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Did You Know? Baker Donelson Baker Donelson announces the arrival of Ron C. Bingham II to become part of the Firm’s Financial Institutions Advocacy Group. Mr. Bingham joins as a shareholder in the Firm’s Atlanta office, where he advises clients regarding commercial workouts, receiverships, bankruptcy and commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts. He focuses his practice on financial institutions, asset-based lenders, investment funds and CMBS special servicers. Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. has promoted Lea Dearing and Kiyoaki “Kiyo” Kojima to Principal. As a business litigator with transactional experience, Ms. Dearing works with businesses on a wide range of matters, including labor and employment, privacy, general commercial litigation, products liability, construction disputes and e-Discovery. Mr. Kojima’s work with Business and Corporate clients includes corporate formation and governance, mergers and acquisitions, secured transactions, commercial real estate, leasing & licensing and distribution & franchise agreements. Fisher & Phillips LLP Littler Mendelson P.C. Fisher & Phillips LLP labor and employment attorneys D. Albert Brannen, Michael Elkon, Tex McIver, Thomas Rebel, Joseph Shelton, John Thompson and Josh Viau were named to the 2015 Georgia Super Lawyers list, along with immigration attorney Kim Thompson. Attorneys Ted Boehm, Matthew Simpson and Terri Stewart were listed as Rising Stars. Georgia Super Lawyers has long been recognized as a comprehensive list of the top lawyers in the state that can be used as a resource for clients seeking legal counsel. Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been named the 2014 recipient of The Coca-Cola Company’s “Living the Values” Award. Established by the company to recognize its U.S.-based partner law firms that demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, the award was presented to Littler during a February 11 luncheon. Stites & Harbison, PLLC The Wotorson Firm, LLP Editors of the ABA Journal announced that Stites & Harbison, PLLC’s blog, Trademarkology, was voted as the #1 blog in the category of Intellectual Property in the publication’s eighth annual “Blawg 100” for 2014. Additionally, Trademarkology was listed as the #2 blog among the “Top 12 Awesome La w Blogs of 2014” by the legal news website Above the Law. Trademarkology was created in November 2013. Attorney at Law magazine recently featured Atlanta Bar member and Top 100 Trial Lawyer Ronnie Wotorson, and his firm, The Wotorson Firm, LLP as their Law Firm of the Month. As part of the recognition, Mr. Wotorson was featured on the cover of the magazine. The feature article goes in depth on Mr. Wotorson’s incredible legal experience and the success of his firm. The article can be found here. View the magazine here. The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association April 2015 THE ATLANTA LAWYER 29