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Josh Viau is Of Counsel in the firm's Atlanta office. His practice focuses on representing companies in a variety of labor and employment matters including traditional labor relations matters and employment-related litigation. Josh advises and represents management in traditional labor matters including arbitrations, unfair labor practice cases, union elections, contract negotiations, strikes, and alternative dispute resolution. He also defends employers in litigation in the areas of discrimi...

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...

Ms. Thompson’s practice since 1996 has been focused principally in the areas of commercial real estate development, leasing, and finance with a concentration since 2009 in representing both regulated and non-regulated electric power companies in project development and finance matters. Her recent work has involved representing parties in the solar, wind, and nuclear energy industries in the acquisition, development, financing and sale of various energy projects. Overall, Ms. Thompson ha...

Heather Friedman focuses her practice on the resolution of complex environmental issues from a business and real estate perspective. Her practice includes both transactional and compliance work associated with the acquisition, development, disposition, management and financing of properties and companies with environmental issues throughout the country. Her practice involves both developed and underutilized environmentally impacted properties for use as industrial, retail, hotel, office, resi...

Scott A. Fisher is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Scott A., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2011. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Scott A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Seslee S. Smith is a litigator and trial lawyer with more than 23 years experience who focuses her practice on the defense of companies in complex litigation. Ms. Smith is a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice and has successfully litigated commercial disputes, products liability actions, insurance coverage disputes and healthcare related matters in federal and state courts, including jury trials, as well as before regulatory agencies, in arbitration proceedings and in ...

Liz Broadway Brown is a business and commercial litigator who concentrates her practice on the defense of high-stakes class action and privacy litigation matters, primarily in the health care, technology, and financial services industries. Liz has significant experience litigating complex disputes in trial and appellate courts across the county. She has defended matters involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, ERISA, R...

Robert D. Klingler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Robert D., who practices law in Atlanta, Georgia, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jon Rue is a savvy advocate for healthcare providers. Over the course of his 35+ year career, Jon has handled a wide range of litigation, primarily arising out of healthcare regulation. He brings a confident, comprehensive approach to every case, ensuring that his clients are in the best possible position for a successful resolution. Focused on healthcare regulatory litigation, Jon spends most of his time representing hospitals and other healthcare providers in proceedings in state and federa...

Edmund (Ed) Emerson III practices primarily in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation. Ed also serves on the firm's Executive and Management Committees. Ed provides strategic guidance to employers to help them manage their most pressing employee benefits and executive compensation challenges, including issues arising in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions, plan mergers, and plan terminations. Clients frequently turn to Ed to help them correct plan document fai...