Powell Goldstein Lands Eight Practices and 13 Attorneys in Chambers USA Guide

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Powell Goldstein LLP announces that eight of the firm's practices and 13 of its attorneys are ranked among the top in Georgia in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The Firm ranks in the top tier of law firms in the state in the category of Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory, and Walter G. Moeling, IV ranks in the top tier for that category as well.

"We are pleased to have so many of our attorneys and practice areas recognized by our clients and peers as among the top in the state," said James J. McAlpin, Jr., Powell Goldstein Chairman.

  The following eight areas are listed as leading practices in the state:
  -- Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
  -- Immigration
  -- Healthcare
  -- Litigation: General Commercial
  -- Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  -- Antitrust
  -- Real Estate
  -- Corporate/M&A


  Additionally, the following 13 attorneys are recognized in the Guide:

  Antitrust
  -- G. Patrick Watson

  Banking & Finance: Mainly Regulatory
  -- Walter G. Moeling, IV
  -- Kathryn L. Knudson

  Bankruptcy/Restructuring
  -- E. Penn Nicholson

  Corporate/M&A
  -- Thomas R. McNeill
  -- Rick Miller

  Environment
  -- Joan B. Sasine

  Healthcare
  -- Randall L. Hughes - Senior Statesman

  Litigation: General Commercial
  -- C. Scott Greene
  -- John T. Marshall - Senior Statesman

  Real Estate
  -- Jay J. Levin
  -- John R. Parks

  Tax
  -- Frank A. Crisafi

Chambers and Partners, based in London, began as general book publishers in 1969. Since 1990, they have published the Chambers Guide to the UK legal profession. Chambers' staff of full-time researchers now prepares renowned directories which assess and rank the world's leading lawyers according to their reputations amongst peers and clients. The USA Guide was first introduced in 2003. The 2008 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business is based on in-depth interviews with leading private practice attorneys and key in-house counsel. For more information about Chambers and Partners, visit http://www.chambersandpartners.com/.

Powell Goldstein LLP was established in 1909 and has 240 attorneys who provide legal counsel to clients in a wide variety of practices from offices in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Dallas and Charlotte. For more information, visit http://www.pogolaw.com/ or call 404.572.6613.

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CONTACT: Erin Meszaros of Powell Goldstein LLP, +1-404-572-6613,
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