Managing Partners

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Dorris, William E.
Firm Managing Partner
 +1 404.815.6104 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Prucino, Diane L.
Firm Managing Partner
 +1 404.815.6479 Atlanta E-Mail vCard

Department Chairs

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Hafer, Randall F.
Litigation Department Chair
 +1 404.815.6289 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Pratt, John S.
Intellectual Property Department Chair
 +1 404.815.6367 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Veal, Rex R.
Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department Chair
 +1 404.815.6240 Atlanta E-Mail vCard

Department Operating Officers

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Copeland, Shannon L.
Litigation Department Operating Officer
 +1 404.745.2594 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Freeman, Charles R.
Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department Operating Officer
 +1 404.532.6997 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Mitchell, Kathy R.
Intellectual Property Department Operating Officer
 +1 404.815.6117 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Rahm, Alexander
Corporate, Finance & Real Estate Department Operating Officer
 +1 404.815.6075 Atlanta E-Mail vCard

Team Leaders

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Aguggia, Paul M.
Financial Institutions Team Lead
 +1 202.508.5812
+1 404.745.2521		 Washington D.C.
Atlanta		 E-Mail vCard
Avram, Randall D.
Labor & Employment Team Lead
 +1 919.420.1812 Raleigh E-Mail vCard
Berlin, Stephen R.
Environmental Team Lead
 +1 336.607.7304 Winston-Salem E-Mail vCard
Bertschi, Craig E.
Complex Business Litigation Team Co-Lead
 +1 404.815.6493 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Biafore, Thomas J.
Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6250 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Bogan III, James F.
Technology Litigation Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6467 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Boice, William H.
Patent Litigation Team Co-Lead
 +1 404.815.6464 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Brewster, William H.
Trademark/Copyright Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6549 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Cahoon, Susan A.
Health & Life Sciences Team Co-Lead
 +1 404.815.6325 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Cicchillo Jr., Richard
General Corporate, M&A and Securities Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6111 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Corgan, Brian G.
Construction & Infrastructure Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6217 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Crisp, Michael D.
Complex Business Litigation Team Co-Lead
 +1 212.775.8749
+1 404.815.6401		 New York
Atlanta		 E-Mail vCard
Ewing IV, James L.
Intellectual Asset Acquisitions & Transactions Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6494 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Fowler, Candace L.
Real Estate Investment and Development Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6645 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Fowler, Lynn E.
Corporate Tax Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6653 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Gardner, Steven
Patent Litigation Team Co-Lead
 +1 336.607.7483 Winston-Salem E-Mail vCard
Greene, Jamie L.
Health & Life Sciences Team Co-Lead
 +1 404.745.2473 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Holmes, Brenda O.
Intellectual Asset Acquisitions & Transactions Team Lead
 +1 404.685.6799 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Jordan, Hilary P.
Finance Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6362 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Mayberry, J. David
Trademark & Copyright Team Lead
 +1 202.508.5870 Washington D.C. E-Mail vCard
Meyers, Todd C.
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6482 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Rajala, Thomas
Nordic Real Estate Team Lead
 +46 (0)8 505 646 13 Stockholm E-Mail vCard
Spangenberg, Caroline W.
Insurance Coverage Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6488 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Steinberg, James
Commercial Transactions Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6283 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Street, Phillip H.
Health & Life Sciences Team Co-Lead
 +1 404.815.6455
+1 919.420.1837		 Atlanta
Raleigh		 E-Mail vCard
Wincek, Mark D.
Employee Benefits Team Lead
 +1 202.508.5801 Washington D.C. E-Mail vCard
Zacks, David M.
Native American Affairs Team Lead
 +1 404.815.6100 Atlanta E-Mail vCard

Office Managing Partners

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Baskin, Stephen E.
Washington DC, Managing Partner
 +1 202.508.5899 Washington D.C. E-Mail vCard
Berlin, Stephen R.
Winston-Salem, Managing Partner
 +1 336.607.7304 Winston-Salem E-Mail vCard
Colbert, Lois W.
Charlotte, Managing Partner
 +1 704.338.5045
+1 919.420.1722		 Charlotte
Raleigh		 E-Mail vCard
Dorris, William E.
Altanta, Co-Managing Partner
 +1 404.815.6104 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Druve, Sören
Stockholm, Managing Partner
 +46 (0)8 505 646 25 Stockholm E-Mail vCard
Joyner, Gary K.
Raleigh, Managing Partner
 +1 919.420.1750 Raleigh E-Mail vCard
Nahitchevansky, Georges
New York, Managing Partner
 +1 212.775.8720 New York E-Mail vCard
Prucino, Diane L.
Atlanta, Co-Managing Partner
 +1 404.815.6479 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Sentell III, R. Perry
Augusta, Managing Partner
 +1 706.823.4260 Augusta E-Mail vCard
Wilson, Thomas P.
Dubai, Managing Partner
 +971 (0)4 328 9813
+1 404.815.6005		 Dubai
Atlanta		 E-Mail vCard

Chief Administrative Officers

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Dacey, Gary G.
Chief Operating Officer
 +1 404.815.6279 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Mitchell, Kathy R.
Chief Department Operating Officer
 +1 404.815.6117 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Moody, Ramona P.
Chief Human Resources Officer
 +1 404.815.6504 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Usher, James S.
Chief Information Officer
 +1 404.541.6803 Atlanta E-Mail vCard

Experience Highlights

Intellectual property advice for Furniture Brands International, Inc.
Represents Furniture Brands International, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of home furnishings, including such brands as Broyhill, more
License for domain name for Lasvegas.com
Represented Lasvegas.com LLC in negotiating a ninety-nine-year license for domain name, including formation of special-purpose LLC to hold more
Trade receivable securitization facility provided by a major U.S. financial institution
Represented a major U.S. financial institution, as administrative agent and lender, in connection with the provision of a $175,000,000 syndicated more
Sale of Internet Security Systems Inc.
Served as securities counsel to Internet Security Systems Inc., an Internet security system company, in its $1.3 billion acquisition by IBM. more

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