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Litigation
We represent parties in all types of civil litigation, both in the trial court and on appeal. While it is preferable to avoid litigation, sometimes there is no other alternative. We provide high-quality legal representation to parties involved in litigation. We learn the needs, goals, and problems of our clients and establish an appropriate legal strategy aimed at achieving their objectives.
Business Counseling
We serve as outside general counsel to businesses in a variety of industries. We create the form contracts that our clients use in their daily operations; negotiate, draft, review, and revise contracts between our clients and their vendors and suppliers; advise our clients regarding issues that arise with their employees; and provide guidance on protecting our clients' intellectual property (trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and patents).
Most of our business clients treat us as a trusted member of their management team and seek our advice on the broad range of matters that arise on a daily basis. Because of our experience in advising a variety of businesses on a diverse range of matters, we bring a unique perspective to the challenges that our clients face. Our experience allows us to do more than just tell someone whether something is "legal," we are able to advise our clients regarding strategy and tactics as they relate to their business objectives.
Political Law
Politicians, political professionals, and businesses need to keep track of the many rules that govern the political process. We provide advice regarding campaign finance, ethics rules and investigations, and the conduct of elections. We also represent campaigns, individuals, and interest groups before state and federal regulatory agencies and in court when necessary.
As one of our clients has noted, Marc is "one of the few lawyers . . . who can see and understand the political implications of legal decisions."
We have successfully represented clients before Georgia's State Ethics Commission and the Federal Elections Commission. We also persuaded the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn a statewide election in what was the first--and still only--successful statewide election challenge in U.S. history (Mead v. Sheffield, 601 S.E.2d 99 (Ga. 2004)).
Some of our political clients have included Georgia Governor Roy Barnes (D), Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox (D), Georgia State Senator David Shafer (R) and Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin (D).
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