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C. Edward Dobbs is an attorney based in Atlanta, GEORGIA. The practice focuses on ADR, Bankruptcy, and Business. C. has over 52 years of legal experience.
- Based in
- Atlanta, GEORGIA
- Experience
- over 52 years
- Known for
- ADR · Bankruptcy · Business
- Handles ADR, Bankruptcy, and Business matters from Atlanta, GEORGIA.
- Over 52 years of practice as a licensed attorney.
- Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Equipment Finance Law (Atlanta) (2015).
About C. Edward Dobbs: C. Edward Dobbs is an attorney based in Atlanta, GEORGIA. The practice focuses on ADR, Bankruptcy, and Business. C. has over 52 years of legal experience.
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C. Edward Dobbs represents clients in Atlanta, Georgia across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
Biography
About C. Edward Dobbs
Ed Dobbs is the founder and architect of the Parker Hudson commercial finance, debt restructuring, and ADR neural services practice areas. As a result of his focus in these practice areas over his 47-year career, Ed has acquired considerable knowledge about commercial matters generally and developed extensive transactional and litigation experience.
As a commercial lending attorney, Ed represents some of the largest financial institutions in the country in structuring and documenting commercial loans, including asset-based lending, factoring and receivable purchase arrangements. AS a debt restructuring attorney, Ed has participated in some of the largest bankruptcy cases in the country, both as counsel for bank groups, individual lenders, Chapter 11 debtors, and creditor committees. As part of his Chapter 11 practice, Ed is often called upon by clients to defend them in litigation involving alleged fraudulent conveyances, voidable preferences, and lender liability claims.
In addition, Ed is an accomplished mediator and, in that role, has assisted parties in resolving sizable commercial disputes with significant complexity. His leadership skills, client focus, and encyclopedic knowledge of this areas of practice drive strong confidence in his clients and aids in his coaxing parties to the settlement table in mediations. Ed serves on the American Arbitration Association (AAA) panel of neutrals for complex commercial cases in both arbitrations and mediations. Having developed a national reputation in his commercial lending and debt restructuring practices, Ed is frequently called upon to mediate complex disputes, sometimes involving billions of dollars, in civil suits in state or federal courts or in adversary proceedings in bankruptcy cases throughout the country. Ed is also trained in and prepared to conduct online mediations on the Zoom platform, which allows for videoconferencing in joint session as well as caucus rooms.
Ed is committed to assisting both clients and third-party disputants in resolving their differences and reaching their commercial goals as expeditiously and economically as possible. His experience, gravitas, and persuasive bargaining and communication skills help clients and mediation participants resolve what often appear to be intractable disputes. As a result of his past litigation experience and work as an arbitrator and mediator, Ed is able to assist clients in understanding the litigation risks and potential benefits of settlement, while at the same time prepared to put in play his considerable litigation experience for matters that a client is unwilling to settle.
Credentials
Education
Davidson College
— · 1971
Vanderbilt University
J.D. · 1974
Jurisdictions
Bar admissions
Georgia
1974 · ACTIVE
Recognition
Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Equipment Finance Law (Atlanta)
2015
Lawyer of the Year — Securitization and Structured Finance Law (Atlanta)
2014
Lawyer of the Year — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
2013
Lawyer of the Year — Banking and Finance Law (Atlanta)
2012
Lawyer of the Year — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Atlanta)
2010
Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Corporate Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Equipment Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mediation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Securitization and Structured Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Asset-Based Lending
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Banking
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Finance
2026
Best Lawyers in America — International Business Transactions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Lending
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Loan Documentation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Mortgage
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Secured Transactions
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Inducted into the Secured Finance Network (SFNet) Hall of Fame (2023)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Davidson College Alumni Service Award
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in America
2026
Best Lawyers in America — as the Securitization and Structured Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Atlanta (2014)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — as the Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Atlanta (2013)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — as the Banking and Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Atlanta (2012)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — hambers USA
2026
Best Lawyers in America — in Bankruptcy/Restructuring - Georgia (Senior Statespeople), Mediators USA - Nationwide (Band 1) (2003-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Super Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — magazine (2004, 2012-2013)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Selected to the Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers (2020-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — magazine (2004-2025)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Georgia Trend Magazine
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2004-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Listed as one of Georgia's leading banking law practitioners in
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Who's Who Legal: Georgia
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2007-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Named a top AV Preeminent attorney in
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Legal Leaders: Banking and Finance Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Strathmore's Who's Who
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2009, 2010)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Listed as one of the world's leading lawyers in the
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Martindale-Hubbell
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (AV Preeminent rating) and
2026
Best Lawyers in America — ALM
2026
Best Lawyers in America — (2012-present)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Listed in the field of Insolvency and Restructuring in Expert Guides - Banking, Finance and Transactional Law (2016)
2026
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What areas of law does C. Edward Dobbs practice?
C. Edward Dobbs focuses on ADR, Bankruptcy, and Business.
Where is C. Edward Dobbs located?
C. Edward Dobbs primarily serves clients in Atlanta, Georgia, with an office at 303 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 3600.
How experienced is C. Edward Dobbs?
C. Edward Dobbs has 52 years of legal practice, having been licensed since 1974.
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