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	Direct Line: 404-760-6001 Direct Fax: 404-760-0225 Mercer University School of Law 1988 Georgia State University Graduate School of Business, MBA – Finance 1997 Jeff R. Joyce is a founding member of the firm and focuses his practice on corporate transactions and litigation. Prior to founding JT&K, Mr. Joyce practiced with Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP in Atlanta and was Senior In-House Counsel for NASDAQ-listed AMRESCO, Inc. managing structured finance transactions valued in excess of $35 billion involving most every major Wall Street investment bank including Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Salomon, Nomura, CSFB, and Merrill Lynch among a few. As head of the firm’s litigation department, Mr. Joyce concentrates his litigation practice on corporate and commercial litigation including securities litigation, complex commercial litigation, intellectual property rights and catastrophic personal injury claims. Mr. Joyce has acted as lead counsel in numerous business matters including representation of officers and directors in securities litigation, commercial lenders, contract disputes, and employee restrictive covenants. In addition, Mr. Joyce’s corporate transactional practice focuses in corporate finance transactions with a focus on strategic and complex transactions for growing technology and telecommunications companies, including corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, information technology transactions, strategic alliances and outsourcing transactions. He also counsels companies regarding disclosure and corporate governance issues, and he conducts special investigations and independent reviews involving such matters. Mr. Joyce frequently speaks and writes on topics in technology and finance and has lectured in university programs on topics including structured finance, litigation and capital raising for small businesses. Mr. Joyce is a 1988 graduate of Mercer University School of Law, a member of the Mercer Moot Court Board and 1997 graduate of the Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University’s Graduate School of Business where he received his Masters in Business Administration.
	Direct Line: 404-760-6002 Direct Fax: 770-234-5217 Mercer University School of Law 1995 University of Georgia 1992 Mr. Thrasher represents a diverse client base of privately held companies and their owners in connection with a wide variety of corporate matters, including corporate formation and organizational issues, the acquisition and disposition of companies and their assets, corporate governance matters, employee and executive compensation issues, and licensing and distribution issues. Representative transactions include the acquisition of multiple private companies by a publicly held oil and gas company for cash, debt and equities, the merger of a privately held software technology company into a publicly held disease management company, the merger of two privately-held audio-visual consulting services companies, the sale and merger of a leading privately held plumbing and a/c services company into a publicly held company, the management led buyout and reorganization of a leading event management company and the acquisition and reorganization of a privately held technology consulting company. Mr. Thrasher has spoken to various business groups on corporate governance and securities issues. He edited Legal Power: a Software Executive’s Guide to Key Legal Concepts.
	Direct Line: 404-760-6003 Fax: (770) 396-5111 University of Georgia School of Law. J.D., 1992 Duke University. A.B., 1989 Andrew joined the firm as a partner in 2004 after practicing law in Atlanta for twelve years with Atlanta law firms Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP and Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin, LLP. Andrew focuses his practice on corporate law, including entity organization, mergers and acquisitions and general business matters, commercial real estate and estate planning. Andrew provides dedicated legal counsel to entrepreneurs, professionals and businesses in a variety of industries. Andrew has handled a broad range of transactions, including asset sales, mergers, stock acquisitions and joint venture agreements. Representative clients include restaurant franchisees, motor vehicle dealerships, medical professionals, real estate brokers, software developers, construction companies and distributors of equipment and materials. In addition to closing particular transactions, Andrew counsels clients on a continuing basis regarding employment matters, including restrictive covenants, protection of proprietary information and equity incentive plans, shareholders agreements, choice of entity and general tax matters. Andrew has extensive experience in areas of particular importance to owners of family businesses, including succession planning and minimization of estate taxes. In the area of commercial real estate, Andrew has represented real estate developers and other businesses in a wide variety of real estate transactions, including land acquisitions for the development of master planned residential communities, the sale of shopping center outparcels throughout the Southeast, the purchase and sale of industrial/warehouse properties, and numerous §1031 exchange transactions. Andrew also represents landlords and tenants in negotiating office, shopping center and industrial property leases. Andrew’s recently closed real estate transactions include the acquisition of raw land and development of three medical office buildings, purchase of a site for a recreational vehicles dealership, sale of a Buckhead parcel for construction of a residential tower and representation of a container manufacturer in the lease of 65,000 square feet of warehouse space. Andrew has authored articles in trade publications and spoken to various business and civic groups regarding estate planning and other legal issues of interest to business owners.
	Direct Line: 404-760-6004 Fax: (770) 396-5111 Southern Illinois University, J.D. 1994, BA Accounting, Finance, 1991 Matthew M. Liss is a partner practicing in the areas of civil and commercial litigation. He has litigated a broad range of cases in both federal and state courts. Mr. Liss has experience representing companies and individuals in various litigation matters including contract disputes, business torts, commercial real estate, construction law and bond claims, fraud, securities law, shareholder disputes, warranty claims and employment litigation. Mr. Liss is admitted to practice in both the State of Georgia and the State of Illinois. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association (Business Law, Healthcare Law and Taxation Sections). Prior to Joyce, Thrasher & Kaiser, Mr. Liss was a partner in a large Atlanta law firm. He previously served as in house general counsel for a regional medical equipment provider. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1991 with dual bachelor's degrees in Accounting and Finance. In 1994, he received his Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University, School of Law. Concurrent with his Juris Doctorate, Mr. Liss earned his Master’s Degree in Accountancy (1st in his class) from Southern Illinois University College of Business and Administration.
	Direct line: 770-350-8412 Fax: (770) 396-5111 Georgia State University College of Law, with honors, 1991 Ms. Worth works with the firm’s litigation practice representing clients in Atlanta and throughout Georgia and the nation in federal and state trial and appellate courts. While she has broad experience litigating diverse matters, she focuses primarily on commercial and business litigation, construction disputes, personal injury and tort law. Ms. Worth also prosecutes and defends claims brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other employment related statutes and accepts select criminal defense representations. Ms. Worth has extensive litigation experience in and out of the court room. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Worth was a senior associate with Parks, Chesin and Walbert, where she was responsible for employment and civil rights litigation with an emphasis on commercial law and complex business transactions. After working with Parks, Chesin & Walbert, she gained extensive experience defending labor and employment claims and class action lawsuits brought in public accommodation cases and civil rights lawsuits. Ms. Worth has secured numerous jury verdicts and out of court settlements for clients in cases ranging from breach of contract to sexual harassment. Prior to re-entering private practice, Ms. Worth served as a Senior Assistant District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia. Ms. Worth was assigned as the lead prosecutor to Senior Judge Doris Downs’ courtroom. Ms. Worth never failed to obtain a conviction on all trials for which she was sole/ lead counsel. Ms. Worth has also served as Adjunct Professor of Law for John Marshall Law School during their review for accreditation status where she taught evidence, legal writing and criminal procedure.