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(Washington, DC) – DLA Piper today announced today that the firm has received a perfect score, a 100 percent rating, on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) 2009 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The firm is one of only 259 businesses nationwide to receive this distinction.

“We are proud to be recognized as a firm that embodies and celebrates the variety of cultures, identities and sexual orientations of our wonderfully talented and diverse lawyers and staff,” said Terry O’Malley US Managing Partner of DLA Piper. “As a firm with a global platform that spans some 25 countries worldwide, diversity is not only a core value of our firm, it is a way of life for our employees --and crucial to our overall success.”

Mike Davis, DLA Piper’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion, added, “We are honored to receive a perfect rating from Human Rights Campaign, and proud to be acknowledged for being proactive in our efforts to recognize the importance of the diversity of our people and for our focus on continuing to enhance the inclusiveness of our firm culture. Our ultimate goal is to integrate our diversity and inclusion efforts into all facets of firm life and to maintain an environment where diversity of all kinds is both celebrated and leveraged to benefit each other and our clients.”

HRC is America’s largest civil organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. Each year, HRC invites the largest and most successful public and private companies in the United States to participate in the rating process. The CEI rates employers on a scale from 0 to 100 percent on their treatment of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) employees, consumers and investors.

The Index, which this year rated 583 businesses, is based on factors such as non-discrimination policies, diversity training, and benefits for domestic partners and transgender employees. DLA Piper’s score was based on a variety of factors, including the firm’s inclusive health care benefits to employees with same-sex partners, diversity training including components on sexual orientation, and the firm’s support of their LGBT affinity groups. The firm also recently amended their official non-discrimination and anti-harassment/anti-retaliation policy language to specifically include protection against discrimination based on gender identity or expression.

About DLA Piper’s Diversity Initiatives

With diversity and inclusion being a key element of the firm's strategic plan, DLA Piper has created a diversity and inclusion initiative headed by a full-time national director who is supported by a team including a diversity and inclusion manager and two diversity and inclusion specialists. The diversity and inclusion efforts are further guided and supported by a national steering committee led by two partners from the firm’s executive committee and comprised of partners from each major office, the firm’s chief people officer and national director of professional development among others. The goal of the diversity and inclusion strategy is to increase diversity within the firm and to foster an inclusive environment in support of both the development of our people and the growth of our business.

Addition supports DLA Piper's strategy to expand global practice

(New York) – DLA Piper announced today that C. Robert Paul has joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as counsel to the alternative asset management group in its New York office.

For more than 20 years, Paul has advised a wide variety of clients, including securities, futures and commodities exchanges, investment banks, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, advisors, funds and other market innovators on the legal, regulatory and advisory aspects of futures, commodities and derivatives products and transactions.

Previously, Paul served as General Counsel to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, where he negotiated a joint regulatory structure with the Securities and Exchange Commission for security futures products and contributed significantly to the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000. Later, he was appointed General Counsel of OneChicago, LLC, which he helped launch in 2002 as the first exchange in the US to trade futures contracts on individual equity stocks and narrow-based stock indices.

From 2005 to 2007, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Board of Trade. Immediately prior to joining DLA Piper, Mr. Paul was engaged as an independent consultant by several start-up exchanges and trading facilities offering innovative products in the electricity and weather markets.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Paul served as in-house counsel to Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. from 1987 to 1997, Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation from 1997 to 1999 and Cargill, Incorporated from 2004 to 2005. He received a J.D. from New York University School of Law, and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

“Bob is highly skilled and very well-versed in the complex and intricate areas of futures, derivatives and commodities regulation, litigation, compliance and exchange listing,” said Roger Meltzer, global chair of the Corporate and Finance practice. “The addition of a lawyer with his experience underscores our expansion strategy for the Corporate and Finance practice in New York, nationally and internationally. We welcome him to the firm.”

The arrival of Paul represents the latest expansion of DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance practice since Meltzer joined the firm last year to lead the practice as its global chair. He has been working to attract and manage significant engagements in the U.S. and abroad and to spearhead recruitment of leading corporate and finance lawyers in major financial centers around the world.

