S. Wade Malone is a partner in the Atlanta office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP who practices commercial litigation.

Experience

• Litigation practice includes representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the United States, including business, intellectual property, antitrust, restrictive covenant and construction litigation
• Certified Mediator

Awards and Honors

• The Best Lawyers in America® - Commercial Litigation (2013)
• Georgia Super Lawyer in Business Litigation (2003 – 2013)
• Selected by Georgia Trend Magazine as a member of their Legal Elite in Business Litigation
• Atlanta Bar Association’s Leadership Award, the Bar's highest award, given to those that inspire by their example, challenge by their deeds, and remind us all of our debt to the profession and community (2009)
• Charles E. Watkins, Jr. Award from the Atlanta Bar Association for sustained and distinguished service to the Bar (1998)
• Randolph Thrower Lifetime Achievement Award, for promoting diversity in the legal profession, from the State Bar of Georgia (2012)

Leadership Positions

• Served as the 96th President of the Atlanta Bar Association, the largest voluntary bar in the Southeast, with more than 6,300 member (2003 – 2004)
  • Atlanta Bar Association had its greatest increase in membership in its 116 year history under Mr. Malone's term
• Vice President, Atlanta Bar Foundation
• Former Chairman (2001 – 2002); Former Member
  (1999 – 2002), City Board of Ethics
• Served in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association (2005 - 2011)
• Selected by the judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia to serve on the Northern District of Georgia’s ten-lawyer Bar Council (2005 - present)
  • Chair, Council's Disciplinary Committee