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February 02, 2005 | Law.com

A remarkable amount of the world's wealth is tied up in brands. More than mere trademarks, brands are elegant mission statements that distill a company or product's core benefits into a word, simple phrase, sound or image. Of course, every trademark lawyer knows that trademarks, if properly maintained, can theoretically last forever. Not many trademarks actually do so, but the brands with the highest value are usually the ones with the most longevity.

By Edward Gray

4 minute read

August 01, 2003 | Law.com

After dismissing a tenured professor mid-semester, John Marshall Law School in Atlanta has been slapped with a suit seeking $300,000 in damages. The suit, filed by David B. Meltz, who had also served as academic dean, alleges, in addition, that the school gave students in his class passing grades without requiring them to take a final exam. The allegation comes at an awkward time, as John Marshall is seeking American Bar Association accreditation.

By Julia Gray Smith

6 minute read

April 18, 2002 | New York Law Journal

ITH A NOTABLE exception, there has been a significant downturn in M&A deal flow: the value of announced deals in 2001 was less than half that in 2000. This exception is M&A in bankruptcy, meaning the acquisition by purchasers of companies, or parts of companies, in bankruptcy cases. Nationwide, business bankruptcy filings in 2001 were up 13 percent compared with 2000, and in the Southern District of New York, the increase in the same period was substantially greater more than 55 percent. With such a substan

By Sandy K. Feldman, William F. Gray, Jr. And Darien G. Leung

21 minute read

March 15, 2001 | Law.com

Cobb County, Ga., Juvenile Court Presiding Judge James F. Morris is stepping down, and money is the reason. The 57-year-old Morris, who has been a juvenile court judge for 11 years, says he hasn't seen a dime of the $170,000 the Legislature earmarked for Cobb juvenile judges last year. That money, Morris says, went directly from the Legislature to Cobb's coffers.

By Julia D. Gray

7 minute read

July 25, 2001 | Law.com

Holland & Knight's Atlanta office lost two partners rather abruptly. Corporate finance and securities partner Allison Wade left the firm for Lord, Bissell & Brook, giving no notice and tendering his resignation through voicemail. In a separate move, Caroline C. Kresky, a commercial litigation partner, departed for Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough after giving a few days' notice.

By Julia D. Gray

7 minute read

December 03, 2001 | Law.com

Atlanta lawyer Don C. Keenan has opened a nonprofit child advocacy law center that he says will succeed where the Georgia Office of the Child Advocate has "failed." Keenan believes the state office has a fatal flaw: It doesn't have the authority to file suits, which, to Keenan, means it can't advocate effectively. Keenan's center plans to bring a class action against the state on behalf of children in foster care.

By Julia D. Gray

7 minute read

April 17, 2001 | Law.com

Chicago-based Lord, Bissell & Brook has asked four of its 15 Atlanta associates to leave the firm. All had nonpartnership arrangements that the firm says didn't work well.

By Julia D. Gray

6 minute read

January 24, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pistone runs the Clinic for Asylum, Refugees and Emigrant Services (CARES), which provides opportunities for students to work with that population. The clinic allows the students to gain direct experience with the law and with client representation and also fills a need for a group that otherwise would not have had legal representation.

By Christine Gray Special to the Legal

5 minute read

March 01, 2008 | Corporate Counsel

Recent decisions throwing out federal claims show the need for tightened employment contracts and conduct standards.

By Thomas Gray

6 minute read

November 01, 2000 | Law.com

When Atlanta's Troutman Sanders and Mays & Valentine announced the two firms will merge, they offered up the by-now expected observations about similarities in firm culture. In this case, however, the cultural similarities may not be an exaggeration. Lawyers at both firms say their employers are mindful of attorneys' private lives -- to the point of telling associates not to bill too many hours.

By Julia D. Gray

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