NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH (Columbia, S.C.): Tim Madden has been named managing partner of the firm’s Greenville, S.C., office succeeding Marvin Quattlebaum. Madden’s responsibilities include leading and growing the office. Prior to joining the firm, he was managing partner of Wilkins & Madden.

 
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ALSTON & BIRD (Atlanta): Paul Kaplan joins the firm’s litigation group as partner in the New York office and will focus on counseling clients on the antitrust ramifications of business transactions and representing financial institutions and other corporations facing regulatory or court enforcement actions. Previously, Kaplan was a partner at Arent Fox.