33 Troutman Sanders Attorneys Selected as Georgia ‘Rising Stars’

ATLANTA – Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that 33 of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in Law & Politics’ 2009 Georgia Super Lawyers – Rising Stars edition.

For inclusion and distinction as a “Rising Star,” attorneys are selected by the most recent group of “Super Lawyers” – representing just 5 percent of attorneys in Georgia – and independent research by Law & Politics. The Super Lawyers are asked to vote for leading attorneys who are either 40 or under, or who have been practicing 10 years or less. They are also instructed to vote for lawyers they have personally observed in action (opposing co counsel, co-counsel or other first-hand courtroom observation).

Only 2.5 percent of Georgia attorneys are named Rising Stars, and combined, they represent more than 60 practice areas.

Troutman Sanders’ 2009 Georgia Rising Stars are:

Name/
Primary Practice Area(s)

Thomas B. Bosch
Securities Litigation

Daniele Elena Bourgeois
Intellectual Property

Benjamin D. Briggs
Employment & Labor

Vincent Bushnell
Business Litigation

Heather M. Ducat
Securities & Corporate Finance

Andrea M. Farley
Mergers & Acquisitions

Nicholas R. Farrell
Mergers & Acquisitions

Seth T. Ford
Employment & Labor

David W. Ghegan
Securities & Corporate Finance

Alison A. Grounds
General Litigation

Brian C. Harms
Energy & Natural Resources

Steven J. Hewitson
Business Litigation

David C. Kirk
Land Use/Zoning

Eric A. Koontz
Securities & Corporate Finance

Brandon F. Marzo
Energy & Natural Resources

Carroll W. McGuffey III
Environmental

Kevin G. Meeks
Administrative Law

Hallie M. Meushaw
Environmental

Evan H. Pontz
Employment & Labor

Thomas E. Reilly
Business Litigation

John G.Rigney
Civil Litigation Defense

Andrea Rimer
Environmental

F. Richard Rimer Jr.
Intellectual Property

Thomas J. Schramkowski
Mergers & Acquisitions

James E. Schutz
Intellectual Property

Rebecca Williams Shanlever
Employment & Labor

Lynette Eaddy Smith
Business/Corporate

John W. Stephenson, Jr.
Business/Corporate

Robert C. Stevens
Employment & Labor

Jaime L. Theriot
Business Litigation

Richard E. Thompson, II
Energy & Natural Resources

Christopher A. Wiech
Business Litigation

Hunter Yancey
Intellectual Property

About Law & Politics:
Law & Politics is a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. As a polling and research entity, it has been publishing legal magazines and conducting Super Lawyers balloting since 1990.

About Troutman Sanders
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