Krevolin & Horst, LLC

Doug has represented clients in acquiring and closing loans on all types of real property, from raw land to shopping centers, office buildings, apartment complexes, storage facilities, and hotels, and has represented clients in the development, financing, leasing and sale of properties throughout the Southeast. He is outside general counsel to a number of businesses and regularly advises clients on formation, financing, acquisitions and sales, contracts, corporate governance matters, technology licensing and shareholder disputes.

Gerry Balboni has over twenty years of corporate law experience representing companies and individuals that buy, sell, and invest in growth businesses. Gerry represents growth companies seeking venture capital investment, venture capital and private equity funds, buyers and sellers of businesses, and licensors and licensees of technology and software. Gerry speaks to groups on topics such as software licensing, acquisition of technology companies, venture capital, and controlling legal costs in corporate finance transactions.

Halsey regularly advises clients on crisis management and best practices with particular emphasis on business arrangements, limited liability entity operating agreements, executive contracts, real estate transactions, graceful employment departures, and more antagonistic, high stakes, "bet the company" business divorces and litigation. Consequently, Halsey frequently is asked to handle relationship issues with clients, suppliers, competitors, owners, operators and the occasional government prosecutor or regulator. Although Chambers cited Halsey for being a "talented trial lawyer noted for being tenacious" Halsey also brings a "solution-oriented" approach to disputes. Halsey brings judgment and wisdom to any negotiating table. He is also a trained and registered neutral and serves as a board member of the Atlanta Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section.

Jeff Horst is Krevolin & Horst's senior litigator and "a go-to lawyer for referrals." Jeff is a Fellow in the American Academy of Trial Counsel. Less than 1/2 of 1% of the lawyers in the United States are selected for this honor. He was nominated by his peers and selected by Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business 2008-2015 as one of the top business litigators in Atlanta. Chambers USA described Jeff as a "successful trial lawyer with a bright mind and independent style." Jeff has also recently been selected by his peers as a 2015 Best Lawyer® in America for his excellence in the areas of commercial litigation and arbitration.

Jonathan represents both plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes business litigation. His cases typically involve significant and complex business fraud, tort, contract, and fiduciary duty claims. He frequently represents officers, directors, shareholders, and business partners in cases involving disputes over fraud, freeze outs, self-dealings, unfair compensation plans, improper distributions, and the abuse of minority shareholders. He also helps individuals and businesses creatively navigate through business and partnership breakups.

Over the years, Jonathan has handled a wide variety of disputes related to commercial real estate, including those involving loans, commercial foreclosures, purchase and sale agreements, commercial leases, adverse possession claims, nuisance and trespass, and construction and lien issues.

In addition to his complex commercial litigation practice, Jonathan counsels lawyers and law firms in law firm structuring, partnership agreements, of counsel agreements, lateral moves, separation agreements, law firm dissolutions, and attorney fee disputes.

Zahra focuses her practice on white collar criminal matters, corporate internal investigations, qui tam/false claims act/whistleblower suits, and complex civil litigation. Due to her experience and expertise, Zahra has been called upon numerous times to be a legal analyst in high profile cases. For 8 years, Zahra served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. As a federal prosecutor, Zahra gained extensive experience in conducting grand jury investigations, trials, and prosecuting cases involving fraud, public corruption, money laundering, violent crimes, child exploitation, and immigration. Zahra also has briefed and argued cases before the Eleventh Circuit. Prior to serving as a federal prosecutor, Zahra served as the Deputy Executive Counsel to Georgia Governor Roy Barnes, was an associate at Sutherland, and clerked for the Honorable J.L. Edmondson, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.