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Jeffrey Horst
Jeffrey Horst
Jeff Horst is Krevolin Horst’s senior litigator and “a go-to lawyer for referrals.” Jeff handles a wide variety of business related disputes in the areas of appeals, business torts, contracts, corporate governance, covenants not to compete, employment, entertainment, franchise, insurance coverage, intellectual property, officer and director liability, professional liability, securities litigation, shareholder disputes, and trade secrets. Jeff served as one of the principal trial counsel for the defense in Avnet, Inc. v. Wyle Labs., Inc. Avnet was seeking over $300 million in damages, and the case was tried for five months in Tampa, Florida. The jury reached a defense verdict which the National Law Journal selected as one of the top 10 defense verdicts. Jeff has tried cases in Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, and Texas, which have lasted from 2 days to 7 months. Jeff has been involved in a number of high profile matters that have been written about in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Tampa Tribune, Raleigh News & Observer, National Law Journal, Fulton County Daily Report, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and Gainesville Times (Georgia). Jeff also has a very successful track record for appeals winning over 80 percent. He has won three cases of first impression in the Georgia Supreme Court and one in the Georgia Court of Appeals. Jeff is a Fellow in the American Academy of Trial Counsel. Less than 1/2 of 1% of the lawyers in the United States are selected for this honor. He was nominated by his peers and selected by Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business 2008-2025 as one of the top business litigators in Atlanta. Chambers USA described Jeff as a “successful trial lawyer with a bright mind and independent style.” Jeff has also been selected by his peers as a Best Lawyer® in America from 2014-2025 for his excellence in the areas of commercial litigation, litigation – securities and arbitration. Also based on peer recommendations, Jeff has been selected multiple times by Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite as one of Georgia’s most effective lawyers. Typically, 35-40 lawyers are so designated for business litigation out of 37,000 Georgia lawyers. Jeff also has been selected every year since 2004 by Atlanta Magazine/Georgia Law & Politics/Super Lawyers as one of the top business litigators in Georgia.
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy is a highly accomplished litigator known for her innovative thinking, tenacity and real-world solutions. Allegra has successfully defended Fortune 100 companies throughout the United States and abroad in numerous trials and arbitrations. Known for her skill in trying cases, negotiating complex settlements, and finding creative solutions, Allegra advises clients daily on a wide range of complex litigation, election law, political law, voting rights, and labor and employment issues. She helps develop processes and tools for improving the efficiency and delivery of legal services, and often shares her deep litigation knowledge as a prolific author and sought-after speaker. Allegra works closely with clients on high-stakes, high-profile complex litigation matters. She has extensive experience conducting internal investigations and guiding clients through sensitive crisis management situations to successful resolution. Allegra also advises and counsels management on a wide range of labor and employment issues. She provides practical, solution-oriented advice to help navigate complex employment law issues while keeping her client’s business goals firmly in mind. During the over two decades of her practice, Allegra also has led and been part of legal teams representing municipalities, non-profit organizations, political candidates, and political parties in election, voting rights, and political law matters including representing presidential candidate Al Gore before the Eleventh Circuit in Bush v. Gore and serving on the 2020 Biden for President recount team. Allegra has an active pro bono practice, through which she has successfully represented voters, asylum applicants, adoptive parents, underserved children, farmworkers, and more.
Joyce Gist Lewis
Joyce Gist Lewis
Joyce Gist Lewis is a skilled and tenacious advocate for private companies and governmental entities in and out of the courtroom. Joyce’s two decades of experience includes serving as lead counsel for claims involving professional liability, director and officer liability, business divorce, real estate litigation, employment discrimination defense, and catastrophic injury defense. Her appellate experience includes arguing cases before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and successfully petitioning for certiorari to Georgia’s Supreme Court. Joyce is also a top choice for government clients seeking counsel in sensitive intra-agency disputes and investigations. Her reputation as a principled trial advocate has resulted in Joyce being named to the “short-list” of nominees recommended by Georgia’s Judicial Nominating Commission for appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals in 2018 and to the Atlanta Judicial Circuit in 2011 and 2012. Joyce received her BA, magna cum laude from Wake Forest University (1993) and her law degree from Georgia State University College of Law (1999). She is Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated Preeminent and has been repeatedly rated by her peers in the Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, the Top 50 Women Lawyers, and in Best Lawyers (Commercial Litigation; Employment; Personal Injury Defense). Joyce represents the Atlanta Circuit on the State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors, where she serves on the Executive Committee, the Advisory Committee on Legislation, and the Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee. Joyce is a past recipient of the State Bar of Georgia’s Thomas O. Marshall Professionalism award and the Atlanta Bar Association’s Outstanding Woman in the Profession Award. Joyce’s past leadership positions include serving as President of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, President of the Board of the Federal Defender Program, Inc., and President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers. She is a Master in GSU’s Bleckley Inn of Court, a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America.
