Andy Peters

November 23, 2010 | Daily Report Online

A divided Georgia Supreme Court has sent the case of a Malaysian woman convicted of cruelty to children back to the lower court, ruling that the trial judge should have explained his refusal to grant a new trial when the woman asserted that she failed to understand English well enough to participate in her trial. The majority decision, written by Chief Justice Carol W.

By Greg Land and Andy Peters

9 minute read

May 12, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Although a sports agent's work can touch on everything from contracts to criminal procedure, the handful of Atlanta lawyers in the business say it's difficult for practicing attorneys to break into the cutthroat field. The recent experiences of three Atlanta attorneys who have attempted to generate new practices as sports agents show how tricky the business can be.

By Andy Peters

10 minute read

August 30, 2007 | Daily Report Online

CITING WEAK CREDIT and housing markets, Home Depot Inc. this week chopped almost $2 billion off the asking price of its wholesale building supplies unit. That could cause headaches for future MA transactions, even mid-market deals in the Southeast, one Atlanta deal lawyer said.On Tuesday, Home Depot said it agreed to sell its HD Supply unit to three private equity firms for $8.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

September 22, 2009 | Daily Report Online

After spending a few weeks in his new seventh-floor courtroom in the DeKalb County Judicial Tower, Superior Court Judge Robert J. Castellani realized that his juries were staring directly at a clock on the opposite wall.Not wanting jury members to constantly be reminded of the papers stacking up on their desks at work or the hours they were being kept away from their families, Castellani removed the clock and replaced it with framed artwork.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

May 15, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SPACs have come a long way. Once a backwater of the MA world, special-purpose acquisition company deals are increasingly popular, and SPAC deal values can reach into the hundreds of millions, if not billions.One of the latest SPAC deals was handled by Kilpatrick Stockton partner W. Benjamin Barkley. The lawyer was counsel to Pro Brand International Inc.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

September 26, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

June 17, 2010 | Daily Business Review

The full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reconsidering a same-sex harassment case against a Home Depot human resources manager.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

June 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

A potential constitutional showdown was averted on Friday when Gov. Sonny Perdue and Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears reached an agreement on cutting the judicial branch's budget.Perdue last month said that all state agencies, as well as the legislative and judicial branches, would receive 25 percent less money in June because of a $274 million revenue shortfall.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

March 20, 2008 | Daily Report Online

As the biggest players in paper manufacturing trade assets amid a period of reshuffled strategic priorities, Rogers Hardin partner Alan C. Leet advised a local client on its own big move.Leet was lead corporate counsel to Rock-Tenn Co. on its $993 million acquisition of Southern Container Corp., which makes containerboard and corrugated packaging.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

December 29, 2009 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

6 minute read