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July 26, 2005 |

11th Circuit Panel Kills Ex-DA's Sentence in Ethics Case

The 11th Circuit last week threw out an 18-month prison sentence for former Georgia District Attorney Robert B. Ellis Jr. for lying to federal agents about an improper sexual relationship with a drug suspect. Issued just two days after oral argument, the appeals court ruling was based on an issue that Ellis' lawyer recalled barely came up during discussion. The court's decision said the sentence was vacated and remanded according to the U.S. Supreme Court's Booker decision.
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November 14, 2007 |

Airport Contractor Claims Atlanta's Affirmative Action Requirement Is Federally Preempted

Atlanta airport contractor Mercury Air Center-Hartsfield, which provides fuel and other terminal services for non-commercial aircraft, has sued the city over its Equal Business Opportunity program. While the contractor is claiming the program is unconstitutional, lawyers suggest that its claim of federal preemption may be the key issue. Mercury argues that under Department of Transportation regulations, it is exempt from federal and state affirmative action programs at federally assisted airports.
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March 03, 2005 |

Hunton & Williams Picks Up 20 From Shaw Pittman

Hunton & Williams has added 20 attorneys from Shaw Pittman's insurance group, including practice co-founders Walter Andrews and Lon Berk. Also leaving are partners Paul Janaskie and Edward Grass. The Shaw Pittman departures come just three weeks after the firm announced its merger with Pillsbury Winthrop. Pillsbury and Shaw Pittman had previously indicated that the combined firm would shed about 100 lawyers, and the two firms' insurance practices were said to have significant client conflicts.
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November 04, 2008 |

2008 NLJ 250 Chart 151-200

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November 02, 2004 |

Judge Bans Medical Expert From Court

In 1996, Leon Whitley lost his leg after surgery in an Atlanta hospital. Last month, a judge tossed out the resulting suit, which had set off accusations of attorney misconduct, led to the banning of an expert witness and sparked a mandamus action by the plaintiffs' lawyer, James W. Howard. "I've never had anything close to this before," said Howard, referring to the judge's banning of Dr. Larry R. Williams of Florida. A hearing on the mandamus matter is scheduled for Friday.
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April 25, 2007 |

Cleared of Fraud, PwC Wants $10 Million Verdict Set Aside

Faced with a suit that sought $400 million, PricewaterhouseCoopers might have been considered lucky when a jury hit it with a $10 million verdict but absolved it of fraud and racketeering. However, the accounting firm wants complete vindication and relief from a judgment that deemed it liable for "negligent misrepresentation" in its audits of a company in which two millionaires had invested heavily. The lead plaintiff's lack of trial testimony is the basis for the firm's challenge of the verdict.
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May 09, 2005 |

Longtime Alston & Bird Litigator Takes Team

After 15 years as a medical-malpractice defense litigator with Alston & Bird, Lori G. Cohen has moved to Greenberg Traurig's Atlanta office -- and she took a crew of 11 with her, including four associates. Cohen says she made the switch because Greenberg can provide her with a broader platform for her practice. Cohen is the first litigator focusing on medical malpractice and products liability to join Greenberg�s Atlanta office.
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March 05, 2013 |

March Merger Mania: Am Law 200 Trio Expands Regionally

Adams and Reese and Thompson & Knight have announced office openings in Jacksonville and San Francisco, respectively, by picking up smaller firms in those areas. Meanwhile, McKenna Long & Aldridge has made inroads in Miami and Northern Virginia by absorbing an aviation-focused boutique.
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February 21, 2007 |

9th Circuit Tackles Natural Gas Price-Fixing

With billions of dollars riding on the outcome, the 9th Circuit is expected to define the scope of federal regulatory power and the ability of private litigants to recover antitrust damages in the deregulated world of natural gas selling. The legal battle stems from three related cases of alleged price-fixing and market manipulation by natural gas suppliers during the 2001 California energy crisis. The outcome will influence how regulatory agencies respond to alleged market manipulation.
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February 26, 2004 |

Georgia County's Maps Designed to Discriminate, Suit Alleges

A former DeKalb County, Ga., commissioner is alleging in a federal suit that African-American county officials drew district maps designed to boot her from the commission and gain a black majority. The suit goes forward as the state Legislature scrambles to draw new maps after a federal judge in an unrelated case ruled that the districts approved by the General Assembly's Democratic majority in 2002 violated the principle of one man, one vote.
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