Atlanta (December 15, 2008) – Thirteen Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP attorneys have been selected by their peers as Georgia’s most effective lawyers and are featured in the December issue of Georgia Trend as “Georgia’s Legal Elite.”  The 2008 Legal Elite are:

Bankruptcy/Creditor’s Rights 
Thomas M. Byrne
B. Knox Dobbins
        
Criminal Law          
Peter J. Anderson    
       
Intellectual Property   
John L. North   
Peter G. Pappas 
       
Labor & Employment
Lisa Combs Jern
Allegra  J. Lawrence-Hardy

Personal Injury
William D. Barwick

Real Estate Law
Alfred G. Adams
James B. Jordan

Taxes, Trusts & Estates
Nikola R. Djuric
Charles D. Hurt
Larry J. White

ABOUT SUTHERLAND.
Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and resolving sophisticated legal issues for many of the world’s largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm handles matters throughout the United States and worldwide. Seven major practice areas—corporate, financial services, energy and environmental, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, and tax—provide the framework for an extensive range of focus areas, allowing Sutherland attorneys to serve a diverse client base that ranges from small and medium-sized start-up businesses to a significant number of Fortune 100 companies.

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