Tony Ventry - Associate
ventry@elarbeethompson.com
(404) 582-8412

Practice Areas
Labor & Employment Litigation
Labor Relations
Non-Competition/Non-Solicitation Litigation
Employer Counseling, Training & Litigation Prevention
Hospitality & Service Industries

Education
J.D., summa cum laude, Georgia State University, 2004
B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Georgia, 1999

Admitted to Practice
Georgia

Profile
Tony focuses on defending employers in employment-related litigation. In addition to his litigation practice, Tony provides general client advice on the avoidance of employee-related problems. He works with a variety of employers nationwide, including hotel owners with properties throughout the United States.

Tony is a member of the firm's Hospitality and Service Industries Group. The Group specializes in issues unique to the hospitality and service industry, including wage and hour, immigration, and harassment/discrimination litigation.

Prior to joining the firm, Tony practiced law at King & Spalding. While there, Tony gained significant experience representing clients on a wide range of general business matters, including insurance coverage disputes, class action litigation, and securities and shareholder litigation. Tony also acquired extensive experience representing lenders and borrowers in a variety of secured and unsecured commercial financing arrangements.

Tony graduated first in his law school class at Georgia State University in 2004. He served as Managing Editor of the Georgia State University Law Review. While attending law school, Tony worked as a finance and real estate analyst for a commercial real estate company, whose portfolio included full-service hotels and mixed use commercial developments. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia.

Professional Associations
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta Bar Association