Securities lawyers in Georgia Margaret Fernandez to William B.

Firm: The Fernandez Law Firm, P.C., A Business and Technology Law Firm

327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 602A , Cumming , Georgia 30040

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Corporate , Employment & Labor , Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities , Technology and Science, Business

Business Lawyer. Our Firm is focused upon business law.  We form new corporations, new LLCs, and help our Clients with incorporations and start-up businesses.. We assist Clients with all aspects of contract negotiation, and contract drafting, including real estate leases, equipment leases, and equipment financing.  We regularly draft software licensing agreements, and other technology agreements.. Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration. Our Firm's principal, Margaret Fernandez, Esq., is a trained litigator, and has practiced in the state, superior, federal, and appeals courts of Georgia.  She has millions of dollars in awards, verdicts, and judgments. She is skilled at motions practice, discovery, courtroom, and appellate practice.  She is comfortable in litigation, arbitration, and mediation.. Ms. Fernandez has enjoyed tremendous success in securities arbitration and litigation, construction litigation, employment litigation, intellectual property litigation, shareholder litigation, and many other kinds of business and other disputes.. Ms. Fernandez regularly resolves EEOC matters in mediation for her corporate Clients.. Ms. Fernandez's personal philosophy is in litigation prevention; however, when litigation is necessary, she believes it should be quickly initiated, and strongly and aggressively prosecuted, with an attention to detail.. Ms. Fernandez is a 2005 Trial Lawyers College graduate, trained by Gerry Spence, as well as a 2015 Trojan Horse graduate, trained by Dan Ambrose and Alejandro Blanco.  Ms. Fernandez is a former federal judicial law clerk for Chief Judge Richard C. Erwin for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, and spent a year seated beside, and writing opinions for, a senior federal judge.. Ms. Fernandez is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia Law Schools, where she was twice a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar for academic excellence, and is admitted to the bars of New York and Georgia.. Ms. Fernandez assists Clients with all aspects of business law and business litigation.. Technology Law. The Fernandez Law Firm's Client focus is on start-up technology firms.  The Firm's Clients include innovators who have developed and continue to develop new technologies in many diverse areas such as: genetic testing for dangerous diseases; software and outage management systems for electric utilities; hardware, desks, and learning systems for disabled and chronically hospitalized children; enterprise personnel software; security software for protecting children and schools from active shooters.. Many of our Clients are entrepreneurs: medical doctors; inventors; restauranteurs; business owners --- all of whom purchase, lease, license, or sell technologies, and come to us for our experience in negotiating and drafting contracts, and finding methods of financing those large purchases and leases.. Employment Law. We regularly prepare employment agreements and 1099 consulting agreements to protect our Clients.  We understand the many issues involved in employment law.. Because we have litigated many employment matters, both for the employee and the employer, we have a strong sense of what works.. Accordingly, we draft strong employment agreements.  We try to resolve matters in mediation; but if we cannot, we litigate forcefully.. We have successfully mediated many claims at the EEOC for our corporate Clients.. Contracts. The basis of any relationship is the contract, and we have negotiated and drafted thousands of contracts.  Because we litigate, we know what needs to be in a contract to protect our Clients.. The Firm's practice includes licensing and intellectual property and technology law. We regularly assists technology and other companies seeking to create, license or exploit intellectual property, including start-ups, with many aspects of their businesses in such matters as: formation, financing, re-financing, shareholders, shareholder agreements, operating agreements, contracts, and intellectual property matters; negotiating and developing substantial commercial agreements and contracts; preparing licensing and maintenance agreements for software and intellectual property licensors and licensees; drafting NDAs and Confidentiality Agreements surrounding IP and IT; litigating IT and commercial business issues in the state, superior, appeals and federal courts in Georgia; negotiating leases for equipment and real property; purchasing real estate; purchasing airplanes; assisting clients in the management of employees and contractors; and leading  in all areas of mergers and acquisitions work, from due diligence, negotiations, and closings.. The Firm's Principal. Ms. Fernandez began her career as a litigator and has won millions of dollars in  judgments, verdicts, and awards in the courts of Georgia and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.. Ms. Fernandez  has had great success with technology, commercial, contract, employment, confidentiality, trade secret, intellectual property matters, and libel and defamation in the State, Superior, and Federal Courts in Georgia as well as the Court of Appeals of Georgia.. She is a 2005 graduate of the month-long Trial Lawyers College, run by famed trial lawyer Gerry Spence in Dubois, Wyoming, as well as the Trojan Horse Method, taught by Dan Ambrose and Alejandro Blanco.. Ms. Fernandez’s litigation work includes successful board room negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations, as well as victories before FINRA and the EEOC, and she has appeared for her Clients at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and has successfully resolved these and other matters involving FBI, HUD, and Secret Service.  She has also successfully resolved matters before the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. Ms. Fernandez practices employment law, and regularly drafts and litigates restrictive covenants, and has successfully mediated many employment matters at the EEOC.  Ms. Fernandez has also successfully obtained MBE certifications for her clients with the City of Atlanta and Georgia Department of Transportation.. Ms. Fernandez has coached U-6 soccer with the United Futbol Academy and is a former director of both of the Hispanic American Center for Economic Development and the Hispanic Contractors Association of Georgia, which she also helped found.. Ms. Fernandez earned her A.B. at Harvard University, where she was an IBM Thomas J. Watson scholar each year.  She earned her Juris Doctor at Columbia University School of Law in the City of New York and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar her second and third years of law school.  She was also the Admissions Editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.  She served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Hon. Richard C. Erwin, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.  She is a Member of the Technology Advisory Group for the State Bar of Georgia President and, as a pro bono matter, successfully negotiated the agreement for the new website for the State Bar of Georgia. Ms. Fernandez is admitted to practice in New York and Georgia, the State and Superior Courts of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Firm: Greenberg Traurig

