John C. Ethridge, Jr.

With over 38 years of litigation experience, Ted Eichelberger has handled a broad range of commercial and tort litigation matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. Ted is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© . Ted currently concentrates his practice around medical malpractice, representing hospitals, medical schools, and individual health care providers. For over 21 years, Ted has served as lead counsel for the largest teaching hospital in the Atlanta area, and the area’s o...

Christina Graham works with real estate developers, owners and operators on projects of all types and asset classes throughout the U.S. She is especially known for her counsel regarding commercial real estate acquisitions and dispositions, development, financing, and tax-free exchanges. She also works closely with the firm’s infrastructure team on public/private partnership matters. Christina has particular depth representing industrial developers and owners in the development and finan...

As co-leader of the firm’s Financial Services Litigation Team, Chris Riley has been at the forefront of financial services litigation for many years. He represents financial institutions and financial services providers in a wide assortment of commercial and consumer disputes, including litigation, enforcement, and compliance matters. Chris is a trial lawyer who has represented clients in a wide assortment of litigation in state and federal courts across the country. Those clients inclu...

Areas of Concentration Entertainment law Securities Legal malpractice

Paul Beshears represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law with an emphasis on collective bargaining, strikes, union organizing campaigns, labor arbitrations, and NLRB unfair labor practice cases. He also advises companies on labor and employment issues, including those that arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions, reductions in force, and plant closings, and those dealing with the labor law aspects of government contracting, such as compliance with the Davis-Baco...

David Keating focuses his practice on matters involving technology and data. David is one of the co-leaders of the Privacy & Data Security Practice at Alston & Bird. He has advised clients on privacy and security issues arising along the entire data lifecycle for more than 15 years. He assists clients with compliance strategies, policy development and implementation, data monetization and data use analyses, new product development, privacy and security issues in transactions, and priv...

David Chaiken is a top-rated Atlanta-based former federal prosecutor with more than 20 years of experience handling sophisticated securities litigation and white collar enforcement matters. Selected by The Best Lawyers In Americ a as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" in Atlanta for regulatory enforcement matters, his expertise includes: ➤ complex business litigation in state and federal courts and alternative dispute resolution forums (typically involving allegations of fraud and breach of fiduci...

James Robson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. James, 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 James is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Since 1995, Richard “Chip” Thompson has represented energy companies in their development, acquisition and sale, and ownership and operation of energy projects. These projects include natural gas, solar, wind, biomass, transmission, battery storage, gas pipelines, and other energy projects located across the United States and abroad (including in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East). Chip’s expertise includes structuring, negotiating, and drafting the va...

Jennifer Wolak is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law. Jennifer, 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 Jennifer is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.