September 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online
On the Move: Haynes and Boone Adds Derivatives Specialist From Moore & Van AllenNashville business, product liability litigators move to partnerships with Womble Bond, Burr & Forman.
By Thomas Spigolon
6 minute read
September 27, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Firms Earned Hundreds of Thousands This Year in Trump Vote Interference CaseThe state GOP organization had spent about $650,000 through mid-August to pay lawyers representing some of the defendants in the sprawling racketeering case regarding alleged interference in the 2020 presidential election.
By Thomas Spigolon
4 minute read
September 25, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Exiting Dean Believes Atlanta Law School Should Consider Fundraising Pro as SuccessorJohn Marshall leaders say they will do a nationwide search for a replacement who should "believe in the mission of the school."
By Thomas Spigolon
5 minute read
September 24, 2024 | Pro Mid Market
Georgia Firm Working to Expand Beyond Political Law Roots"I realized some law partner who knows nothing about me or my client base or my clients' preferences is locking me into making decisions about how I cover my practice," managing member Douglas Chalmers Jr. said of his decision to leave Big Law in 2008.
By Thomas Spigolon
7 minute read
September 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Seven-Lawyer M&A, Real Estate Team Joins Jones Walker in New Orleans"We worked on deals across from each other for many years. We're excited to now be on the same side of the table with these lawyers at Jones," said Jones Walker partner John Werner.
By Thomas Spigolon
3 minute read
September 23, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Dean of Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Stepping Down After Four YearsThe school's board of directors and faculty will soon begin the search for the next dean, "with plans to involve the entire AJMLS community in this important process," the school said.
By Thomas Spigolon
4 minute read
September 20, 2024 | Daily Report Online
On the Move: Taylor English Adds Nelson Mullins Practice Leader, Ballard Spahr IP LawyerBradley Arant adds corporate lawyer in Mississippi from Balch & Bingham, while Eversheds adds former in-house counsel as West Coast IP partner.
By Thomas Spigolon
6 minute read
September 19, 2024 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta-Born Firms' M&A Lawyers Skeptical Fed's Rate Cuts Will Spur Dealmaking"I expect a lot of quality assets are still going to wait on the sidelines a bit longer and wait for rates to come down even further," said Alston & Bird transactional partner Kyle Healy.
By Thomas Spigolon
4 minute read
September 18, 2024 | The American Lawyer
Report: Firms Should Focus on Collections to Prepare for Uncertain 2025"If firms are prepared for a softening demand economy, and are surprised that demand is strong, they're going to be in better shape than if they plan for future demand and find that it's weak," said Thomson Reuters analyst Bill Josten.
By Thomas Spigolon
6 minute read
September 17, 2024 | National Law Journal
'No Regrets': Robert Hur Says Special Counsel Experience Prepared Him For King & Spalding Role"When Attorney General [Merrick] Garland asked me to serve as special counsel, I agreed to do it and I left private practice out of a sense of duty to our country," said Robert Hur of King & Spalding.
By Thomas Spigolon
5 minute read
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