Scott D. Cahalan

Helen J. Barnes is an Environmental Law attorney in Atlanta, Georgia with Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP . She advises retail, industrial, corporate, and governmental clients on a wide range of environmental regulatory , transactional, policy , and litigation matters . Helen works with clients to address environmental risks while supporting operational and business goals. Her practice includes environmental compliance counseling, enforcement defense, permitting, environmental due diligence...

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...

Stephen D. Apolinsky is the founder of Apolinsky & Associates, LLC, a law firm based in Decatur, Georgia, representing individuals in personal injury litigation matters throughout the states of Georgia and Alabama. His focus are wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases. Throughout his legal career, Steve has handled a wide range of injury claims and has tried more than 80 cases to verdict before judges and juries. In addition to his trial experience, Steve has negotiated resolutions i...

Rusty Fleming represents lenders and commercial real estate developers in a variety of transactions across the United States.

Jay C. Ruby is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Jay C. practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Jay C. Ruby since 2014. 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 Jay C. Ruby is held by other lawyers.

Neil Wasser focuses his practice primarily in the areas of occupational safety and health law, equal employment opportunity law, and wage-hour law. In the area of occupational safety and health, Neil has assisted employers with their compliance obligations in the United States and in establishing and improving employee safety and health programs in Europe and Latin America. Neil is a frequent lecturer throughout the country on both OSH Act compliance topics and employment law issues. He has b...

Nneka is a Partner in our Atlanta office, and she concentrates her practice on business litigation, general liability, professional malpractice, and ethics. She joined Hall Booth Smith after five years at another firm in Atlanta, where she was the lead associate in insurance defense litigation and developed case strategy, managed discovery, conducted dispositions, drafted dispositive motions and pleadings, and presented oral arguments at motion hearings. Earlier in her career, Nneka was a leg...

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.

Michael Schroder is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Insurance. Michael practices law in Atlanta, Georgia Best Lawyers has recognized Michael Schroder 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 Michael Schroder is held by other lawyers.

Jacob is an insolvency professional whose practice straddles structured finance and traditional bankruptcy and out-of-court representations. He represents clients in a wide range of insolvency matters both in and out of court. In court, Jacob represents clients in domestic and cross-border cases under the Bankruptcy Code, receiverships (creditor, regulatory, and SEC), ABCs, and state-law liquidations. He also represents clients in complex domestic and cross-border insolvency-related litigatio...