For the second consecutive year, Georgia Trend magazine has named Public Policy team members Thurbert Baker, Sharon Gay, Sam Olens and Eric Tanenblatt to its annual ranking of “Georgia 500: Georgia’s Most Influential Leaders.” The list honors local leaders who are investing in their community and driving Georgia’s economy to new heights.

Baker co-leads Dentons’ US State Attorneys General practice and serves on the US Board and as global vice chair. He previously served as attorney general for the State of Georgia for 13 years, and also spent eight years in the Georgia House of Representatives, where he sponsored the HOPE Scholarship, awarded to Georgia residents who have demonstrated academic achievement and attend college in-state.

Gay is a senior counsel in the Public Policy practice who played a key role in the development of high-profile projects like Ponce City Market, Atlantic Station and Krog City Market. During her 24-year career at Dentons, she has helped fund more than US$2 billion in infrastructure financing through the use of tax allocation districts for projects from Acworth to Augusta.

Olens is a partner in Dentons’ US Public Policy practice and a member of the Firm’s US State Attorneys General group. A two-time attorney general of Georgia (elected in 2010 and 2014), he is able to use his experience in government to assist Atlanta companies looking to do business there and overseas.

Tanenblatt leads the Firm’s US Public Policy Practice and is global chair of Public Policy and Regulation. He recently began a two-year term as chair of the Buckhead Coalition, a civic organization focused on improving the quality of life for businesses, residents and visitors of the Buckhead community in Atlanta.