DLA Piper has recently added a number of leading corporate attorneys, including well known and highly regarded corporate and securities partners Yvan-Claude Pierre and Leon Medzhibovsky in New York; emerging growth and venture capital partners Craig Andrews, Michael Kagnoff, Martin Nichols, Jeffrey Thacker and Ross Burningham in San Diego; corporate finance and energy partner Michael Bolton in Houston; and litigator Vanessa Wells in East Palo Alto.

Tokyo - DLA Piper announced the appointment of Daniel W Lee, a Korean M&A specialist, as of counsel in the Corporate group in its Tokyo office. With over 20 years' experience in the US and Korea, Mr Lee has a strong track record in advising on foreign investment transactions. Daniel joins DLA Piper from Kim & Chang in Seoul, where he was Senior Foreign Counsel. He will work closely with DLA Piper's other Korean practitioners based in the Hong Kong, Singapore and London offices.

An expert in M&A, general corporate, private equity and joint ventures, Mr Lee is a veteran in leading and negotiating over US $2.5 billion worth of foreign direct investments by Korean corporations overseas. Mr Lee has advised local and multinational clients across the broad spectrum of industry including automobile, tyre, construction, IT, real estate, electronics, fishery, and pharmaceuticals. He has advised on a number of billion dollar investments by some of Korea's largest automobile manufacturers into the US, Europe, and Latin America, and advised major Korean banks on their international operations.

His extensive M&A expertise includes handling all aspects of Korean transactions in high profile global acquisitions as former Head of Legal at a leading multinational computer technology organization. Mr Lee also brings substantial compliance and forensic/regulatory expertise, in particular relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and developing risk management portfolio.

"We are ramping up our capabilities to Japanese-based Korean companies as well as clients' investment interests in Korea," said Lance Miller, Managing Partner of DLA Piper's Tokyo office. "With Daniel on board, we now have Korean practitioners in a number of regional markets to advise clients in Korea-related legal and business matters. Daniel will work closely with our regional Korea practice group in Hong Kong, as we provide our clients with a truly international network."

Admitted in California, Hawaii and Washington, DC, Mr Lee obtained his JD from the University of San Francisco School of Law in California. He is active as a board member or legal advisor in various industry and business organizations and has published articles in various Korean news and international media on legal and investment topics. Mr Lee is also known for establishment of the In-house Counsel Forum in Korea in 1999 which currently has 240 in-house counsel members. Mr Lee is fluent in English and Korean.

As of today, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr will operate as a single entity with more than 130 directors and some 280 lawyers fairly evenly spread between offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Led by CEO Chris Ewing and Chairman Dines Gihwala, the firm will provide a wide range of specialised business legal services through 10 core practice areas. This announcement follows the unconditional approval by the Competition Commission of the merger between Cliffe Dekker and Hofmeyr Herbstein & Gihwala in July 2008.

The firm will offer a complete range of corporate and commercial legal services aligned to the changing needs of a client base increasingly seeking a blend of capacity and specialisation to meet their requirements on a national and international level. To this end, the firm has added the ‘DLA’ part of DLA Piper's logo to its brand identity, signalling a strengthening of its alliance with what is now arguably the world’s largest global legal services organization. Cliffe Dekker formed an exclusive alliance with DLA Piper in 2005 and is a member of DLA Piper Group, through which the South African firm provides its local clients with access to global legal practitioners.

Dines Gihwala, Chairman of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, said: "I am truly excited about the future of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. This combination is the product of two firms of similar size with almost identical cultures, values and solid reputations."Together, my colleagues and I anticipate taking advantage of a culture that truly binds and builds to offer a first-rate legal outfit with the critical mass and depth of skills to continue adding value and providing competitive edge to our clients."

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr will continue to promote empowerment and diversity in the legal profession, a strong commitment which is reflected by approximately 30 percent of shares in the firm owned by black directors and some 24 percent held by women.

