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September 15, 2005 |

Bankruptcy Filing Launches Delta Fight With Workers

Now that Delta Air Lines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the carrier will have a legal fight on its hands from employees and retirees seeking to protect their benefits, legal experts said, which could mean additional work for some Atlanta law firms. The filing comes after repeated warnings from Delta's CEO that higher fuel costs and lower demand have crippled the airline. Northwest Airlines also joins Delta in the large fleet of U.S. airlines in bankruptcy woes.
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January 13, 2006 |

Attorneys' Bonuses Increase With Profits

Associates at several big law firms across the country welcomed the new year with hefty bonuses that were moderately higher than the year before, a reflection of the legal industry's recent prosperity.
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August 22, 2005 |

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August 28, 2001 |

University of Georgia Admissions Policy Deemed Unconstitutional

Calling the constitutional viability of using race to diversify a collegiate student body "an open question," the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the issue warrants consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. But the three-judge panel's declaration that the University of Georgia's admissions process is unconstitutional should be enough to allow the college to revamp the process without further judicial intervention.
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June 04, 2007 |

New Braves' GC Ready to Play Ball

Greg J. Heller grew up a Chicago Cubs fan. But when the Cubs face the Atlanta Braves, there's no question who he wants to win. "Braves," said Heller, who on May 21 was named the general counsel for the franchise, a result of its recent sale from Time Warner to Liberty Media. Heller, who has aimed for a job in sports management since college, is more than familiar with his client. Since 2000, he has served as assistant team counsel for the Braves.
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November 19, 2009 |

$281 Million Rides on Judges' View of Turner Broadcasting Deal

A Georgia appeals court considered on Tuesday whether a sports deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars could have been sealed without the parties signing on the dotted line. At issue is Turner Broadcasting System's sale of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers. Turner is fighting a jury verdict that found Turner breached an oral contract to sell Texas businessman David McDavid the sports teams and awarded $281 million to McDavid -- an award that Turner calls the largest compensatory verdict in Georgia history.
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December 17, 2010 |

Ex-Winston Attorney Charged With Laundering Fraud Proceeds

A former New York partner at Winston & Strawn, Jonathan S. Bristol, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of laundering more than $20 million through his escrow accounts in connection with an alleged multi-million dollar fraud run by Kenneth Starr, a financial advisor to celebrities.
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October 15, 2009 |

High Court Justices Doubt Lawyers Should Be Paid Extra for Winning

All the Supreme Court justices are lawyers, but most showed little empathy for their fellow attorneys on Wednesday as they debated whether legal fee awards can be enhanced for superior performance or exceptional results under a federal fee-shifting statute. Civil rights groups assert that the prospect of enhanced fees is necessary to attract quality representation in the litigation they pursue. But several justices seemed more worried about high legal fees than encouraging lawyers to do public-minded work.
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November 10, 1999 |

New Firm: An Ethical Accounting

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July 26, 2001 |

Businessman Says Hitachi Led Georgia County Bribe Plan

In federal court a year ago, the former president of Sable Communications Corporation of Georgia testified he offered bribes to Fulton County, Ga., officials on behalf of his small computer company. Now, he says Tokyo-based Hitachi Data Systems Corp. gave him money and encouraged the bribes. If the allegations are true, it could draw Hitachi into the federal probe of corruption in the Fulton County government.
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