New partner, Matt Davis, has joined Pope Flynn, a Columbia-based law firm concentrating on governmental law, public finance and public utility regulation. Davis received his JD from the University of Virginia in 1998 and his BA in History from the University of Michigan. He serves as bond counsel and counsel to underwriters with a focus on K-12 education, higher education and general governmental and land-based transactions. Davis is a member of the North Carolina and South Carolina bars.