Chris Ewing, CEO, said: "With the merger now fully effective, we are ready to entrench ourselves as the business law firm of choice in South Africa offering a complete solution to our clients’ needs. "Addressing the skills challenge and transformation imperatives remain top priorities. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr will strive to be the employer of choice for aspiring and established practitioners and offer an attractive environment for the best talent in the industry to develop and grow."

The firm is being branded as a "business law firm" and will concentrate on offering not only corporate and M&A work, but also on a full suite of business legal services structured around ten core practice groups, led by highly experienced and recognised national and regional practice heads:

Corporate and Commercial
Competition
Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration
Employment
Environmental
Finance, Projects and Banking
Real Estate
Tax
Technology, Media, Telecoms
Trusts and Estates.
 
The size and organisational structure is aimed at offering clients greater specialisation and improved service.

Commenting on the merger Nigel Knowles, Joint CEO of DLA Piper, said: "On behalf of everyone at DLA Piper I want to congratulate Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr on its successful merger. As the world continues to get smaller and businesses in South Africa embrace opportunities that challenge their existing business model or take them into new markets, there is a growing need for legal advisers that have a broad range of technical skills and a global reach. With this merger Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr have created a platform that will enable it to help clients meet these challenges, at home and abroad."

Chris Ewing said: "Our clients and our people are at the heart of everything we do around here. We aim to offer a service that provides access to in-depth skills supported by the capacity to meet the challenges and requirements of our clients, whatever their size and wherever they may be, without compromising the highest possible level of service."

Starting today, a rolling marketing campaign and revamped website will reveal the new Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr brand.

Amsterdam - DLA Piper has appointed Gerard Kneppers as a partner in its Finance and Projects group in the Netherlands. He joins from Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Gerard will lead the leveraged finance practice, working closely with Finance and Projects Location Head, Bart Joosen.

Gerard has a 13-year track record in international transactions, including significant experience in acquisitions, asset and project finance. His wide-ranging finance experience, which includes mergers and acquisitions makes him ideally suited to lead the team advising local and international lenders and borrowers on their debt-related finance needs.

Bart Joosen said: "Gerard is a respected finance lawyer who has, during his career, built up a wealth of relevant transactional experience, and I am therefore delighted that he chose to join DLA Piper in the Netherlands. We have a growing finance practice and Gerard is the ideal person to contribute to the further expansion of this practice, which has been experiencing significant growth in recent years. I look forward to working with him."

Lawyers in the practice advise the finance teams of some of the major lenders and borrowers in the Netherlands and abroad on a variety of finance transactions. They advise debt providers, financial institutions, senior and mezzanine lenders, arrangers, agents, equity capital providers and other strategic investors, private equity funds and other borrowers on all aspects of leveraged debt financing.

Gerard, 38, has a B Proc (cum laude) and an LLB from the Rand Afrikaans University in South Africa. He is a South African qualified lawyer.

Gerard joins DLA Piper on 1 September.

Eight leading partners will join DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance practice in New York and London

(New York and London) – DLA Piper announced today that eight partners will be joining the Corporate and Finance Practice in New York and London. Led by Jeffrey B. Steiner, the group will bring one of the world’s leading real estate and structured finance practices. Steiner will join DLA Piper from Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, where he was a name partner, and has been Co-Chair of Business and Finance, and Chair of Real Estate. Steiner will become Co-Chair of the US Finance Group, and will join with seven additional partners: Scott A. Weinberg, Robert M. Unger, Rand B. Peppas, Marc B. Friedman, R. Kenneth MacCallum, Robert S. Mower and Jason R. Goldstein. The group is expected to join DLA Piper in September.

As Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s US Finance Group, Steiner will be focused on deepening already strong relationships with the principal investment groups and leadership of the major capital providers on Wall Street, and building DLA Piper’s existing capabilities in real estate, finance and related capital markets engagements.

“Jeff and his partners are some of the best known lawyers in real estate and structured finance, and they have built a diversified international practice,” said Lee I. Miller, Joint CEO of DLA Piper. “They have deep relationships on Wall Street and in the international financial community that will complement and strengthen our existing finance practice in the US and abroad.”

