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Jonathan Ringel

Jonathan Ringel

Jonathan Ringel is managing editor of the Daily Report, the ALM newspaper in Atlanta. He can be reached at [email protected]. Twitter: @jonathanringel

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July 01, 2020 | Daily Report Online

The Big Winners in SCOTUS' Booking.com Decision Have Big Trademark Prosecution Budgets

A clear win for Booking.com and brand owners also creates more uncertainties than it resolves.

By Joel Feldman

7 minute read

June 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Law Firms Take Steps to Support Diversity and Inclusion

Under Rule 5.1, a law firm partner or managerial lawyer has an ethical duty to supervise junior lawyers. Beyond this ethical obligation to help ensure that junior lawyers are meeting the standards of the profession, supervising lawyers also can help the next generation of practitioners by creating a supportive relationship through mentoring.

By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair

5 minute read

June 29, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Legal Community Mourns Loss of John Sweet

He represented injured plaintiffs in workers' compensation cases and, along with the American Civil Liberties Union, challenged Georgia's sodomy law in a landmark case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Dawn M. Jones

2 minute read

June 25, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Background Prepares Bar's New President for Medical, Racial Challenges of Today

The COVID-19 pandemic and racial upheaval have caused Dawn Jones to reinvent plans she had been developing for the bar since last July,

By Jonathan Ringel

3 minute read

June 24, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Here Are the Recipients of the Georgia Legal Awards

Nominations were up 15 percent from the previous year, making many award decisions especially hard.

By Jonathan Ringel

7 minute read

June 24, 2020 | Daily Report Online

AVLF Continues Its Work During Trying Times

Many do not know ... that AVLF provides significant support beyond legal assistance, including directing those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to programs offering free food, discounted mental health services and employment opportunities.

By Adam Gajadharsingh

3 minute read

June 23, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Georgia Legal Awards Will Run Online Wednesday 1 p.m. (Free)

We would like to enable the community to watch our announcement of the honorees, for free, on June 24.

By Jonathan Ringel

2 minute read

June 22, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Do's and Don'ts for Employers and Employees in the Time of COVID-19

An employee's unspecified and generalized fear of the coronavirus is likely not a valid reason, standing alone, for the employee to stay home. ... That said, a few additional facts can quickly change the legal landscape.

By Amanda Farahany and Todd Stanton.

6 minute read

June 19, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Voters Deliver Some Diversity to the Bench

A wave of black candidates won seven of 14 contested superior court races, including contests that unseated three white incumbents.

By Jonathan Ringel

9 minute read

June 18, 2020 | Daily Report Online

Should Calling in Sick—When You're Not—Be a Felony?

The wire fraud statute, codified at Title 18, United States Code, Section 1343, makes it a crime to devise a "scheme or artifice" to defraud or to "obtain money or property" through materially false representations or promises.

By Kamal Ghali 

6 minute read