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April 26, 2001 | Law.com

Once an attorney who assisted with fixing up cases, Jeremy E. Citron is now in the business of fixing up couples. The former Holland & Knight litigation associate left the firm last week to join his mother's matchmaking company. His mother, Beatrice Gruss, claims to have engineered 350 marriages since the matchmaking venture was founded in 1983.

By Julia D. Gray

3 minute read

January 02, 2002 | Law.com

Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding has asked an online retailer to stop selling a doll marketed to gay men, claiming the figure infringes on one of its best-known client's trademarks. The BPS Billy doll, an anatomically correct plastic figure, is dressed in a brown uniform with a package-shaped logo. Both accouterments are similar to the United Parcel Service's trademark, say King & Spalding attorneys.

By Julia D. Gray

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March 07, 2002 | Daily Report Online

Julia D. [email protected] U.S. Sentencing Commission has tapped Savannah attorney Jane A. Nangle to help review the effectiveness of federal sentencing guidelines that apply to corporations.Nangle, who is the corporate compliance officer at St. Joseph's/Candler, a Savannah-based health care company, is one of 15 commission members who will convene for the first time Friday.

By Julia Gray Smith

2 minute read

May 28, 2002 | Daily Report Online

It may be too early to know where H. Kasim Reed is going as a lawyer, but it's clear his political star is rising. The 32-year-old associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky Walker managed the campaign and co-heads the transition team of Mayor Shirley C. Franklin. While he won't have a formal title in her administration, his influence will be everywhere.

By Julia D. Gray, Staff Reporter

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April 17, 2002 | Law.com

Alston & Bird's continuing legal education coordinator, Christy E. Holmes, is spearheading an effort to encourage law firms to provide CLE credit. Holmes has founded the 21-member CLE Association of Atlanta to address the current lack of interest in teaching and taking in-house CLE seminars.

By Julia D. Gray

2 minute read

August 08, 2005 | Law.com

By DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP

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February 21, 2003 | Daily Report Online

By Julia Gray Smith

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June 23, 2003 | Daily Report Online

Julia D. [email protected] to Enron work and some billion-dollar deals, Alston Bird's revenue rose 11.5 percent, more than any other Daily Report Dozen firm, to $314.5 million. Not bad for a down economy, but during the previous five years, the firm posted revenue increases between 18 percent and 26.5 percent.

By Julia Gray Smith

3 minute read

November 08, 2002 | Daily Report Online

More than 350 Asian-American attorneys and law students were expected here for the 14th annual National Asian Pacific American Bar Association convention, which began Thursday at Swissotel. Scheduled speakers include Larry D. Thompson, U.S. deputy attorney general and former King Spalding partner; Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham, Atlanta Mayor Shirley C.

By Julia Gray Smith

1 minute read

May 30, 2002 | Law.com

Just over half of those who sat for Georgia's February bar examination passed -- the lowest pass rate since July 1984. Only 55.1 percent passed, or 263 of the 477 examinees. Emory University School of Law and the University of Georgia School of Law were bright spots, with pass rates that increased since last February's exam, but there seems to be no single explanation for the lower overall pass rate.

By Julia D. Gray

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