Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D.
ShareholderatGreenberg Traurig, LLP
Atlanta, GA
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Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. is a shareholder based in Atlanta, GA. The practice focuses on Employment and General. Currently practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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About Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D.: Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. is a shareholder based in Atlanta, GA. The practice focuses on Employment and General. Currently practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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Practice focus
Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. represents clients in Atlanta, Georgia across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
Biography
About Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D.
Whitney Bly Edwards is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office. Her practice includes a broad range of labor and employment law matters, including advising and counseling employers on multi-jurisdictional employment issues pertaining to leaves of absence, terminations, reductions in force, and disciplinary actions. She regularly provides due diligence in corporate transactions, including comprehensive workforce and compliance analysis; review of employment-related proceedings and disputes and risk exposure; and restrictive covenant enforceability assessment. She also has experience conducting internal wage and hour and discrimination and retaliation investigations for employers. Her practice also includes drafting employee handbooks, personnel policies, and various employment-related agreements. Prior to joining the firm, she gained experience defending medical practitioners facing professional liability claims and representing health care facilities in litigation. Before entering law school, Whitney worked as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English.
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Pathfinder, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
•'Ones to Watch,' Labor and Employment Law - Management, 2023-2026
•'Ones to Watch,' Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2023-2026
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, 'Rising Stars,' 2025-2026
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s 'Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,' 2021
Credentials
Education
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law J.D. cum laude; Member, Mercer Law Review; President, Black Law Students Association
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Fisk University B.A. summa cum laude Howard University M.A. English, magna cum laude; Concentration in African-American Literature Howard University Ph.D. English, High Honor; Concentration i
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Affiliations
Professional memberships
Professional & Community Involvement •Member, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) •Member, Gate City Bar Association •Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
membership
•Participant, Atlanta Bar Association Minority and Diversity Clerkship Summer Program, 2015 •Volunteer Tutor, Burdell-Hunt Elementary School, 2014-2015
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Locations
Office locations
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Terminus 200, Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500
Atlanta, GA 30305
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What areas of law does Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. practice?
Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. focuses on Employment and General.
Where is Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. located?
Whitney Bly Edwards Ph.D. primarily serves clients in Atlanta, Georgia, with an office at Terminus 200, Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500.
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