Lovita Tandy
Lovita Tandy
Lovita Tandy is a seasoned litigator and well-recognized authority in the area of labor & employment law. She serves as a trusted advisor to multinational corporations, mid-size companies, and small businesses in a broad range of industries, and non-profits. Lovita relies on her more than 25 years of experience to guide clients in the defense of single plaintiff, class, and collective employment discrimination and retaliation claims involving federal and state anti-discrimination laws. She also assists clients in navigating the complexities of whistleblower laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Lovita litigates trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and class and collective action matters as well. Highly skilled at internal investigations and trained in trauma-informed interviewing techniques, Lovita is masterful at interviewing the accused as well as witnesses in a way that respects personal dignity and values operational effectiveness. Lovita also conducts employment-related training for corporations and high-level executives, designs ADA, FLSA, and other employment-related compliance programs, and offers advice and counseling on the full spectrum of employment laws. She has a passion for DEIB and advises clients across the country on strategies to ensure that companies achieve their diversity goals while remaining compliant with changes in the law. Lovita also designs and conducts DEIB training programs that are rooted in two and a half decades of experience on what actually works. Lovita is a thought leader on many current DIEB challenges including effectively embracing neurodiversity in the workplace. In addition to her employment and DEIB expertise, Lovita has extensive experience in traditional labor matters, including advising employers during union campaigns, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, arbitrating grievances, litigating matters before the National Labor Relations Board, and conducting due diligence in mergers and transactions involving unionized workforces. Lovita leads the Mosaic Project, which shares the lived experiences of neurodiverse legal professionals. She is also the former Partner in Charge of King & Spalding’s Diversity Committee and a former Vice President of the Association for Law Firm Diversity Professionals. Among her many professional accomplishments, Lovita became the first African American woman elected partner at King & Spalding. She also taught Contracts, Remedies, Transactional Drafting, and Negotiations while serving as a full-time professor at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.
Cristiane (Crissy) Wolfe
Cristiane (Crissy) Wolfe
Cristiane (“Crissy”) Wolfe is a business lawyer who focuses her practice on providing corporate and transaction counsel to public and private companies in a variety of industries. She regularly represents middle market companies in transactions ranging from US$5million to US$250,000,000, on both the buy and sell side. She has worked closely with private equity funds in portfolio company acquisitions and capital structurings. In addition, Crissy advises clients on day-to-day corporate and business matters, commercial contracts, including in the technology space, joint ventures and strategic partnerships. Crissy also frequently advises tax exempt organizations, including 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) organizations. She has counseled her tax-exempt clients on Section 4958 matters, state tax exemptions and compliance with state charitable registration laws. She has assisted trade associations with domestic and international memberships on various legal issues that typical to such organizations. Crissy is a practical, business minded lawyer, who always keeps the ultimate goal for the client in sight and believes the question is not can something be done, but how, and looks to find creative solutions to overcome obstacles along the way. Before Krevolin & Horst, Crissy practiced at two AmLaw 100 law firms with international foot prints. Outside of legal practice, Crissy serves on the Board of Legal Aid Atlanta. She has previously held roles on its Advisory Council, and was one of the co-founders of the Service Council, and the ALAS/AVLF Beer Tasting and BBQ Battle, one of the most well-attended summer events in the Atlanta legal community. Crissy is also on the Board of Directions of the Business and Finance Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and has served in various officer positions. Crissy was also a recipient of the 2017 “On the Rise” from the Fulton County Daily Report, as well as the M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders award. Outside of law, Crissy enjoys spending time with her husband and two boys, traveling, hiking and cooking.