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Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Womble Bond Dickinson is a transatlantic law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers based in 27 UK and US office locations. The firm provides core legal services including: Commercial, Corporate, Employment, Pensions, Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Finance, Banking, Restructuring, Insolvency, IP, Technology and Data, Private Wealth, Projects, Construction and Infrastructure, Real Estate and Regulatory Law.

Womble Bond Dickinson has a particular focus on eleven key sectors: Energy & Natural Resources, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Retail & Consumer, Transport & Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences, Communications & Technology and Private Wealth.

The firm’s UK offices are in Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Plymouth and Southampton. The US offices are in Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Charleston, Charlotte, Charlottesville, Columbia, Greensboro, Greenville, Houston, Los Angeles, Orange County, Silicon Valley, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Tysons, Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Winston-Salem.

Through the firm’s association with Lex Mundi, the world’s largest association of independent law firms, Womble Bond Dickinson also can offer clients access to quality-tested local counsel in more than 120 countries.

“Womble Bond Dickinson", the “law firm” or the "firm" refers to the network of member firms of Womble Bond Dickinson (International) Limited, consisting of Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. Each of Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP and Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP is a separate legal entity operating as an independent law firm. Womble Bond Dickinson (International) Limited does not practise law. Please see www.womblebonddickinson.com/legal-notices for further details.

