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Meredith Hobbs

Meredith Hobbs

Meredith Hobbs writes about the Atlanta legal community and the business of law. Contact her at [email protected] or 404.419.2837. On Twitter: @MeredithHobbs.

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February 12, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Expense Cuts and Resurgence in M&A Work Drove Financial Gains for Arnall Golden

The firm, which took out a PPP loan, ultimately came out of 2020 with solid profit gains due to increased revenue and "dramatic cost-cutting."

By Eden Landow | Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

February 11, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Finance and Real Estate Drive Holland & Knight, Parker Poe Hires—and Other 'On the Move' News

In a sign of firms' demand for partners experienced in deal financing, Holland & Knight has recruited Kevin Gooch as a partner from DLA Piper. 

By Meredith Hobbs

5 minute read

February 09, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Profits Spike at Nelson Mullins as Firm Sees Expense Savings and Steady Demand

The firm's equity partnership ranks decreased slightly, while its nonequity tier expanded by 7% amid a set of promotions.

By Meredith Hobbs

6 minute read

February 08, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Hundreds of New Clients Turned to Fisher Phillips Amid Pandemic, Boosting Revenue, Profits

New employment work offset the litigation decline, while net income spiked 21.8%, exceeding the firm's projections.

By Meredith Hobbs

6 minute read

February 05, 2021 | New York Law Journal

Wigdor Attracts Employment Defense Partner From Littler

Christine Hogan, Wigdor's newest partner, said as she watched the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements grow, she wanted to take a more active role in the social movements.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

February 04, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Additional Atlanta Firms Ace LGBTQ-Equality Ranking

Out of 41 Am Law 200 firms in Atlanta that participated, 36 scored a perfect 100 in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

By Meredith Hobbs

3 minute read

February 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Big Firms Target Southeast but Face Insular Markets, Stiff Competition

While Quinn Emanuel and K&L Gates are launching in the region, big firms face obstacles including the need for a rate structure flexible enough for local market conditions.

By Meredith Hobbs

7 minute read

February 03, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Two Troutman Pepper Partners Size Down for Boutiques Post-Merger

Mark Mandel and Hope Comisky have left Troutman Pepper in search of something smaller after last year's merger created a 1,200-lawyer firm.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

February 01, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Will Coke's New Guidelines Move the Needle for Law Firms?

Skeptics said 20 years of Fortune 500 legal department exhortations haven't budged the low percentage of Black partners in Big Law.

By Meredith Hobbs

9 minute read

January 28, 2021 | Daily Report Online

Amid Firmwide Growth, Burr & Forman Creates New Roles for Retention, Development

The Southeastern firm has grown large enough, at 360 lawyers, that it needed dedicated professionals in those roles, said the firm's managing partner.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read