Steiner and his partners have been involved in financing transactions and related alternative structures for complex assets (both real estate and non-real estate), warehouse facilities and repo lines, hybrid debt and equity structures, privatizations of REITs as well as single asset projects and portfolio transactions. They have recently expanded their efforts overseas, both in Europe and Asia, and are heavily focused on the restructuring of loan portfolios and extending market share to other transactional activities outside real estate and structured finance. The group is expected to work closely with colleagues throughout DLA Piper’s network in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, as well as across the United States.

“Jeff is an innovative leader who recognized the need for a global platform that supports sophisticated cross-border work. DLA Piper is a great strategic fit because we have the right mix of capabilities and global reach to support the practice that Jeff and his partners have built,” said Roger Meltzer, Global Chair of Corporate and Finance at DLA Piper. “The synergy of their international practice, DLA Piper’s global platform, and our shared strengths in real estate and corporate finance will create compelling value for clients.”

Steiner, Weinberg, Unger, Peppas, MacCallum and Goldstein will be based in New York, while Friedman and Mower will practice in London.

Jeffrey B. Steiner

Steiner has been the Chair of Thelen Reid’s Real Estate Practice, and Co-Chair of the Business and Finance Practice. He regularly represents Wall Street investment banks and institutional lenders in complex structured finance transactions including construction, conduit, floating and fixed rate financings, forward loan commitments, mezzanine loans, loan participations and mortgage-backed securities transactions.

Steiner was recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 as one of the leading real estate lawyers in New York. He received a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and a B.A. from McGill University.

Scott A. Weinberg

Weinberg concentrates on real estate and finance. He has extensive experience in all areas of real estate finance, acquisitions, dispositions and leasing, for both institutional and non-institutional clients. Mr. Weinberg has particular experience representing lenders in the origination and securitization of commercial mortgage loans.

He received a J.D. from New York University School of Law and a B.S., magna cum laude, from the University of Missouri.

Robert M. Unger

Unger concentrates on uniquely structured mergers and acquisitions for both private and public companies, equipment finance, secured lending, structured finance and corporate and transactional matters related to real estate finance.

He received a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and a B.F.A., cum laude, from Boston University.

Rand B. Peppas

Peppas concentrates on real estate and real estate finance. She has extensive experience in all aspects of institutional real estate lending including interim, permanent and mezzanine loans; lines of credit; acquisitions, dispositions and financings of portfolios of mortgage loans; forward loan commitments; loan participations; and structuring of entities for equity investments in real estate.

She received a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and a B.A. from Emory University.

Marc B. Friedman

Friedman focuses on real estate finance, secured lending workouts and joint venture transactions. He represents both portfolio and CMBS national lenders in the origination, servicing and workout of sophisticated real estate-related loans including first mortgage, mezzanine, construction and preferred equity facilities.

A member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, he received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law and a B.A. from Boston University.

R. Kenneth MacCallum

MacCallum concentrates on transactional work in the capital markets, focusing on structured finance. He has extensive experience in structuring deals and developing novel structures, and preparation and negotiation of agreements and legal opinions, in public offerings and private placements of mortgage-backed and asset-backed financings.

A member of both the American and Canadian Bar Associations, he received an LL.M. from Columbia Law School and an LL.B. and B.B.A. from the University of New Brunswick.

Robert S. Mower

Mower practices corporate law, with particular emphasis on structured finance, securities law, mergers and acquisitions and private equity financing. He has broad experience in a wide range of corporate transactions including private placements, public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, secured lending, joint ventures, reorganizations and related financings.

He received a J.D., cum laude, from New York University School of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Bowdoin College.

Jason R. Goldstein

Goldstein practices real estate law with work in mortgage and construction lending, workouts and restructuring loans, purchase and sale of vacant land and commercial properties, and development of commercial and industrial properties all on behalf of institutional and non-institutional clients.

He received a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and a B.A. from Haverford College.

Leading energy attorney further bolsters firm’s growing global Energy practice and Latin America initiative

(Houston) – DLA Piper announced today that Carlos A. Solé III has joined DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance Practice group as a partner in its Houston office.

