Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added Robert Lockwood to its Atlanta office as a partner in the Intellectual Property Department. Lockwood was previously a partner at Burr & Forman LLP.

Lockwood helps clients manage their intellectual property portfolios and advises on trademark licensing and prosecution, trade dress, copyright, domain name and technology issues. He plays a leading role in negotiating and drafting domain name licensing agreements and settlements, as well as employment and independent contractor agreements. More >>

National law firm Wilson Elser has solidified its foothold in the Southeast with the opening of its 31st U.S. office in Atlanta, Georgia.

Effective March 6, 2017, six attorneys led by Jeffrey Melcher, regional managing partner, joined the Am Law 200 law firm. Deputy regional managing partner Parks Stone, of counsels Frank Ing-Jye Chao and Tawana Johnson, and associates Ellis Chen-Mei Liu and Jeffrey (JP) Putnam complete the Atlanta team. More >>

Parker Poe is pleased to announce the expansion of the Public Finance team with the addition of partner Matt Nichols, effective March 13. Mr. Nichols will work in the firm’s Atlanta office representing issuers and underwriters and other financial institutions in financings for state and local governments, health care systems and institutions of higher education. More >>

Holland & Knight announced today that it has significantly expanded its national finance practice with the addition of four partners in Atlanta who represent financial institutions. The team is led by Cindy Brazell and includes Doug Gosden, Chris Dillon and Kendel Drew. Ms. Brazell, Mr. Dillon and Ms. Drew were previously partners and Mr. Gosden was of counsel at Jones Day. More >>

Larry Shackelford, one of Polsinelli’s newest Shareholders, represents clients in corporate and transactional matters involving securities and corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions, business ventures and financial institutions. He earned his bachelor’s of science and juris doctor degrees from the University of Georgia. More >>

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP is adding depth to its national commercial real estate practice. Robert Rearden joins the firm as a Real Estate partner. He was previously with the boutique law firm Sheley, Hall & Williams, PC and prior to that King & Spalding, LLP. More >>

FisherBroyles, LLP (“FisherBroyles”) is pleased to announce the addition of partner Edgar Smith to its Atlanta office. Smith is a practiced commercial litigator with extensive experience representing businesses and individuals throughout Georgia and the southeastern United States. His practice focuses in admiralty, creditors’ rights, real estate, and general business litigation. More >>

Prominent employment and labor attorneys Eric L. Barnum and James D. Levine have joined the Employment and Labor Group as partners, resident in the Atlanta office of BakerHostetler. Barnum and Levine join more than 50 attorneys in Atlanta who practice in the areas of healthcare, intellectual property, corporate, real estate, litigation and tax. Barnum joins from Schiff Hardin, where he served as the leader of that firm’s Labor & Employment Law Practice Group. Levine, a Chambers-ranked immigration attorney, joins from Dentons. More >>

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. More >>