With over 29 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 is listed in Best Lawyers in America and was selected as one of the “Top 50 Women” lawyers in Georgia in 2011 and 2012 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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September 12, 2011
In The Press
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August 23, 2011
In The Press
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August 30, 2010
In The Press
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August 14, 2009
Diversity
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January 21, 2009
In The Press
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Feb 21, 2008
In The Press
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13 April 2007
In The Press
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23 February 2007
In The Press
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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
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"Strategic Considerations in Internal Investigations—An Overview," Securities Litigation: Forms and Analysis, West Publishing Group, 2008.
2008
Past Events
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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
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May 12, 2010
Seminar
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February 19, 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
- 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