Solé’s arrival represents only the latest move in the continued expansion of the firm’s Houston office as well as its Global Energy Practice and Latin America initiative. Since its entry into the Houston market in March, DLA Piper has added leading attorneys Jack O’Neill, Mark White, Jack Langlois, Michael Bolton and Ileana Blanco, each with strong credentials in serving the energy industry.

Solé focuses his practice on domestic and international transactions in the energy field. He has represented various clients in the structuring and documentation of a diverse range of energy-related project development, merger and acquisition, financing and commodity sales transactions in the natural gas, LNG, petroleum and power sectors. Additionally, he has extensive experience in advising US and multinational clients in various industries on cross-border investment and corporate transactions in Latin America.

“Carlos has played a significant role in numerous sophisticated energy transactions worldwide,” said J. Terence O’Malley, DLA Piper US Managing Partner. “His strong connections and client relationships within the fast-developing energy capitals of the world, particularly in Latin America, will contribute a great deal to the expansion of DLA Piper’s international platform in this crucial sector and important region.”

Continuing to Build a Leading Global Energy Practice

DLA Piper’s Energy practice lawyers serve as counsel to both national and international energy companies around the world, as well as developers, sponsors, banks and private equity funds. Clients also include investor-owned and municipal utilities, specialized energy equipment and technology companies and petrochemical companies. The firm has represented these clients in a variety of energy, utility, regulatory, privatization, and complex infrastructure project and structured financing matters, as well as litigation and international arbitration. The firm also represents developers and venture capitalists involved in the development of clean technologies, and, through its own industry-leading, comprehensive sustainability program, is itself ISO 14001 certified.

“We are determined to build a leading energy practice in our Houston office, commensurate with the size of the Texas energy market. We see Houston as an equal partner with the Middle East, New York and London in our global energy practice,” added Bob Gruendel, DLA Piper’s Joint Global Head of the Energy Sector. “Carlos will be a tremendous asset as we increasingly are called on for multinational energy transactions around the world, and we are delighted to have him join this stellar group.”

Building a Leading Latin American Practice

In March 2007, DLA Piper announced the formal launch of its Latin America Initiative to ensure the delivery of seamless legal services to clients with Latin American interests.

The initiative is designed to harness the skills and extensive Latin American experiences of DLA Piper lawyers across the globe to more effectively serve clients with interests in the region, whether helping multi-national organizations complete transactions on the ground in Latin America or advising Latin American companies on a spectrum of legal issues in the US, Asia and around the world.

DLA Piper’s Latin America Initiative offers clients strong advisory and transactional support centered on Corporate/M&A, Real Estate and Finance-related legal capabilities. The initiative is further supported by leading global practices in the areas of International Dispute Resolution, Government Affairs (including International Trade and lobbying in Washington, DC) and Franchise and Distribution law.

About Carlos Solé

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Solé was a partner in the Houston office of Akin Gump. He received a J.D. and an M.P.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. He also received a B.S. in foreign service from Georgetown University.

Hong Kong - DLA Piper has announced that corporate and financial services lawyer Luke Gannon has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate group.  Mr Gannon will head up the firm's Funds Practice throughout Asia, as well as acting for a range of clients on mergers and acquisitions and equity capital market matters.  He will be based in the Hong Kong office and will work closely with partners from the firm's financial services and regulatory groups.

Mr Gannon has almost 20 years experience across Asia acting on a range of funds, regulatory and capital raising matters, including for real estate investment trusts, hedge funds, fund of funds, private equity, infrastructure funds, wealth managers, underwriters and corporate issuers.

Luke was previously a partner and Head of Funds at Australian law firm Freehills in Melbourne for 8 years, where his clients included a wide range of international investment banks, fund managers and sponsors and other corporates. He was rated as one of the region's leading lawyers in that space.  In 2006, he accepted an offer to work for a major client as Head of Corporate and M&A, where he gained unique commercial and acquisitions experience in the financial services sector in Asia.

