William Athanas has joined law firm Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP as Of Counsel in the firm’s Birmingham, Alabama office. The firm announced yesterday that Athanas has joined its trial and appellate practice, and will focus his practice on matters such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, internal investigations, white collar defense, and complex litigation issues related to healthcare, securities, and financial institutions.
Athanas joins Waller Lansden after nearly eight years with the Department of Justice. Athanas served as a Trial Attorney with the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section in Washington, D.C, and then as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Alabama.