthia J. Lee is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Law. Cynthia J. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Cynthia J. Lee 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 Cynthia J. Lee is held by other lawyers.

Daniel J. Naggiar is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Family Law, Family Law Arbitration and Family Law Mediation. Daniel J. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel J. Naggiar 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 Daniel J. Naggiar is held by other lawyers.

With experience as a product engineer for a tech company, David Frist is uniquely positioned to steer his clients through the complicated issues that arise in the intellectual property arena. His background in this industry, paired with his efficiency, makes David the right lawyer to handle his clients’ patent litigation needs. David is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group. David’s practice includes all areas of intellectual property litigation and ...