Ex-Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Nahmias Joins Jones Day

David Nahmias will join Jones Day as a partner and lead the investigations and white collar defense practice in Atlanta, the firm said Wednesday.

Nahmias has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, a US attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and deputy assistant attorney general for the criminal division of the US Department of Justice, according to Jones Day.

“David Nahmias was a highly experienced and nationally known prosecutor who has overseen virtually every type of government investigation and federal prosecution, including major fraud, corruption, and terrorism matters,” Ted Chung, leader of Jones Day’s ...