Mary Lillian Walker

For over 30 years, Ms. Walker has represented companies and individuals in many different areas of litigation including banking law, director and officer defense, business contract and tort matters, shareholder and securities litigation, and real estate litigation. Ms. Walker has tried cases and handled appeals in state and federal courts. Ms. Walker also has extensive experience with mediation and alternative dispute resolution. Regardless of the forum, Ms. Walker counsels clients on the best way to mitigate risk, control costs and achieve client goals.

Ms. Walker is sought after for her expertise on issues pertaining to the duties and responsibilities of corporate officers and directors. Her recent successes include prevailing on summary judgment on behalf of a board of directors sued for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with a merger and prevailing in an arbitration on behalf of officers sued by creditors. These successes build on her lengthy experience representing corporations, majority shareholders, and minority shareholders in disputes involving corporate management and control.

Ms. Walker also has extensive experience representing bank boards in matters including regulators and representing banks in a variety of matters including lender liability and breaches of duty. In the wake of the Great Recession, Ms. Walker successfully represented multiple bank boards in suits brought by the FDIC.

Ms. Walker was named an “Attorney to Watch” in 2014 by Attorney at Law Magazine and has been selected as a SuperLawyer in polling by her peers. Ms. Walker is also rated AV®Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell for Litigation, Commercial Law, and Business Law.

Case History Summary

Anderson v. Daniel, 314 Ga. App. 394, 724 S.E.2d 401(2012) – Named a significant decision of 2012 by the Georgia Bar Journal. Action was brought by shareholders who alleged misrepresentations and omissions by corporate officers in communications with shareholders.

FDIC v. Blackwell, 2012 WL 3230490 (N.D. Ga. August 3, 2012) and FDIC v. Whitley, No. 12-cv-00170-WC0 (N.D. Ga. Dec. 10, 2012) - Named significant decisions of 2012 by the Georgia Bar Journal. Actions were brought by the FDIC against officers and directors of failed banks. Claims based on ordinary negligence were dismissed.

Defended corporate officer and company in a suit alleging theft of computer data and trade secrets of competitor. The matter involved complex forensic analysis of over ten terabytes of electronic data. We utilized cost-effective searching techniques to determine that only 30 non-essential files were at issue, and the case then settled well within policy limits.

Professional Involvement:

• Georgia Community Bankers Association

• Georgia Bankers Association

• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association - Women Litigators section

• Atlanta Bar Association

• American Bar Association

• Defense Research Institute

• Claims and Litigation Management Alliance

• Atlanta's Lawyer's Club