With 30 years of experience, Mary Gill is the senior woman in the Securities Litigation Group. She has been lead counsel in securities litigation, financial services litigation and complex transaction-related litigation across the country. Mary is highly experienced in representing companies and financial institutions and their officers and directors in investigations and enforcement actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and other regulatory agencies. Mary was also a member of the executive committee that led the Enron investigation on behalf of the Bankruptcy Examiner.
Ms. Gill is the chair of Alston & Bird’s Women’s Initiative and is a member of the Steering Committee of the Diversity Committee. She also serves as the advisor for the firm’s Alternative Career Path Policy. She is a frequent speaker on diversity and issues relating to the retention of women in the law profession. Mary has been named as the 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” in Atlanta for Regulatory Enforcement by Best Lawyers in America. She was also selected as one of the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in Georgia in 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the Georgia Super Lawyers magazine.
- Counsel to directors and officers of distressed or closed financial institutions in California, Iowa, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Puerto Rico.
- Lead trial counsel to the founder and former CEO of a public health care company in a securities and accounting fraud trial that resulted in a defense verdict after a five-week trial.
- Successful defense of a public telecommunications company in litigation challenging a pending $800 million merger.
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One hundred and forty-seven Alston & Bird attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The publication is universally regarded as among the few definitive guides to legal excellence, and its rankings are based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
September 18, 2012
In the Press
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Eighteen Alston & Bird attorneys across a wide range of practices have been named a 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in the legal profession. The “Lawyer of the Year” award is based on peer review and is given to those attorneys who received the highest average of votes in both their specific geographic location and practice area.
September 18, 2012
In the Press
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"Guest Post: IndyMac Jury Returns FDIC Verdict for Negligence and Breach of Fiduciary Duty under California Law," The D&O Diary, December 13, 2012.
December 13, 2012
Publications
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“In the Eye of the Storm: Defending Bank Officers and Directors in FDIC Litigation,” Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions, Vol. 25, No. 5, May/June 2012.
May/June 2012
Publications
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“Defending Bank Officers and Directors in FDIC Litigation,” Bank and Corporate Governance Law Reporter, Vol. 47, No. 6, February 2012.
February 2012
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February 2012
Publications
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“Defending Bank Officers and Directors in FDIC Litigation,” The Review of Banking & Financial Services, Vol. 27, No. 22, November 2011.
November 2011
Publications
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August 31, 2011
Publications
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"Strategic Considerations in Internal Investigations—An Overview," Securities Litigation: Forms and Analysis, West Publishing Group, 2010.
2010
Publications
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"Claims Against Bank Officers and Directors Arising From the Financial Crisis," The Review of Banking & Financial Services, Vol. 26, No. 7, July 2010.
July 2010
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“Déjà Vu All Over Again: Preparing for Claims Against Bank Officers and Directors,” Program Materials: Banking and Finance Law Seminar, State Bar of Georgia Headquarters, February 19, 2010.
February 19, 2010
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Winter 2009
Publications
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"Report on the Georgia Business Court Pilot Program," 14 Georgia Business Journal 41 (2009).
2009
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March-April 2009
Past Events
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October 9, 2012
Seminar
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March 21, 2012
Seminar
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March 1, 2012
Seminar
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February 22, 2012
Seminar
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November 4, 2011
Seminar
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October 20-21, 2011
Seminar
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September 14, 2011
Seminar
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February 18, 2011
Seminar
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December 8, 2010
Seminar
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June 2, 2010
Seminar
- Chair, State Bar of Georgia Business Court Committee
- Member, State Bar of Georgia Business Litigation Subcommittee
- Member, Board of Directors for The Atlanta Women’s Foundation
- Master, Lamar Inns of Court
- Prior service on the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of Georgia, the Advisory Council of Ben Franklin Academy and the Alumni Counsel for Emory University School of Law