Partner
Cal is a Partner in our Winston-Salem office. He is an experienced litigator, having tried dozens of jury trials in state and federal courts, and numerous non-jury matters, including many…
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Associate
Abhijit P. (Jay) Adisesh’s practice encompasses patent prosecution, technology licensing, intellectual property litigation and counseling. He has drafted patents from across multiple…
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Of Counsel
Nadia advises clients in a variety of business transactions involving the use and commercialization of intellectual property and technology. She has experience drafting and negotiating a…
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Partner
Daniel has practiced law in Delaware for over a decade and in that time has represented various clients in both Delaware state court and in the District of Delaware. Daniel primarily …
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Reid is a practical, results-oriented attorney with significant business background and over 15 years of creative problem-solving experience in corporate matters. He acts as outside general…
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Britt Whitesell Biles is a trial lawyer and a partner in the Business Litigation Group. Resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Britt has extensive experience at the highest levels…
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Partner
Laurel Blair is a strategic advisor and litigator with over 20 years of experience.  She guides clients in trusts, estates and business matters, including:
Trusts and Estates/Fiduciary…
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Associate
Julius Bodie assists and advises US and foreign companies across multiple industries with cross-border transactions and international trade regulatory compliance. His experience includes…
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Partner
Environmental litigation can be damaging and costly. That’s why corporate clients trust Michael with their complex US environmental litigation matters, including CERCLA/cost recovery…
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Legal Director
Ashley specialises in regulatory compliance and litigation.  
He is instructed by leading brands to advise and deliver workshops in relation to all types of risk and compliance matters…
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Partner
Mary is the head of Womble Bond Dickinson’s Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals sector, which is a multi-disciplinary team focusing on pharmaceuticals, animal health, biotechnology, medical…
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Senior Counsel
Justin Bradley focuses his practice on regulatory and compliance issues within the financial services sector.
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Partner
Eryn Brasovan takes a strategic approach to legal representation, carefully considering her client’s business goals in the context of applicable regulatory frameworks and industry trends.…
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Partner
Tony Brett represents hospitals and other health service providers in North Carolina and elsewhere. He provides an overall industry perspective and an understanding of the multifaceted…
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Partner
Robert brings more than 30 years of transactional experience to help clients “see around corners” and identify and solve challenges early in a project’s lifecycle. This experience, along…
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Associate
Jasmine focuses her practice on representing individuals and organizations in complex civil litigation, bankruptcies, and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Her cases have included…
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Partner
Tara focuses her practice on privacy and data security issues across multiple industries such as technology, retail, e-commerce, and life sciences, with an emphasis on compliance risks and…
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Associate
Christos Christodoulou is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation group and is resident in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. He focuses his practice on commercial litigation and…
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Caroline specialises in non-contentious commercial, technology and data protection work. Her practice involves advising on a wide variety of commercial contracts including distribution,…
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Associate
Louisa C. Clark is an Associate at Womble Bond Dickinson's Winston-Salem and Raleigh offices. Louisa is a litigator that focuses her practice on mass torts and products liability.
Prior to…
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Senior Counsel
Michael Clark is an accomplished litigator with years of experience in the federal government and subsequently in private practice. Before private practice, Michael had a distinguished…
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Partner
As a Partner of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Ted leads the firm’s IP Transaction Team, as well as data breach incident response teams in the public and private sectors.…
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Partner
Amy is an experienced attorney who advises US clients in the areas of commercial real estate transactions, commercial finance, commercial leasing, commercial property tax appeals, business…
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Partner
Steve Clinton concentrates on corporate and securities law.  Steve represents a broad range of companies from privately held startup companies to publicly traded corporations.  He has…
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Senior Counsel
Lori has represented Fortune 100 clients in the procurement and protection of well-known trademarks domestically and internationally. She concentrates her practice on all aspects of…
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Partner
Mike concentrates his practice on public and project finance. He represents lenders, investors, underwriters, issuers, borrowers, and other participants in taxable and tax-exempt…
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Partner
Christy Dupriest focuses her practice on intellectual property and patent-related disputes for clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturers and distributors of software,…
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Design and brand protection are frequent topics of debate in the home furnishings industry. For furniture companies and designers who introduce innovative stylings, intellectual property is…
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Barry Herman is a member of Womble Carlyle’s Intellectual Property Group practicing in the firm’s Baltimore office. A chemical engineer by training, Barry litigates matters across a wide…
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Partner
Howard focuses his practice on the electronic transaction industry and regularly advises emerging businesses, private equity firms, and venture capital investors. For over two decades, he…
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Associate
Matthew represents corporations and individuals in civil and criminal white collar matters, including investigations conducted by the DOJ and other federal agencies, such as the DHS, DOD,…
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Partner
A licensed patent attorney with 25 years of experience, Jack Hicks counsels clients to determine the type and scope of intellectual property protection that meets their business goals. A…
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Partner
Jason Hicks is a member of the Firm's Antitrust, Distribution and Franchise Law Practice Group. Jason has experience litigating cases and counseling clients in a wide variety of matters…
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Partner
Cathy is a veteran trial lawyer who defends companies that face complex disputes with other businesses and the United States or state governments. She is known for her strengths-based…
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Partner
Matthew Homan is a member of the Corporate & Securities practice group in the Charlotte office of Womble Bond Dickinson. He advises clients with respect to mergers and acquisitions,…
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Partner
Greg has been involved in litigation (including class actions and mass actions) involving a wide variety of products including electronic component parts, food products, jet skis,…
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Medical Analysis Manager
Jennifer utilizes her more than 18 years of nursing experience to support firm clients in the medical review and defense of their cases. As Medical and Scientific Solution’s Manager of…
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Partner
As the leader of the Admiralty, Global Logistics and Transportation team, Sean works strategically with regional, national, and international clients to identify and minimize commercial and…
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Senior Division Counsel
Sarah Kim is a member of the firm’s GCSolutions team and is assigned to the Dispute Resolution and Litigation Group. 
Prior to joining the firm, Sarah worked as a civil litigator in the…
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Partner
Andrew is a partner specialising in all aspects of data protection and privacy work including data protection audits, data security incidents, cross-border data transfers, outsourcing…
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Partner
Jimmy Kirkland brings a strong technical background and regulatory experience to his legal practice as a Member in the Environmental Practice Group of Womble Carlyle’s Atlanta office. Prior…
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Associate
Sylvester is an associate in our Winston-Salem office, who assists clients with a diverse range of finance and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Womble Bond Dickinson and…
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Partner
Chris Kreiner is a trial lawyer who has spent his career defending clients in product liability and personal injury litigation. He has worked for more than a decade on cases throughout the…
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Partner
Julia Kreyskop is a partner in the Real Estate Development Practice Group and co-chair of the Firm’s Leasing Subgroup.  Julia is an experienced commercial real estate attorney, having…
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Partner
Comfortable on her feet in the courtroom, Ashley represents companies in commercial litigation matters, including employment, product liability, and business disputes, and works with…
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Partner
James’ expertise extends to all aspects of intellectual property including patents, trade marks, copyright, designs, passing off, database rights and confidential information. 
He has top…
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Associate
Jorge’s practice concentrates on patent preparation and prosecution, as well as trademark and brand protection. His specific focus areas involve oil and gas, the chemical industry,…
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Partner
For over three decades, David Vance Lucas has applied his legal, technological, and operational experience to craft strategic advice on intellectual property, international trade, and…
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Partner
Former federal prosecutor Luke Cass defends corporations and individuals in a variety of federal criminal allegations, including health care fraud, price-fixing, conspiracy, mail and wire…
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Associate
Amy Lyons concentrates her work on a wide range of legal issues, including complex commercial litigation and White-Collar Defense, Investigations, and Regulatory Enforcement. She worked as…
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Research Consultant
Dan Meckley is not licensed to practice law. His activities are directly supervised by members of the firm licensed to practice law in the firm’s Winston-Salem office.
As a Research…
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Partner
Dr. Julie Meigs has over 20 years of intellectual property experience in life sciences after beginning her career as a research scientist.
Dr. Meigs advises clients on a wide-range of IP…
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Partner
Brian practices in the area of corporate law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital financing, and general corporate governance. He has experience…
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Attorney
Sarah is a banking and consumer protection lawyer with jury and bench trial experience in individual and class action claims. She represents financial institutions in consumer protection…
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Partner
Press is a trial attorney who has litigated a wide variety of antitrust and other complex business cases, including class actions, in federal and state courts throughout the United States.…
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Partner
Rodney Miller is a registered patent attorney with more than a decade of experience and concentrates his practice on intellectual property matters, including due diligence, licensing and…
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Partner
Phil is a trial lawyer. Although he will search for creative legal and business solutions for his clients, his more than two decades of trial experience for both publicly traded and…
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Partner
Mike is a seasoned trial lawyer who regularly handles business, insurance and real estate disputes in state and federal courts throughout North Carolina and the United States.  Mike has…
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Partner
Operating at the center of law, politics, and the media for over 20 years, Kristina Moore advises highly regulated industries with a focus on policy and legal challenges that have gained…
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Partner
John currently chairs Womble Carlyle’s Intellectual Property Litigation Group, where for the past 17 years he has focused his practice on handling all aspects of patent infringement,…
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Womble Carlyle's political law practice guides clients through the complex and fast-changing law that governs political activity at the federal, state, and local levels. We represent…
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Partner
Jimmy has more than 35 years of experience representing employers exclusively in labor and employment matters. He serves as the primary labor and employment counsel for regional, national…
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Partner
A litigator focused on commercial litigation and creditors' rights, Richard is known for his versatility and ability to handle all aspects of problem loan representation, ranging from…
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Partner
John devotes his practice to representing businesses in the ever-changing area of labor and employment law. Whether helping employers avoid litigation by guiding them through the maze of…
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Associate
Jonathan Reid Reich is a commercial litigator with a broad range of experience. He has represented clients in all stages of litigation. He was counsel of record in two cases which were…
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Partner
Charlie leads the London banking team and is a member of the firm's global board. He has extensive experience advising lenders (banks, development finance institutions, funds and other…
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Partner
Andrew is an experienced attorney who guides captive insurance companies in corporate formation, insurance regulatory and day-to-day governance issues.  He is a frequent author and speaker…
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Senior Counsel
Jesse Reyes provides strategic advice and legal representation to clients in energy, environmental, and other regulatory matters. He brings more than 20 years of experience in matters such…
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Partner
Carrie Richey counsels clients on a broad range of intellectual property litigation matters, including patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property and…
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Partner
Kim is a corporate attorney who advises and represents clients in connection with a variety of transactional matters. A significant portion of Kim’s practice includes the representation of…
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Associate
Jake, a member of the Corporate & Securities team, aids clients by assisting with a wide variety of corporate transactions. He uses his experience in the financial industry and the…
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Of Counsel
Stephanie Smiertka Riley focuses her practice on corporate, commercial, and intellectual property litigation in all Delaware Courts, especially the United States District Court for the…
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Partner
Jason views intellectual property as a necessary and powerful asset for competing in the modern business world. He shows clients how to realize intellectual property value and delivers that…
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Partner
Fred is the complete product liability and catastrophic event defense litigator and counselor. He has served as national counsel for clients and defense liaison counsel in federal…
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Partner
Sid’s clients operate across the cutting-edge industries that support and power U.S. commerce, including transportation, construction materials, manufacturing, semiconductors, and financial…
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Of Counsel
Anna concentrates her practice on tax credit financing. Anna helps lenders, investors, syndicators and developers benefit from financing using federal and state low income housing tax…
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Partner
Jay Silver has more than 20 years of litigation experience helping clients resolve commercial litigation and intellectual property disputes.
Jay has represented clients in federal and state…
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Partner
Bob Silverman provides guidance to telecommunications carriers and technology companies seeking to navigate through complex regulatory, commercial and compliance structures established by…
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Managing Associate
Katie is an experienced data and technology lawyer, specialising in data privacy, cybersecurity, digital regulation and technology transactions.
Katie advises clients on a range of data-…
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Partner
Jeff focuses his practice on the formation, regulation and governance of captive insurance companies. He assists with all matters in the lifecycle of a captive.
Jeff’s clients rely on him…
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Senior Nurse Consultant
With over 18 years of experience evaluating medical malpractice and nursing negligence cases, Maggie has an extensive understanding of evaluating medical records in the litigation context.…
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Managing Associate
Rose specialises in intellectual property matters. Rose has experience advising clients on protection, exploitation and enforcement in relation to the full range of intellectual property…
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Partner
Peter is a partner in our commercial team and head of our manufacturing sector group.  He has 20 years' experience of the sector.  Before joining the firm he worked as an in-house lawyer in…
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Senior Nurse Consultant
*Lane Songer is not licensed to practice law. Her activities are directly supervised by members of the firm licensed to practice law. 

