April 26, 2002 | Law.com
Sidley Austin Grabs Powell Goldstein Trade UnitAtlanta-based Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy's entire international trade practice has defected to Sidley Austin Brown & Wood. The departures include 33 attorneys, 16 of them partners. The lawyers will start at Sidley Austin on May 6. The move gives Sidley Austin a new practice group and an office in Geneva. The departures mean Powell Goldstein will lose about 25 percent of its Washington, D.C., attorneys.
By Julia D. Gray
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September 24, 2002 | Daily Report Online
2 H&K Partners Leave to Start Litigation FirmTwo of Holland Knight's equity partners have started their own firm. Daryl G. Clarida and Eileen Crowley formed Crowley Clarida on Sept. 3. "Now was an opportunity where we had the client base to strike out on our own, and we decided to do it," said Clarida. He acknowledged that Holland Knight, a firm that has more than quadrupled in size over the past decade, has experienced some growing pains.
By Julia Gray Smith
5 minute read
October 22, 2002 | Daily Report Online
Ga. Hispanic Bar Chief: Convention Gave Us Big LiftBy Julia Gray Smith
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April 16, 2012 | Texas Lawyer
Commentary: Bad Habits and Rhetorical Sins in CourtThere are some words and phrases that attorneys use all the time that can get them into trouble. Kendall Gray discusses a few rules of thumb, as well as the verbal and written missteps they attempt to prevent. The rules are gleaned from years of watching others, as well as from the school of hard knocks.
By Kendall Gray
6 minute read
March 06, 2003 | Daily Report Online
Three Former Littler Partners Open FirmJulia D. [email protected] Littler Mendelson partners have left the firm and joined an immigration attorney who was part of a group Littler axed three weeks ago. J. Roy Weathersby and Charles K. Howard formed Weathersby, Howard Kuck with Charles H. Kuck, Littler's only local immigration partner until he and five other attorneys in the firm's immigration group were let go.
By Julia Gray Smith
6 minute read
January 02, 2003 | Daily Report Online
Legal Aid Chief Returns From Gift Trip to New ZealandJulia D. [email protected] Gottlieb has just returned from a New Zealand vacation with his wife Kathy, thanks to 63 Atlanta Legal Aid Society board members and friends. Gottlieb, Atlanta Legal Aid's executive director since 1980, spent three weeks in November and December traveling from Christchurch to Dunedin. S.
By Julia Gray Smith
4 minute read
November 05, 2002 | Daily Report Online
Duane Morris Hires Two E&Y ManagersBy Julia Gray Smith
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June 24, 2002 | Daily Report Online
Long Aldridge Brought Hefty Increases to Merger TableJulia D. [email protected] Long Aldridge Norman grew at a steady pace in 2001, and its equity partners' average profit increase was second only to King Spalding's. This allowed the firm to bring solid 2001 financials to its June 1 merger with Washington's 213-lawyer McKenna Cuneo, creating the 376-lawyer McKenna Long Aldridge.
By Julia Gray Smith
3 minute read
July 29, 2003 | Daily Report Online
Debtors Must Pass Test to Escape Paying Student LoansBy Julia Gray Smith
6 minute read
January 30, 2002 | Law.com
No Slowdown -- Yet -- in Georgia Partnership PromotionsMost law firm partners prefer to take the long view in partnership decisions. The day-to-day vagaries of a skittish economy shouldn't dictate the way a firm stocks its partner roster for the years ahead. A sampling of managing partners indicates that Atlanta firms are taking a harder look at promotions, but the economy has yet to dampen prospects for most internal partner candidates.
By Julia D. Gray
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