John M. Hyman

Peyton Nunez advises corporations of all sizes on a broad range of environmental transactional, regulatory compliance, and litigation matters . She has substantial experience with federal environmental laws, including CERCLA/Superfund, the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and the Clean Air Act, as well as their state counterparts. A significant part of her practice involves remediation of contaminated sites under various hazardous sites, brownfields, and voluntary remediation programs. Peyton works clo...

Justin R. Barnes is office managing principal of the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is the co-leader of the Wage and Hour practice group. He represents employers in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies on a variety of labor and employment related issues, focusing on collective and class action wage and hour disputes and complex single plaintiff wage and benefit disputes. Justin’s practice is focused primarily on defending complex wage and hour c...

Robert W. Capobianco is a principal in the Atlanta, Georgia, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Rob’s practice focuses on restrictive covenant/trade secrets and employment matters. Rob’s restrictive covenant work includes efforts to enforce and/or invalidate agreements with non-competition, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure covenants, as well as related claims regarding trade secrets, fiduciary duties, and tortious interference. His litigation experience in this area is nationwide an...

Charlie Denton represents an array of clients in environmental and toxic tort litigation, enforcement defense, regulatory compliance solutions and pollution insurance coverage disputes. He also serves as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral mediator and arbitrator. Persistent and highly collaborative, Charlie can take complicated issues and challenges and then identify a strategic path to achieve the client’s objectives. Charlie’s representation of industrial, municipal...

Martha M. Garcia is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Martha M. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Martha M. Garcia 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 Martha M. Garcia is held by other lawyers.

Jason Popp is a partner in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group. He is a civil litigator with substantial experience under the False Claims Act (FCA), Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and health care laws and regulations. Jason is a member of Alston & Bird’s Health Care Litigation and White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Groups. Jason focuses his practice on defending clients in government investigations and qui tam litigation, with a particular emphasis ...

Joyce Gist Lewis is a skilled and tenacious advocate for private companies and governmental entities in and out of the courtroom. Joyce’s two decades of experience includes serving as lead counsel for claims involving professional liability, director and officer liability, business divorce, real estate litigation, employment discrimination defense, and catastrophic injury defense. Her appellate experience includes arguing cases before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and successful...

Patricia Griffith concentrates her practice on employment litigation, including individual and class action discrimination and harassment cases, employment contracts, wage/hour claims, and other employment-related actions. She tries cases in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies and arbitrators. Patricia has substantial jury and class certification experience. She is adept at mediating disputes, reducing the likelihood of protracted litigation, and serves as an arbitrato...

Marcus Dean is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Insurance Law. Marcus practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Marcus Dean since 2026. 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 Marcus Dean is held by other lawyers.

Ryan Kurtz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and International Arbitration - Commercial. Ryan practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Ryan Kurtz 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 Ryan Kurtz is held by other lawyers.