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March 27, 2003 | Daily Report Online

Julia D. [email protected] O. Garris, the former chief of the office of mergers and acquisitions at the Securities and Exchange Commission's corporation finance division, has joined Alston Bird's Washington office as a partner.Garris was with the SEC for 10 years and managed MA regulation under the federal securities laws.

By Julia Gray Smith

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August 07, 2003 | Daily Report Online

Julia Gray Smith [email protected] G. Brecher will step down as chairman of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer Murphy when his term ends in March. James J. McAlpin Jr. has been nominated to succeed him.The firm announced late Wednesday that it has nominated McAlpin as the next chairman of its board of partners and executive committee.

By Julia Gray Smith

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June 23, 2003 | Daily Report Online

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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 Gray Smith

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October 01, 2002 | Daily Report Online

Julia D. [email protected] phantom of the courthouse was there inside the 14th Street Playhouse as the Atlanta Bard Association's fourth annual all-lawyer musical opened to a sellout crowd Friday night. More than 60 lawyers and judges wrote, produced and starred in "A Courthouse Line IV: The Phantom of the Courthouse," to raise money for the Atlanta Bar Foundation.

By Julia Gray Smith

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April 01, 2004 | Daily Report Online

Gibson Guitar Corp. has picked Joel A. Cherry, a musician and veteran entertainment executive, as its general counsel, senior vice president and corporate secretary. Cherry, whose legal work for Gibson involves litigation, intellectual property, transactions and matters related to artist endorsements, has spent about 25 years representing recording artists as a lawyer and manager.

By Julia Gray Smith

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April 15, 2002 | Daily Report Online

J. Pope Langstaff is one of two candidates who can boast municipal experience. Since 1997, Langstaff, 45, has been Macon city attorney. He reports to the mayor and a city council-as does the Atlanta city attorney-and manages about 45 active cases. He also supervises municipal court cases, employee disciplinary hearings and EEOC matters.

By Julia Gray Smith

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September 02, 2003 | Daily Report Online

Julia Gray [email protected]. George E. "Sonny" Perdue III has appointed two new judges and will swear them in today. William A. Fears, a sole practitioner and the attorney for the Butts County Water and Sewer Authority since 1992, will become a judge for the Towaliga Judicial Circuit Superior Court. And Bernard E.

By Julia Gray Smith

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June 24, 2002 | Daily Report Online

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June 24, 2002 | Daily Report Online

Julia D. [email protected], Gambrell Russell saw healthy growth in both revenue and net income in 2001, but equity partners didn't share in the largesse.For example, net income rose to $24 million, up 11.6 percent from 2000, but equity partners' average profits were nearly flat, rising just $1,119 to $406,780.

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