Lane Songer is a Senior Nurse Consultant in Medical…
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Partner
Wilka Toppins has more than 30 years of experience counseling global business clients on international and cross border transactions, general corporate and commercial matters, corporate…
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Associate
Andrew Tuggle is an Associate at Womble Bond Dickinson's Huntville office. Andrew is a trusted advisor to clients in many areas of international trade. He guides clients through government…
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Partner
Head of the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources Commodities and Trading Subsector, Paul is an experienced corporate attorney serving clients in the energy sector. He has been named Lawyer…
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Partner
Masami Tyson is a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities group. Global companies, particularly those based in Japan, look to Masami Tyson for guidance when doing business in the U.S…
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Partner
Jake devotes his practice primarily to intellectual property dispute resolution, including patent, trademark, and copyright infringement litigation; proceedings before the Trademark Trial…
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Associate
Brendan is an associate in the firm’s Atlanta office. As a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group, Brendan’s practice involves complex litigation regarding insurance claims,…
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Senior Counsel
Jill White represents employers in a wide range of labor and employment disputes, including actions involving discrimination and retaliation claims, leave of absence issues, wage disputes,…
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Solicitor
Georgia is a property lawyer specialising in commercial property projects in both the public and private sector, having joined the firm in 2017.
Georgia has advised charities, corporations…
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Partner
Joe Whitley represents clients nationally and internationally in a variety of white collar matters including corporate internal investigations, regulatory enforcement, Foreign Corrupt…
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Partner
Jeffrey Whittle provides over two decades of legal experience to clients in the energy and high tech industries. He advises on strategic and complex technology transactions, licensing,…
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Counsel
Jeff Widdison is an immigration attorney that represents clients in employment-based permanent residency cases, consular processing, nonimmigrant visa applications, naturalizations, family-…
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Of Counsel
Sarah focuses her practice on a broad range of general corporate matters, including, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, corporate governance, early stage corporate…
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Partner
Claire is a commercial real estate specialist with extensive experience in all aspects of transactions, advising investors, occupiers, and developers from site assembly/development through…
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Of Counsel
Al Windham is a seasoned litigator who draws upon his unique blend of legal and medical knowledge to advise and successfully defend his clients. For nearly 20 years, Al has counseled…
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The National Law Review names Womble Bond Dickinson LLP as a Go-To Thought Leader in the field of immigration law. The firm has provided extensive coverage of the USCIS’ EAD work permits throughout 2022; in particular, attorneys Jennifer Cory, Susan Waller Ramos, and Jeffrey B. Widdison authored “New USCIS Rule Automatically Extends Some Noncitizens’ Work Permits for Up to 540 Days,” which saw a substantial readership this year and serves as a valuable reference for lawyers and professionals across the US.

