2 Atlanta law firms merge

Two Atlanta law firms specializing in environmental and energy-related issues announced they are merging.

Kazmarek Geiger & Laseter and Mowrey Meezan Coddington Cloud will now become Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP.

Financial terms of the arrangement were not disclosed. The firm has offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

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