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Located atop the preeminent SunTrust Plaza building in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Dentons’ Atlanta office reflects the energy of a city that has emerged as a premier global business center and the world headquarters for 18 Fortune 500 companies. Our team in Atlanta offers a full range of legal services in a multitude of sectors.

We represent corporate entities from their startup phase through their initial public offering or acquisition, providing sophisticated guidance on a wide variety of corporate and transactional matters. These range from the financing and structuring of public and private deals (including related tax consideration and planning) to general corporate counseling and governance—all while maintaining an open, active dialogue with you. Over the years, the Atlanta office has developed one of the leading private equity practices in the Southeast, representing a broad array of funds engaged across a wide range of sectors.

Take advantage of our intimate knowledge of the hotel and leisure industry. Our ability to think and act innovatively can help you strategically address today’s challenges and opportunities. Because we represent both owners and operators of hotels, we analyze problems from all perspectives and find practical solutions to the issues you face when acquiring, disposing or financing hotels and in negotiating long-term agreements for your management and branding.

Atlanta’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution group is broad and diverse and covers all areas of dispute resolution. Whether your need involves commercial litigation, class actions, financial institutions, insurance, bankruptcy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment or almost any other type of litigation, Dentons’ world renowned litigators are here to serve you. With your best interests as our top priority, our lawyers begin every case with a careful assessment of your goals. From there, we formulate a strategy tailored to your business that will achieve those goals.

Dentons’ top-ranking, politically diverse Public Policy and Regulation practitioners work with federal, state and municipal government agencies across the country to provide you with strategic counsel and support to expand government markets and shape public policy.

Moreover, Dentons’ Real Estate team offers you a multidisciplinary experience that spans the spectrum of real estate development, investment and finance, taking a sensible, business-oriented approach to the handling of your matters. Well aware that conducting business today requires a critical evaluation of potential risks, responsibilities and rewards, our lawyers focus on practical and innovative solutions to complex problems that arise in real estate transactions.

Dentons’ Public Finance practice serves local, state, regional and national clients in all areas of public finance. Lawyers in Dentons’ Public Finance practice serve as bond counsel, special tax counsel and disclosure counsel for states, cities, counties, school districts, public authorities and other governmental entities, and as counsel to underwriters and institutional investors involved in these financings.

Finally, if the need arises, our nationally known Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy team can assist in all aspects of bankruptcy and insolvency matters including creditor, debtor, committee and buyer rights, as well as representing court appointed fiduciaries.

No matter what business you are in, the lawyers and professionals in Atlanta will work side by side with you to ensure that you meet your business goals and continue to lead in your industry.

Recognition

Dentons recognized by the Best Lawyers in America

August 15, 2016

Dentons, the world's largest law firm, has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in 204 categories in the 2017 edition of the highly regarded publication. The ranking included 139 individual lawyers from Dentons , including five lawyers who have been recognized for more than 25 years, eight lawyers who were included for the first time, and 41 lawyers who have been listed for 10 years.

Best Lawyers Recognizes 131 Dentons US Lawyers in 2016

August 19, 2015

Best Lawyers, an annual directory highlighting top legal practitioners in the US, recognized 131 individual lawyers from Dentons in its 2016 edition. This extraordinary figure includes 12 Dentons lawyers being added to the list for the first time.

114 Dentons Practices and Lawyers Ranked in Chambers USA

June 10, 2013

The 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognizes 32 Dentons practices and 82 lawyers. Recognition for the Firm includes "excellent at representing their clients;" "top-notch firm, very good results with them;" and "always prepared, always accessible, and never fail to deliver."

Insights

Eleventh Circuit affirms ruling of no coverage based on insured’s failure to cooperate

August 24, 2016

As a condition to coverage under standard liability policies, the insured is required to cooperate with its insurer. The provision, termed the “cooperation clause,” typically requires the insured to assist with and participate in the investigation, defense and settlement of a claim or suit. However, even if an insured does not honor the cooperation clause, it does not necessarily lose coverage.

Georgia governor issues 17 vetoes

May 5, 2016

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on Tuesday used his veto power to block more than a dozen measures approved this session by the state legislature, breaking with his party over a controversial guns-on-campus bill and new drone regulations. Dentons Georgia government affairs team dissects these nullified bills in this end-of-bill review alert.

Georgia Weekly Legislative Update

March 21, 2016

The most surprising and controversial development out of Atlanta this week is the legislature's passage of a bill designed to create various religious exemptions for opponents of marriage equality. With passions running high on both sides, all eyes will be on the governor's office as Gov. Nathan Deal decides to sign or veto the bill.

Other activity from the statehouse includes MARTA funding, campus-carry legislation, a tax exemption intended to sweeten Atlanta's Super Bowl bid and more.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons Expands Public Policy and Regulation Practice with Addition of Edward Lindsey

July 7, 2016

Dentons, the global law firm, today named Edward H. Lindsey, Jr. partner in the Firm's Public Policy and Regulation practice, effective July 15, 2016. He will be resident in Dentons' Atlanta office and expands the Firm's State Government Affairs practice in Georgia. 

Seven Dentons partners named to BTI Client Service All-Stars

February 11, 2016

Global law firm Dentons was recognized for outstanding client service by BTI Consulting in its annual Client Service All-Stars report. BTI surveyed more than 300 legal decision-makers from the world’s leading organizations to identify lawyers who provide top-quality client service. Seven Dentons partners across North America were recognized on the 2016 list.

Dentons releases third annual Global Social Impact report

December 17, 2015

Dentons today released its third Global Social Impact report, an annual collection of the Firm's work in communities around the world.

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