Mr. Bryant is experienced in commercial real estate transactions including loan, purchase and sale, property management, timber, and leasing transactions. Mr. Bryant also has substantial experience representing lenders in the negotiation and structuring of workouts involving commercial real estate loans and the foreclosure of commercial real estate, including transactions in lieu of foreclosure and the disposition of special asset collateral. Mr. Bryant received his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in Criminal Justice from the University of Georgia. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Georgia in 2007 where he was the Senior Notes Editor of the Georgia Law… Read more
Mr. Burch is the Head of the Firm’s Litigation Department. He handles complex commercial, real estate and title insurance litigation. Mr. Burch has helped establish several precedents in the area of commercial real estate litigation and regularly conducts seminars on this and other emerging trends in real estate law and commercial litigation. Mr. Burch has extensive trial experience in the Federal and State Courts of Georgia. He has many years of experience helping clients assess their risks and resolve their problems through trial, mediation, arbitration and negotiation. Mr. Burch has earned an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been selected… Read more
Dr. Buske possesses more than 20 years of experience in the field of law, having practiced in both the United States and Germany. He focuses his practice on structured finance, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, leasing, and project financing. From the start of a project to its completion, Dr. Buske provides guidance to financiers, investors, lessors, transportation companies, and public sector agencies. Dr. Buske holds a Doctor of Law degree from Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
His practice concentrates on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, emerging businesses, information technology and corporate finance. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Buss practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for a number of years. His expertise in business and finance provides the background necessary to manage the array of issues encountered in a transactional practice. Mr. Buss has handled merger and acquisition transactions in a wide range of industries including oil and gas pipelines, alternative energy, construction, security and information technology, insurance and medical industries. In addition, Mr. Buss has advised clients in connection with numerous technology and licensing… Read more
Mr. Cahalan has substantial experience representing owners, developers, contractors, and others in the construction industry. His practice primarily consists of drafting and negotiating construction contracts, providing advice during development, design, and construction, and representing clients in dispute resolution proceedings. Mr. Cahalan has been lead counsel on a large number of litigation, arbitration, and mediation matters involving claims for breach of contract and torts, including differing site conditions claims, delay, acceleration, and inefficiency claims, design, and construction defect claims, as well as payment, lien, and bond claims. Mr. Cahalan has also drafted and negotiated thousands of contracts using both specially drafted… Read more
Patrick J. Cain focuses his practice on representing and counseling employers in all aspects of the employment relationship, with particular emphasis on employment litigation. Pat also offers experience in a wide range of trusts and estates litigation matters. Pat successfully has litigated a wide range of disputes, in both state and federal court and at both the trial and appellate level, including claims for gender-based discrimination and harassment; age discrimination; disability discrimination; whistleblower; gender orientation discrimination and harassment; wrongful termination; breach of employment contract; and wage and hour disputes. Pat also deals with trade secret and confidential business information issues…. Read more
Ms. Carrasco practices in all major aspects of employee benefits, compensation and ERISA, including qualified and nonqualified plans, fiduciary issues, welfare benefit plans, and executive compensation. She also has experience with respect to employee benefit and executive compensation issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions, including post-closing integration of benefit plans. Ms. Carrasco was recognized for exceptional pro bono service in 2009 by the Supreme Court of Florida and the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar, in conjunction with the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. Ms. Carrasco received her B.S. degree in Zoology from the University of Florida. She… Read more
Mr. Carrel’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies, land owners, developers and investors and helping them secure land use and zoning approvals, public incentives, local regulatory and siting approvals, as well as performing zoning due diligence. Among Mr. Carrel’s projects, he has helped obtain numerous approvals for the data centers, underground fiber optic conduit paths and for the siting of wireless communications facilities and has written about the process from siting to completion. He frequently represents clients before local plan commissions, zoning boards and city councils. Mr. Carrel previously acted as an interim national land use attorney for… Read more
Catherine Castaldo advises clients on cybersecurity and privacy risk management, including incident preparedness and response, data privacy and protection strategy, information security, data governance, internal investigations, and regulatory matters involving sensitive business and technology information. Her experience also includes advising on emerging technologies and enterprise data risk initiatives, including data and technology related issues for clients in major industry sectors such as fintech and financial services, energy, healthcare, supply chain, and many others. Catherine brings more than 15 years of experience as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and key stakeholders in complex, global operating environments. She is known for… Read more
Mr. Catalano focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation as well as IP-adjacent commercial litigation. His experience includes patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and unfair competition disputes before federal courts, arbitrators, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the International Trade Commission. He also has in-depth experience related to patent licensing, including the licensing of standards-essential patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms. His FRAND-related experience includes patent valuation, assessments of licensing terms for individual patents as well as patent portfolios, and litigation and alternative dispute resolution, including related affirmative defenses and rate setting proceedings. Clients trust Mr…. Read more
