Bench & Bar
| Publication year | 2022 |
| Pages | 0036 |
Kudos
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP announced that partner Adria Perez was named president of the Atlanta Volunteers Lawyers Foundation (AVLF) board of directors in January. AVLF advocates, supports and serves survivors of intimate partner abuse, children in high-conflict custody disputes, tenants in disputes with their landlords, employees denied their wages and people who have recently lost a family member.
The firm also announced that the KT Education and Opportunity Fund (the Fund), which is powered by United Way of Greater Atlanta, awarded grants totaling $25,000 to Raising Expectations, a nonprofit youth development organization that works to educate and empower youth in challenging circumstances, and Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative, an intermediary that seeks to achieve shared prosperity by closing the racial wealth gap through community wealth-building strategies. The firm and United Way of Greater Atlanta started the Fund in 2021 to provide a giving option in Kilpatrick Townsend’s annual United Way campaign.
Oliver Manner LLP announced that Timothy D. Roberts was sworn in as the president of the Southeastern Georgia Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is an invitation-only national association of 7,600 experienced trial lawyers and judges dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. The Southeastern Georgia Chapter of ABOTA includes plaintiff attorneys, defense attorneys and judges from the region including Savannah, Brunswick, Augusta and the Golden Isles. The organization’s goal is to raise awareness and educate the public about the history and value of the right to a trial by jury. It also works to increase the standards of skill, integrity, honor and courtesy in the legal profession.
Arnall Golden Gregory announced that partner Jeffery Lewis was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp to the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Commission, which is an advisory committee to the governor on matters related to maintaining and expanding Georgia’s thriving entertainment industry. In addition to being an experienced attorney, Lewis is a former professional actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Baker Donelson announced that the firm received a score of 90 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for LGBTQ+ people.
The firm also announced that it achieved ISO 27001 certification, an internationally recognized certification for information security management. ISO 27001, published by the The International Organization for Standardization, is an information security management standard that specifies a management system that is intended to bring information security under management control. Earning the ISO 27001 certification demonstrates that Baker Donelson is in compliance with rigorous international standards regarding utilization of best practices, ongoing governance and management of information systems to ensure the security of client and firm data.
Van Bael & Bellis announced that partner Porter Elliott was appointed co-head of the firm’s competition law practice, expanding the firm’s EU/ UK competition team.
On The Move
IN ATLANTA
Levine Smith Snider & Wilson, LLC, announced the promotion of Deborah B. Koslin to partner. Koslin’s practice focuses on family law, specifically, domestic relations matters including divorce, custody and legitimation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, modifications, contempt and family violence actions, and arbitration. The firm is located at 3490 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 1150, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404-237-5700; Fax 404-237-5757; www.lsswlaw.com.
Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. announced the promotion of Katherine M. Silverman to principal. Silverman’s practice focuses on business litigation, non-compete/trade secrets and real estate litigation. The firm is located at 3475 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 1100, Atlanta, GA 30305; 404-261-7711; www.lsslaw.com.
Stites & Harbison announced the addition of M. Michael Egan as senior member; Derrick L. Bingham, John C. deMoulpied, Matthew Gass, Jennifer M. Guerra, Jeffrey C. Hoffmeyer, Johannes S. Kingma, Mark D. Lefkow, Thomas J. Mihill, William D...
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