Matthew F. "Matt" Barr

Kevan Dorsey is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Kevan practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Kevan Dorsey 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 Kevan Dorsey is held by other lawyers.

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

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.

Mike Parisi leads private credit and bank lenders through cash flow and asset-based lending transactions, including sponsor-backed leveraged buyouts and acquisition financings. Clients value Mike’s ability to navigate intricate finance transactions and his recognition of commercial dynamics. Mike is chair of Alston & Bird’s Corporate Debt Finance Team. He leads private credit lenders, bank lenders, corporate borrowers, and private equity sponsors in structuring, negotiating, a...

Trenton A. Ward is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Trenton A. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Trenton A. Ward 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 Trenton A. Ward is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Watson is chair of the Bankruptcy Group. His practice focuses on representing secured lenders in pre-bankruptcy workouts and Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases. In addition, Mr. Watson represents several national franchisors in bankruptcy cases of franchisees and is a frequent lecturer on a variety of bankruptcy related topics. He is licensed to practice in Georgia and New York and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute. Mr. Watson is listed in Chamber...

Areas of Concentration Negotiation of complex content agreements with record companies, music publishing companies, music publishing rights organizations, motion picture studios, television networks, and various independent content providers and aggregators, and related strategic counseling (including with respect to electronic sell-through, subscription, streaming, ad-supported, mobile and other cutting-edge business models) Negotiation of all varieties of agreements with musical composition...

Jason E. Stach is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Patent and Patent Law. Jason E. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Jason E. Stach 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 Jason E. Stach is held by other lawyers.

David Meezan’s practice concentrates on complex environmental, climate change and energy regulatory compliance , enforcement and litigation matters as well as strategic corporate transactions. David has represented clients in a variety of environmental and toxic tort litigation matters in both federal and state courts and in complex regulatory matters arising under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and their state law counterparts. He als...