The National Law Review names Womble Bond Dickinson’s Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) team a Go-To Thought leader for the group’s prolific coverage of new trends in FCRA class action litigation and regulatory changes. Womble’s attorney authors explain trends in FCRA rulings across the federal circuit courts and examine how government agencies including the CFPB’s (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) and the FTC’s (Federal Trade Commission) provide guidance on FCRA enforcement. Topics range from CFPB Consent Orders, the FTC’s requests for commentary on proposed changes, the section of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES act) which amends the FCRA, and the thousands of cases filed annually against banks, credit reporting agencies, debt collectors, retailers, and other organizations.  Regular FCRA contributors from Womble Bond Dickinson include Nadia Adams, Nikku D. Khalifian,  Sarah Meyer,  Nicole Su, and Jason D. Wyman.

Dominic Dhil Panakal was named a 2019 National Law Review Go-To thought leader for his writings on data privacy and cybersecurity. He showcases his expertise on Womble Bond’s Hey Data Data blog, covering this quickly evolving and rapidly growing area with articles covering compliance and concerns on the horizon. With insightful and thought-provoking analysis of AI, Machine learning, as well as an eye to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, his work is a great way for National Law Review readers to stay informed on cybersecurity issues.

Eric Troutman and his work on the TCPAland blog has been selected for the National Law Review’s Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Mr. Troutman writes in a lively and engaging style on TCPA (Telephone Consumer Protection Act)  litigation and the fate of the ATDS (Automatic Telephone Dialing System) definition. His coverage is extensive and his commitment is impressive: we’ve even gotten posts he wrote at a wedding! Subscribe the to Womble Bond Dickinson's TCPAland Blog here. 

 

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