3290 Northside Parkway N.W., Suite 400 , Atlanta , Georgia 30327

Practice Areas: Corporate , Securities , Real Estate

Firm: Troutman Sanders LLP

Bank of America Plaza   600 Peachtree Street Geo , Atlanta , Georgia 30308

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Corporate ,Securities

Firm: Alston and Bird LLP

One Atlantic Center   1201 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30309

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Civil ,Corporate ,Securities

1050 Crown Pointe Parkway , Atlanta , Georgia 30338

Practice Areas: Appellate , Business , Energy , Intellectual Property , Securities , Litigation, Litigation

One Atlantic Center   1201 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30309

Practice Areas: Mergers & Acquisitions,Securities

Firm: Andersen Tate & Carr PC

1960 Satellite Blvd Ste 4000 , Duluth , Georgia 30097

Practice Areas: Corporate , Internet , Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities , Business

Brad Carr heads up the Corporate Group of Andersen, Tate & Carr. His practice focuses on a wide variety of corporate law and commercial finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions; private equity and debt offerings; representation of development stage and emerging growth companies; formation of corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and joint ventures; compensation and employment issues; stock and asset sale and purchase; venture capital financing; asset and receivables based financing; bond financing; electronic commerce and internet law; software licensing and development agreements; business succession planning including shareholders’ agreements and family partnerships; corporate finance and restructuring including tax-free reorganizations; intellectual property matters including trade secret and proprietary information protection and securing trademark and copyrights for corporate clients.. Mr. Carr graduated, cum laude, with high honors, from the University of Georgia in 1986, where he was elected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Juris Doctor degree, magna cum laude, in 1989 from the University of Georgia School of Law, where he served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Law Review and was elected as a member of the Order of the Coif. Mr. Carr is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Gwinnett County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Carr served as the Managing Partner of the Firm for over six years and currently serves on the Firm’s Executive Committee.. Mr. Carr is active in the Gwinnett community, working with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, where he is a member of the Board of Directors and a past Chairman of its Development Campaign, the Gwinnett Council for Quality Growth, the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau, The 1818 Club, and he is also active with the Johns Creek Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Carr also serves on the Peachtree Ridge High School Council, currently as Chairman, and is very involved with Norcross First United Methodist Church and Young Life of Gwinnett County.  He and his family live in Duluth.

