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August 15, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

By DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP

2 minute read

August 15, 2008 | Law.com

Three years ago, two similarly minded district court decisions rocked federal regulatory agencies and the Department of Justice (DOJ) by rejecting longstanding assumptions about the proper conduct of simultaneous civil and criminal investigations, commonly known as ?parallel proceedings.? This article analyzes those decisions.

By Jefferson M. Gray

8 minute read

December 01, 2000 | Law.com

Ten years ago, law firms contained partners, associates and support staff. It's not that simple anymore. Law firms are spinning off operations these days -- and looking much more like multidisciplinary practices. And when Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice spun off its ancillary services group into a limited partnership called FirmLogic, it had everything to do with profit.

By Julia D. Gray

4 minute read

April 16, 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

May 10, 2001 | Law.com

Atlanta's Long Aldridge & Norman and Dallas' Winstead Sechrest & Minick continue to engage in merger talks. Jeffrey K. Haidet, managing partner of Long Aldridge, says a merger with Winstead would increase the firm's geographic diversity. A Long Aldridge-Winstead merger would also create a combined entity of eight offices, including a presence in Washington, D.C. -- an area where both firms want to expand.

By Julia D. Gray

4 minute read

August 21, 2006 | Texas Lawyer

Finding out what kind of settlement credit a nonsettling defendant may be entitled to is part of the defense attorney's job. Generally, plaintiffs willingly provide settlement information, though some do so only grudgingly or at the last possible moment. However, litigators still must be vigilant to make sure the plaintiff provides all relevant settlement information.

By Jose A. Berlanga and John S. Gray

6 minute read

December 18, 2001 | Law.com

The ex-wife of prominent Atlanta tech entrepreneur Timothy F.S. Cobb has filed suit against him and his New York lawyer, claiming Cobb used their sons' trust fund money to make improper loans or investments in his company, edaflow Corp. She also accuses Pillsbury Winthrop of legal malpractice for failing to supervise attorney David A. Crichlow when he provided legal services to the trust.

By Julia D. Gray

4 minute read

October 01, 2001 | Law.com

On its first day in session, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to Six Flags Over Georgia investors when it vacated a $257 million punitive damages award against Time Warner Entertainment. The Court remanded the case to the Georgia Court of Appeals for reconsideration in light of an earlier Supreme Court decision that requires state appellate courts to scrutinize punitive damages to assure their constitutionality.

By Julia D. Gray and Trisha Renaud

4 minute read

March 29, 2001 | Law.com

By hiring Eric J. Tanenblatt as a senior adviser, Atlanta's Long Aldridge & Norman's notoriously Democratic cachet is becoming a bit more Republican. Just as unusual is the fact that Tanenblatt is not an attorney. He's been involved in politics for more than 10 years, however. Tanenblatt will serve as a liaison between federal and state government agencies and firm clients.

By Julia D. Gray

6 minute read

July 09, 2003 | Law.com

Faculty divisions over hirings and turmoil over proposed graduation speaker U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas were two of the factors in David Shipley's abrupt resignation from University of Georgia School of Law last week, the departed dean says. Shipley adds that he had actually been thinking about resigning since December but that the recent controversies made him want to catch his breath and take a break.

By Rachel Tobin Ramos and Julia D. Gray

11 minute read