Alston & Bird partner Christopher C. Marquardt and associate Leigh Shapiro have entered appearances for Noah's Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center & Sanctuary Inc., an unaccredited roadside menagerie, in a pending environmental lawsuit. According to the complaint, the defendant keeps animals protected by the Endangered Species Act in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The suit was filed June 7 in Georgia Northern District Court by the Law Office of Richard D.C. Schrade Jr. on behalf of Outreach for Animals Inc. and Dr. Karen Thomas. The court case also targets Glenn Ross and Dr. Michelle Lakly. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg, is 1:23-cv-02557, Outreach for Animals, Inc. et al v. Noah's Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center & Sanctuary, Inc. et al.