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Adams and Reese Taps Top Financial Services Lawyers to Lead New Offices in Atlanta and Fort LauderdaleIn a move that signals its deep commitment to serving its financial services clients, the law firm Adams and Reese is opening offices in Atlanta, Ga., and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bringing on board initially 10 new lawyers to do so. This is Adams and Reese's first office in Georgia and its sixth in Florida, and gives the firm approximately 300 attorneys and advisors across 18 offices in the southern United States and Washington, DC. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170411005484/en/ Ron C. Bingham, II, Partner in Charge, Atlanta Adams and Reese LLP (Photo: Business Wire) The regional law firm, highly regarded for its work in the financial services, energy and insurance industries, is consistently ranked among the nation's top 200 law firms1. Ron C. Bingham, II, is the Partner in Charge of the firm's new Atlanta office and is joined by Bryan E. Busch, and Matthew B. Norton. Christopher Y. Mills leads the Fort Lauderdale office. All four were previously with Baker Donelson and join Adams and Reese as Partners. Six additional attorneys are joining the new Adams and Reese Partners at the outset in these markets as well. The geographic expansion is the latest in a series of investments made by the firm consistent with its strategic plan to strengthen its market position as the outside legal counsel of choice in dedicated practice areas for organizations doing business in the southern region of the country and beyond. "We've spent years looking for the right opportunity to expand to Atlanta and Fort Lauderdale. This team brings the exact mix of legal talent, pragmatic business sense and entrepreneurial vision we want for clients and for our firm," said Adams and Reese Chairman Bill McElveen. "We couldn't be happier to welcome Ron, Bryan, Matt, Chris and their team to the firm." The new Adams and Reese partners further strengthen the firm's bench in financial services:
"Our strong financials allow us to make smart investments that ensure we provide our clients with high-value services and our lawyers with the tools, resources, and the collaborative platform they need to succeed," said Gif Thornton, Managing Partner of Adams and Reese. "Excellence is at the center of all we do. We are committed to seeing our clients, our lawyers and our firm thrive long into the future. " The new Atlanta office is located at 3424 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1600, Atlanta, GA 30326. The new Fort Lauderdale office is located at 350 East Las Olas Blvd., Suite 1110, Fort Lauderdale FL 33301. About Adams and Reese LLP Adams and Reese is a multidisciplinary law firm with approximately 300 attorneys and advisors in 18 offices across the southern United States and in Washington, D.C. The firm is best known for its litigation, transactional and public policy work in the financial services, energy and insurance sectors. Adams and Reese is a member of AdvanceLaw's preferred panel of law firms, which are selected based on their quality, client-service, efficiency and innovation, as well as their business practices in the areas of diversity, community service and pro bono. It is also part of the State Capital Group. The firm is among those listed in The American Lawyer's Am Law 200, and is among the top 200 in The National Law Journal's NLJ500. More information about the firm can be found at www.adamsandreese.com. __________________________ 1 AmLaw 200, The American Lawyer (2004-present), and NLJ 500, National Law Journal (2003-present) View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170411005484/en/ |