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October 25, 2007 |

Senior Counsel Finds Support for Pro Bono Work at Coke

Dara Redler works for The Coca-Cola Co., where she supports the food service and retail divisions. Think about every major restaurant, supermarket and discount store chain, and all the contracts they have with the soft drink giant. That is her work. She was recognized last week for her extra work -- her volunteer service for the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, which presented her with its 2007 Corporate Attorney of the Year Award.
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October 01, 2002 |

2002 Associates Survey: From Mayer Brown to Wolf Block

The firm-by-firm breakdown of responses to the survey.
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November 03, 2000 |

The Prosecutor's Choice

Even defense lawyers think Robert Spencer is fair. That's probably a good sign for the new chief of general crimes for the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. U.S. Attorney Helen Fahey chose Spencer at a time of transition in the office, and depending on the outcome of the presidential election, more transition may be in store.
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April 12, 2001 |

Lanny Bridgers Leaves King & Spalding, Will Begin Plaintiff Work

Lanny B. Bridgers left Atlanta-based King & Spalding after 30 years at the firm. The former tort litigation partner says he retired, but that apparently includes a new career in representing plaintiffs in personal injury and business litigation.
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July 16, 2003 |

NYSE Arbitrators Find A.G. Edwards Brokerage Liable for Fraud

A panel of New York Stock Exchange arbitrators has found brokerage A.G. Edwards & Sons and two of its Georgia employees liable for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty in managing a Georgia retiree's account. The panel awarded the retiree more than $900,000. About 75 former A.G. Edwards clients claim they lost a total of more than $25 million due to alleged mismanagement of accounts in the Augusta, Ga., office.
6 minute read
October 24, 2002 |

South African Breweries Miller Brewing Company

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June 18, 2007 |

11th Circuit to Decide if Lawyer Can Sue Stock Market Over WorldCom Losses

When investors were stung by the 2002 WorldCom stock plunge, lawyers were ready to sue on their behalf against executives of the company and its underwriters, financial advisers and auditors. But Florida lawyer Steven I. Weissman sued NASDAQ itself, as well as its former parent, the National Association of Securities Dealers, claiming that NASDAQ's ads fraudulently induced him to buy WorldCom stock by touting the stock's virtues. The full 11th Circuit will hear the case at a rare en banc hearing Tuesday.
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January 16, 2006 |

Court Sides With Inmate in Disability Case

In its first major federalism ruling since John Roberts Jr. became chief justice, the Supreme Court on Jan. 10 unanimously revived a Georgia prisoner's $1.2 million suit claiming that state officials violated his rights under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
4 minute read
September 07, 2004 |

Generics Generate Patent Work

Bolstered by last year's revisions to the Hatch-Waxman Act, generic companies are increasingly challenging lucrative patents, spurred on by U.S. consumers' cry for less expensive medications. Practitioners are also seeing more claims that patent settlements between pharmaceutical companies and generics violate antitrust laws. The result is law firms are funneling more resources into entering the pharmaceutical fray.
6 minute read
December 13, 2007 |

GCs Draw Line in the Sand Over Changes to Patent Law

Changes in patent rules -- in the courts, in Congress and in federal regulations -- have forced general counsel to take sides against each other and caused some outside attorneys to sound an alarm. Research companies say restrictions hinder innovation while tech companies say reform is needed to curb patent trolls.
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