Steven A. Meckler

Clay Campbell is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Construction. Clay practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Clay Campbell 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 Clay Campbell is held by other lawyers.

Mr. Ellsworth counsels clients to procure, protect, license and enforce intellectual property rights. Mr. Ellsworth works diligently to understand his client’s business and to leverage that understanding to achieve his client’s intellectual property goals in a turn-key and cost-efficient manner. Mr. Ellsworth manages extensive domestic and international patent portfolios for several publicly traded companies and provides strategic counseling to a variety of smaller business concer...

Ed O’Keefe advises and represents financial institutions. From strategy to tactics and logistics, Ed’s experience includes investigations, litigation, regulatory compliance, governance, cybersecurity, compensation, and risk management. He also advises on law department management, including effective legal engagement with regulators and control functions. Ed is the former Global General Counsel of Bank of America Corporation. Having also headed or served as a senior executive with...

Michael Giovannini has established himself as a creative strategist in the fast-moving world of state tax and unclaimed property. Clients rely on Michael to provide practical planning advice and technical guidance on a wide variety of cutting-edge issues, including those impacting financial services and stored value card programs. As a member of the Unclaimed Property Team, Michael concentrates on providing comprehensive advice and guidance to clients regarding multistate unclaimed property p...

Ben Pleune is a partner in Alston & Bird’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group, with extensive experience litigating patents in U.S. district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and before the International Trade Commission. Ben has also been involved with numerous patent validity challenges before the Patent Trial & Appeal Board. Ben’s practice has focused on a variety of industries, including bar code scanners, image sensors, pharmaceuticals, telecomm...

Win Porter represents banks and other financial institutions in bilateral and syndication lending transactions with an emphasis on financial sponsor acquisitions. Win has extensive experience in lending transactions across a variety of industries, including technology, healthcare and government contractors.

Jon Ferry brings his substantial experience as a federal prosecutor to assisting clients in False Claims Act litigation, government investigations and other enforcement actions, internal risk analysis and internal investigations. Jon served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina for over seven years. As the head of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) program and the Healthcare Fraud Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Jon led and supervised num...

Daniel H. Monroe III is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Banking and Finance Law. Daniel H. practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel H. Monroe III 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 Daniel H. Monroe III is held by other lawyers.

Beth Greene is a former federal and state prosecutor. She is a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, invitation-only fellowships of elite trial lawyers who have exhibited the highest standards. A strategic investigator and litigator, Beth brings unique, cross-disciplinary experience to solving client problems, including complex criminal matters, False Claims Act investigations, and other regulatory matters. As an investigat...

Kim Tyson is the founder of K. Tyson Law, PLLC in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kim represents clients nationwide in Federal Tax matters, focusing on administrative disputes with the IRS, litigation and litigation support, civil tax penalties, and charitable giving. Kim spent more than 20 years at the IRS, where she advised revenue agents in examinations of Fortune 20 companies and before IRS Appeals and supervising significant litigation in complex tax matters. While at the IRS, Kim was recogni...