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John A. Decker is a partner in Holland & Knight's Atlanta office and serves as co-chair of the firm’s Real Estate Finance Team. He focuses his practice on the areas of real estate finance and development with a specific emphasis on commercial real estate. Mr. Decker represents a wide range of clients in diverse matters such as corporate and asset based lending, healthcare finance, real estate investment trusts (REITs), acquisitions and dispositions of owned and leased assets, genera...

Eileen Hintz Rumfelt is a member in the firm's Litigation Practice and concentrates her practice in the area of complex commercial litigation with a special focus on intellectual property litigation and white collar crime and corporate investigations. She regularly advises her colleagues and clients on the management of eDiscovery issues in commercial litigation. Ms. Rumfelt represents both large and small national, regional and international companies in a variety of industries, including ph...

Alison M. Ballard is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Alison M. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Alison M. Ballard 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 Alison M. Ballard is held by other lawyers.

Damon Gunnels is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. Damon practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Damon Gunnels 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 Damon Gunnels is held by other lawyers.

Hanish Patel is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Hanish practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Hanish Patel 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 Hanish Patel is held by other lawyers.

Gerald L. Pouncey, Jr. is the Chairman of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP. A Senior Partner in the firm, he also heads the Environmental and Infrastructure Practices. His primary focus is the acquisition, disposition and/or the redevelopment of properties with significant environmental impact (including state and federal superfund sites), mergers, investments and financing related to such properties and the development and implementation of green energy technologies and strategies. He lectu...

Craig Smith serves as counsel to the full spectrum of healthcare and life sciences organizations with a focus on transactional and business matters including mergers and acquisitions, private equity deals and joint ventures. Craig frequently works with hospitals and health systems, physician groups, practice management companies, accountable care organizations (ACOs), ambulatory service centers (ASCs) and other providers to navigate the complex financial and regulatory issues that arise when ...

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...

Teri A. Simmons is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Teri A. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Teri A. Simmons since 2009. 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 Teri A. Simmons is held by other lawyers.

Bethani R. Oppenheimer is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Banking and Finance Law and Commercial Transactions / UCC Law. Bethani R. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Bethani R. Oppenheimer 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 Bethani R. Oppenheimer is held by other lawyers.