Bank of America Plaza   600 Peachtree Street Geo , Atlanta , Georgia 30308

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Corporate ,Mergers & Acquisitions,Securities ,Technology and Science

6400 Powers Ferry Road   NW , Atlanta , Georgia 30339

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Landlord & Tenant,Leases and Leasing,Real Estate ,Securities

Firm: Childers Schlueter & Smith LLC

1932 N. Druid Hills Rd , Atlanta , Georgia 30319

Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Negligence, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Securities , Defective and Dangerous Products, Defective and Dangerous Products

Richard Schlueter has spent his career representing individuals and families who have been harmed as the result of wrongful conduct by others.. He regularly practices in both State and Federal Courts and has worked as a local counselor for out of state firms in the pursuit of justice for similarly situated clients in product liability, medical malpractice and personal injury claims. Further, he has been admitted pro hac vice in many states in pursuing client's claims in many other jurisdictions in the United States and in pursuing claims against corporate defendants outside of the United States. Richard Schlueter, further, has testified before Congress in a four party panel to bring greater accountability to foreign manufacturers for harm caused to U. S. consumers in the proposed bill "Protecting Americans From Unsafe Foreign Products Act.". During his career he has tried to verdict in excess of thirty (30) trials in both State and Federal court including: wrongful death, automobile claims, fiduciary claims, premises liability claims, insurance coverage disputes, medical malpractice and Workers Compensation matters. He has mediated 100+ claims to successful settlement in both open and confidential agreed resolutions.. Richard Schlueter has consistently devoted a portion of his time to assist the indigent and in other pro bono matters in providing counselor representation involving meritorious and worthy issues to individuals who otherwise could not afford their representation. He has participated in various volunteer programs including the Truancy Intervention Project and has received awards from the State Bar of Georgia for "Outstanding Public Service in Providing Legal Representation to the Low Income Citizens of Georgia.". Richard Schlueter lives with his wife and three children in Peachtree Corners.. Education:. Memberships:. Contact Richard via e-mail at

Firm: Alston and Bird LLP

One Atlantic Center   1201 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30309

Practice Areas: Banking & Finance,Mergers & Acquisitions,Securities

Firm: Andersen, Tate & Carr, PC

One Sugarloaf Centre, Ste 4000 , Duluth , Georgia 30097

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Personal Injury, Real Estate , Securities , Medical Malpractice

Render C. Freeman, Esq. has dedicated his career to helping injured victims hold wrongdoers financially responsible for their carelessness. As a trial attorney, Mr. Freeman has a broad range of experience in litigating complex disputes, including wrongful death, personal injury, nursing home neglect, products liability, motor vehicle and trucking collisions, medical malpractice, premises liability, negligent hiring and negligent security. Mr. Freeman has been lead trial counsel in jury trials all over Georgia from Federal District Court in Atlanta to smaller Superior Courts in the remote corners of our State.. Since 2004, Mr. Freeman has carried an "AV" rating from the Martindale-Hubbell National Legal Directory, the highest such designation given for both lawyer competence and integrity. He is an active member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and the American Association for Justice, regularly attending advanced seminars to hone his litigation and trial skills.