Luke has a blend of funds, acquisitions, and commercial experience which is rare. "Luke brings a strong commercial approach to advising on financial services, capital raising and particularly funds-related issues, which will enhance our offering to clients" said Alastair Da Costa, Asia Managing Director of DLA Piper.  "The addition of Luke as a corporate partner and Head of Funds in Asia is a real asset to our practice.  Our continued focus on securing premium legal expertise enables us to provide clients with access to a full range of quality legal advice to support their business needs, however complex these might be."

Mr Gannon obtained his Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from the University of Queensland.

On Monday, August 11, DLA Piper received the prestigious Pro Bono Publico Award from the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. The award is given annually to five institutions and individual lawyers that have demonstrated outstanding commitment to volunteer legal services for the poor and disadvantaged. DLA Piper was the only law firm to receive an award. The award was presented at a luncheon held during the ABA's annual Conference in New York.

Our innovative Signature Projects, which focus human and financial resources on target areas and strategic organizations, were key to receiving the award. The ABA was particularly impressed by the scope and results of Chicago's recently completed Signature Project in Juvenile Justice, the firm’s largest pro bono project to date, and showed a video describing that project during the luncheon. To learn more and to view the video, please visit the ABA Pro Bono Publico Award - Current Recipients page on the ABA site.

Capital Markets team strengthens Atlanta office’s Private Equity and M&A capabilities

(Atlanta) – DLA Piper today announced that Joseph B. Alexander and Gerry L. Williams have joined the firm’s Corporate and Finance practice as partners in the Atlanta office. Both come to the firm from Hunton & Williams.

Alexander will serve as DLA Piper’s head of Private Equity for the Southeast and will also play a leading role in further developing the firm’s Corporate practice throughout this region.

Focused on the capital markets, Alexander previously served as co-head of Hunton & Williams’ Private Equity practice while Williams was a partner in the firm’s Global Capital Markets and Mergers and Acquisitions team.

“Consistent with our vision to attract preeminent corporate and securities attorneys to DLA Piper’s global platform, Joe and Gerry are the type of experienced and sophisticated transactional attorneys that will continue to fuel the firm’s growth while further raising our visibility with key institutions in the capital markets,” said Roger Meltzer, global chair of the Corporate and Finance practice.

“Both experienced and energetic, the additions of Joe and Gerry support the strategic expansion of our Corporate and Finance practice globally and in Atlanta,” said Jay Smith, co-chair of DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance practice. “DLA Piper provides an exceptional global platform to expand their business throughout the United States and abroad.”

“We are excited to add such highly regarded and active members of the Atlanta legal community to our office,” added Mark E. Grantham, managing partner of DLA Piper’s Atlanta office. “Working with a diversified clientele, Joe and Gerry immediately enhance our existing Corporate and Finance capabilities, providing complex transactional experience in private equity and the capital markets.”

Alexander and Williams are also joined by associates Daniel Rollman and Anthony Webb, who also arrive to DLA Piper’s Corporate and Finance practice from Hunton & Williams’ Atlanta office.

About the Lawyers

Joseph B. Alexander focuses his practice on M&A, securities and corporate governance matters for institutional, middle-market and private equity clients. He represents nationally recognized private equity firms, their portfolio companies, and sellers to such entities in matters involving M&A, securities and corporate governance.

Additionally, he serves as outside general counsel to various public and private companies in matters involving M&A, securities and corporate governance while also advising clients on strategic partnerships, including relationships with minority owned businesses that operate under various EBO programs.

Alexander received a J.D. from the Duke University School of Law and a B.B.A., with honors, from the University of Georgia.

Gerry L. Williams represents large institutional and middle-market companies, private equity and mezzanine funds, and commercial banks in matters involving corporate governance, M&A, securities, cross-border joint ventures and general corporate matters. He has represented companies in several industries, including consumer products, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing and telecommunications. Williams also previously served as the Administrative Partner for the Atlanta office of Hunton & Williams.

Williams received a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington and a B.B.A. from the University of Georgia.

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