Managing Partners

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Dorris, William E.
Chair
+1 404.815.6104 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Prucino, Diane L.
Co-Managing Firm Partner
+1 404.815.6479 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Sheehy, Maureen A.
Co-Managing Firm Partner
+1 415.273.7571 San Francisco 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
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
Benson, Jeffrey A.
Real Estate Investment and Development Team Lead
+1 919.420.1773
+1 336.607.7380
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
E-Mail vCard
Berlin, Stephen R.
Environmental Team Lead
+1 336.607.7304 Winston-Salem E-Mail vCard
Bernard, Eugene J.
Electronics & Software Team Co-Lead
+1 303.405.8528 Denver E-Mail vCard
Biafore, Thomas J.
Real Estate Finance and Capital Markets Team Lead
+1 415.273.7531
+1 404.815.6250
San Francisco
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 Co-Lead
+1 404.815.6549 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Brougher, Brent W.
Insurance Coverage Team Lead
+1 404.815.6654 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
Ewing IV, James L.
Mechanical & Medical Devices Team Co-Lead
+1 404.815.6494 Silicon Valley
Atlanta
E-Mail vCard
Fowler, Lynn E.
Tax Team Lead
+1 404.815.6653
+1 202.824.1428
Atlanta
Washington D.C.
E-Mail vCard
Gardner, Steven
Patent Litigation Team Co-Lead
+1 336.607.7483
+1 919.420.1721
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
E-Mail vCard
Graham, Jamie L.
Health, Life Sciences & Chemistry Team Co-Lead
+1 404.745.2473 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Holmes, Brenda O.
Electronics & Software Team Co-Lead
+1 404.685.6799 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Isbester, A. J.
Patent Litigation Team Co-Lead
+1 415.273.4335
+1 858.353.6254
San Francisco
San Diego
E-Mail vCard
Kezer Ph.D., William B.
Health, Life Sciences & Chemistry Team Co-Lead
+1 925.472.5015 Walnut Creek E-Mail vCard
Kusha, Babak
Mechanical & Medical Devices Team Co-Lead
+1 415.273.7512 San Francisco E-Mail vCard
Malutta, Anthony J.
Trademark & Copyright Team Co-Lead
+1 415.273.7507 San Francisco E-Mail vCard
Mayberry, J. David
Trademark & Copyright Team Co-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
Sani, Barmak S.
Electronics & Software Team Co-Lead
+1 650.752.2422 Silicon Valley E-Mail vCard
Sipiora, David E.
Patent Litigation Team Co-Lead
+1 303.405.8525 Denver E-Mail vCard
Steinberg, James
Global Sourcing & Technology Team Lead
+1 404.815.6283 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Street, Phillip H.
Health, Life Sciences & Chemistry 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.
Complex Business Litigation Team Lead
+1 404.815.6100 Atlanta E-Mail vCard

Office Managing Partners

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Akiba, Hitoshi
Tokyo, Managing Partner
+81 (0)3 3507 5609 Tokyo E-Mail vCard
Baskin, Stephen E.
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
Gustavsson, Johan
Stockholm, Managing Partner
+46 (0)8 505 646 19 Stockholm E-Mail vCard
Haughey, Paul C.
San Francisco, Managing Partner
+1 415.273.4787 San Francisco E-Mail vCard
Jenkins, Kenneth E.
San Diego, Managing Partner
+1 858.350.6159 San Diego E-Mail vCard
Joyner, Gary K.
Raleigh, Managing Partner
+1 919.420.1750 Raleigh E-Mail vCard
Kadaba, Wab P.
Atlanta, Managing Partner
+1 404.532.6959 Atlanta E-Mail vCard
Peterson, R. G.
Walnut Creek, Managing Partner
+1 925.472.5010 Walnut Creek E-Mail vCard
Saffer, Ian L.
Denver, Managing Partner
+1 303.607.3211 Denver E-Mail vCard
Sentell III, R. Perry
Augusta, Managing Partner
+1 706.823.4260 Augusta E-Mail vCard
Shaffer, William L.
Silicon Valley, Managing Partner
+1 650.324.6368 Silicon Valley E-Mail vCard
Whitmer, Frederick L.
New York, Managing Partner
+1 212.775.8773 New York E-Mail vCard
Wilson, Thomas P.
Dubai, Managing Partner
+971 4 328 9813
+1 404.815.6005
Dubai
Atlanta
E-Mail vCard
Wylie, Roger D.
Seattle, Managing Partner
+1 206.516.3092 Seattle E-Mail vCard

Chief Administrative Officers

Name and TitlePhoneOfficeE-mailV-card
Colucci, Brian C.
Chief Business Development & Marketing Officer
+1 415.273.4769 San Francisco E-Mail vCard
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

In re Southwest Hospital
Represented creditors' committee and then plan trustee of Southwest Hospital and Medical Center Inc. in connection with the sale of an Atlanta more
Environmental litigation for a major bottled water company
Briefed and argued on behalf of a major bottle water company in a case involving a challenge under Michigan’s common law of groundwater, state more
Counsel to City of Atlanta
Represented the City of Atlanta in a design-build project to replace the parking revenue control system of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International more
Intellectual property and corporate advice for a software development and system supply company
Represented a software development and system supply company in providing high end i-gaming platforms and products.  The firm assisted the software more

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