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Allen Bradley is a transactional tax attorney who assists clients with matters related to corporate and finance transactions, corporate and partnership tax, executive and other non-qualified compensation, and trusts and estates law. Allen also has significant experience with renewable energy tax matters and negotiating contracts for solar energy projects.

Sean Kulka is a partner in the firm's Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. He focuses on bankruptcy and commercial litigation and has extensive experience counseling debtors, creditors’ committees, secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, and fiduciaries through intricate legal matters. Sean has handled some of the most significant Chapter 11 cases across the country, including the historic Enron examination. His experience spans a multitude of industries, includi...

Steven D. Ginsburg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Steven D. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Steven D. Ginsburg since 2025. 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 Steven D. Ginsburg is held by other lawyers.

Henry D. (“Hank”) Fellows, Jr., is an av-rated trial lawyer who has been devoted to complex business litigation for forty years. As a founding partner of Fellows LaBriola LLP, Mr. Fellows has successfully tried cases in numerous Georgia Superior and State Courts and in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia. In addition, he has successfully argued cases before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Halsey Knapp is a trial lawyer who regularly advises clients on crisis management and best practices with particular emphasis on business arrangements, real estate transactions, graceful employment departures, legal ethics, and more antagonistic, high stakes, business divorces and business litigation. As a seasoned negotiator, Halsey frequently handles relationship issues with lawyers, clients, suppliers, competitors, owners, operators and the occasional government prosecutor or regulator. Al...

Jason S. Lichtstein serves as Office Managing Partner of Akerman LLP’s Atlanta office. A seasoned environmental attorney with more than 25 years of experience, Jason focuses his practice on the cleanup and redevelopment of Brownfields and other contaminated sites in the Southeast U.S. His practice includes a broad range of environmental transactional, environmental regulatory compliance, and state incentives matters and in emerging, cutting-edge environmental law and policy developments...

Louis Barbieri III is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Venture Capital Law. Louis practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Louis Barbieri III since 2017. 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 Louis Barbieri III...

David Marmins is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. David practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized David Marmins since 2027. 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 David Marmins is held by other lawyers.

Ron Coleman is an accomplished trial lawyer who thrives in big, complex cases. Throughout his 30-year career, Ron has helped his clients successfully resolve all manner of legal disputes, whether via negotiation, motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, trial, or appeal. Whether representing a plaintiff or defendant, his creative, sophisticated approach to resolving disputes is designed to help his clients reach the best possible outcomes consistent with their business goals. Ron repr...

Cari Dawson is a creative problem solver, legal strategist and committed advocate. She chairs the Class Action Practice Team and has an established track record of successfully defending Fortune 500 companies as lead counsel in high-profile litigation nationwide. Cari has defended hundreds of class actions across an array of industries and regularly assists clients in commercial litigation, strategic counseling and crisis management. In 2015, Cari was named one of the country’s “M...