HR 741: Wasserman, Mark; decades of service and leadership to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and Eversheds Sutherland LLP; commend

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring Mark Wasserman, a corporate lawyer who led the Atlanta-founded law firm Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and helped merge it in 2017 with United Kingdom-based Eversheds LLP to form Eversheds Sutherland. The resolution recounts his career, including serving as Managing Partner of the firm's US operations from 2005 to 2025 and as Co-Chief Executive of the global firm from 2017 to 2025. It also credits him with advancing diversity initiatives, adopting new legal technology, and mentoring law students through roles at Emory University School of Law and other organizations. The resolution does not create, change, or repeal any law. It simply directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy for Wasserman as a formal expression of recognition.

• Formally honors Mark Wasserman for his decades of service and leadership at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP and Eversheds Sutherland LLP.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to Wasserman.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulation; it is a symbolic statement of recognition by the House of Representatives.

The resolution directly names and honors Mark Wasserman. It has no legal or regulatory effect on other Georgians, businesses, or agencies; it simply directs House staff to prepare a commemorative copy.

Resolutions like this carry no legal force and change no laws or funding. Their significance is purely ceremonial, formally placing the House of Representatives' recognition of Wasserman's career on the public record.

• The resolution's whereas clauses detail Wasserman's career, including the 2017 merger creating Eversheds Sutherland and his roles as Managing Partner and Co-Chief Executive.
• The resolved clause states the House of Representatives honors and recognizes Wasserman for his service and leadership.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a copy available for distribution to Wasserman.

1. 2025-03-25House Read and Adopted (Cámara de Representantes)
2. 2025-03-25House First Readers (Cámara de Representantes)
3. 2025-03-25House Hopper (Cámara de Representantes)

• Scott Holcomb (D, HD-101)Patrocinador principal

• legislative commendation
• legal profession
• Atlanta business community