Firm: Tewes Law Group LLC

2180 Satellite Blvd. , Duluth , Georgia 30097

Practice Areas: Business , Consumer Fraud, Contracts, Intellectual Property , Patents, Securities , Litigation

5300   303 Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30308

Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Civil ,Environmental ,Health Care & Hospitalization,Labor ,Securities

Firm: Schoenthaler Law Group

400 Interstate North Parkway, SE , Atlanta , Georgia 30339

Practice Areas: Corporate , Intellectual Property , Securities , Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property

Peter F. Schoenthaler is the founder of the Schoenthaler Law Group. Mr. Schoenthaler is a business lawyer with a broad based background in many areas of the law. He brings substantial experience in corporate and transactional law and significant, varied experience in both federal and state litigation matters.. Mr. Schoenthaler started his career in consulting for the accounting and business consulting firm Arthur Andersen. He subsequently worked for an Atlanta based general practice firm where he gained experience in broad and diverse areas of the law before joining an intellectual property and corporate boutique firm where he developed expertise in those specialized practice areas.. On the litigation side, Mr. Schoenthaler is accomplished in many areas of law and has successfully represented clients in hundreds of cases, including business and complex litigation, patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret claims and business litigation.. Mr. Schoenthaler is permanently admitted to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh and Tenth Circuits. In addition to handling cases across the United States, he is permanently admitted in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia, Eastern District of Texas, District of Colorado, District of Connecticut, and the Eastern District of Michigan.. On the corporate side, Mr. Schoenthaler’s areas of expertise include corporate and business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financing transactions, corporate and securities law and compliance, intellectual property and technology transactions and counseling relating to business transactions (including new business formation, strategic alliances, joint ventures, distribution agreements, secured transactions and general commercial/UCC matters). His experience spans a variety of business sizes and types, and with companies doing business in a wide range of industries, including software and technology, information technology, venture capital, portfolio company management, and private equity.

Firm: The DiCarlo Law Firm

1230 Peachtree St NE Ste 1900 , Atlanta , Georgia 30309

Practice Areas: Administrative , Employment & Labor , Securities , Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits

Patrick DiCarlo has over 24 years of experience counseling ERISA plan sponsors and fiduciaries on regulatory compliance issues and litigating disputes. Mr. DiCarlo has counseled and represented some of America’s largest employers regarding fiduciary and prohibited transaction concerns, service provider fees, investments in employer securities, the prudence of particular investments and investment policies, executive compensation disputes, disclosure issues and challenges to benefit claim review procedures and decisions. His practice has focused on counseling plans and financial service providers regarding fiduciary issues, prohibited transactions, fee disclosure, designing benefit claim procedures and litigating benefit disputes of all types. He also advises plan fiduciaries and service providers on fiduciary and prohibited transaction concerns with respect to investments by benefit plan investors in various investment funds.. Mr. DiCarlo is currently recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in the ERISA Litigation category. He has also been listed in the 2017-2018 editions of The Best Lawyers in America©. He received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1994, and his B.A. from the University of Georgia in 1991. He is AV Preeminent rated by Martindale-Hubel. He is admitted to practice in Georgia and in federal courts throughout the country.

Firm: Blackburn, Walther, Sloan & Adair, L.L.C.

3650 Savannah Place Dr , Duluth , Georgia 30096

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Business Organizations,Real Estate ,Securities ,Taxation - State & Federal

Firm: Chitwood Harley Harnes LLP

1201 Peachtree Street NE , Atlanta , Georgia 30361

Practice Areas: Class Actions, Securities , Probate, Probate

As the son of an Air Force officer, I had the fortune of "growing up" in many different places, which exposed me to a diverse array of people and cultures.  These experiences helped to shape the person and attorney I am today: curious, engaging, and versatile.  When it comes to the practice of law, I strive to assist my clients with all of their legal needs in a direct and cost-effective manner.  If I do not possess the requisite experience in the area of law at hand, chances are I know and can steer my clients to an attorney who does.  When not working with clients, I enjoy traveling, hiking with my two Catahoulas, Belle and Tallulah, and spending time with my family and adorable nephew in Tampa, Florida.

Firm: Alston and Bird LLP

One Atlantic Center   1201 West Peachtree Street , Atlanta , Georgia 30309

Practice Areas: Corporate ,Securities

Firm: Schklar, Wright and Henderson, LLC

Resurgens Plaza   2250 , Atlanta , Georgia 30326

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial,Business ,Class Actions,Domestic Partnership,Intellectual Property ,Securities