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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice 

A Professional Limited Liability Company

Atlanta, Georgia Office
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One Atlantic Center, 1201 West Peachtree Street
Suite 3500
Atlanta, Georgia  30309
(DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Telephone: 404-872-7000
Fax: 404-888-7490
http://www.wcsr.com

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Visibility Ranking
#515 out of 1,772 law firms in Atlanta, Georgia
#109 out of 194,976 law firms

Reviser of the North Carolina Law Digest for this Directory.



About this office:

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, which traces its history to 1876, is a full-service law firm that delivers sophisticated and innovative legal services to a wide spectrum of business clients in industries that include information technology, health care, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services. The Firm also represents a variety of governmental units and agencies.

Womble Carlyle's mission is to provide value to clients by combining professional skill, technology and a thorough understanding of clients' needs to deliver high quality, cost-effective and responsive service. The firm is comprised of approximately 530 lawyers and 800 staff members operating from offices in Atlanta, GA; Greenville, SC; Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Research Triangle Park, Raleigh and Greensboro, NC; Wilmington, DE; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, DC; and Baltimore, MD.

The Firm considers technology and the benefits it offers an integral part of the legal services it provides. All of the Firm's offices are linked for full communications by telephone, fax, electronic mail and video conference over a wide area network. The Firm takes full advantage of its sophisticated computer technology for support in large-case litigation, as well as management of complex transactions. The Director of Technology is responsible for implementing existing systems, and in some instances, developing new software applications to meet specific client needs. The firm-wide communications and computer network permit the Firm to allocate resources from all offices, as needed, as well as to establish direct, secure links with clients and their legal departments, thus enhancing the responsiveness and efficiency of the Firm's lawyers.

The lawyers of Womble Carlyle have traditionally been active in community affairs, in Bar and other professional activities, and in state government. Many lawyers assume leading roles in civic and professional organizations, and several have served the government in elected or appointed positions.



 

Specific Practice & Industry Groups Details:
AutomotiveBankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Business LitigationCapital Markets Business Group
Construction & Building PerformanceConstruction Industry Transactions and Risk Management
Consumer Financial Services LitigationCorporate & Securities
Economic DevelopmentHealth Care
Healthcare LitigationIntellectual Property
Life SciencesLitigation
Multi-Unit RestaurantPatent
Pharmaceutical Products LitigationPrivacy and Data Protection
Products Liability LitigationPromotions and Sweepstakes
Real EstateReal Estate Development
Real Estate Investment TrustsSarbanes-Oxley
Toxic Tort Litigation and Environmental LawTransportation
Trucking


Statement of Practice Summary:
General Civil Practice, Trial and Appellate Litigation. Administrative, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights, Bond Financing, Commercial, Construction, Consumer Lending, Corporate, E-Commerce, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Copyright, Government Relations, Health Care, Insurance, International, Labor and Employment, Licensing, Negligence, Patent, Product Liability, Real Estate, Retirement Plans, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Tort Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trademark, Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets.


Articles Authored by Lawyers at this office:

First-to-File and Choice-of-Forum Roots Run Too Deep For Micron to Curb Most Races to Courthouse
Michael A. Cicero, December 22, 2008, previously published by Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society on November 24, 2008
This principle continues to ring true for venue battles waged in patent infringement cases, even after Micron Technology, Inc. v. MOSAID Technologies, Inc.

Medicare Durable Medical Equipment and Home Health Fraud Investigations Expected to Intensify in Seven "At-Risk" States
Thomas S. Stukes, Anthony H. Brett, Richard H. Vincent, Dick Vincent, October 25, 2008
Durable medical equipment ("DME") suppliers and home health agencies in Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina and New York will be subject to greater scrutiny by federal agents searching for Medicare fraud according to last week's announcement of new...

Closing Out Derivative Trades with Lehman Brothers
Steven S. Dunlevie, Elizabeth O. Temple, Richard A. Hills, David W. Adams, Robert Ralls, September 27, 2008
On September 15, 2008, ISDA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., issued guidance in relation to the bankruptcy filing of Lehman Brothers.


Year Established: 1876

Representative Clients:
AIG, National Union Fire Insurance Company; Armstrong World Industries; AssuranceAmerica Corporation; Bank of America; Branch Banking and Trust Company; BB&T Corporation; Centex Homes - Atlanta; Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP; Columbus Bank & Trust Company; Endura Products, Inc.; Georgia Medical Care Foundation; Georgia Tech Research Corporation; Graphic Packaging International, Inc.; IKON Office Solutions, Inc.; Intellinet Corporation; Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance Company; LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.; Lincoln National Life Insurance Company; Magnet Bank; Main Street Banks, Inc./Main Street Bank; MidCountry Financial Corp./ MidCountry Bank; NCR Corporation; Piedmont Bank of Georgia; Priority America, Inc.; Pursell Technologies, Inc.; Regions Bank; Regions Financial Corporation; Russell Corporation; Southern Polytechnic State University Foundation, Inc.; Southern States, LLC; SunTrust Bank; Synovus Financial Corp.; The Tandus Group, Inc.; Technical Innovation, LLC; Transportation Solutions, Inc.; Travel Holdings, Inc.; Universal Alloy Corporation; Universal Tax Systems, Inc.; Viking Range Corporation; Vulcan Materials Company; Wachovia Bank, N.A.; Wachovia Corporation; Williams Bros. Lumber Company; Zartic, Inc.


(For Biographical Data of other Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Charlotte, Raleigh, Research Triangle Park, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Washington, D.C., Greenville, South Carolina, Wilmington, Delaware, Tysons Corner, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland)



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