Meredith Hobbs
Meredith Hobbs writes about the Atlanta legal community and the business of law. Contact her at [email protected] or 404.419.2837. On Twitter: @MeredithHobbs.
September 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Firms Achieving Mansfield Status More Than DoubledEversheds, Morris Manning and Troutman were among 26 firms in Atlanta to achieve Mansfield Rule certification.
By Meredith Hobbs
3 minute read
September 16, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Big Firms' Office Use Is Still Voluntary—With Few Takers"The parking deck is pretty empty," said Bryan Cave's Atlanta leader, Eric Schroeder, of One Atlantic Center, a Midtown law firm hub.
By Meredith Hobbs
6 minute read
September 15, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Fox Lands Entertainment Law Duo From Lewis Brisbois—and Other 'On the Move' NewsLeron Rogers, a new Fox partner, has represented actress and comedian Mo-Nique, rapper Rick Ross, hip-hop trio Migos and comedian Steve Harvey—as well as the Miami Marlins.
By Meredith Hobbs
6 minute read
September 10, 2020 | The American Lawyer
Ropes & Gray Launches Voluntary Associate Deferral ProgramThe voluntary deferral year at Ropes may be the first in the Am Law 100 this year, and it could pave the way for others to offer similar recession-era programs.
By Meredith Hobbs
4 minute read
September 09, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Ogletree Fully Rescinds Pay Cuts, Citing 'Strong Pipeline' of BusinessThe firm had said that the lawyer and staff pay cuts would last through year-end, but Ogletree is now ending them after just four months.
By Meredith Hobbs
2 minute read
September 08, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Troutman Pepper Facing $5M Malpractice Claim by Startup Co-FoundersTwo shareholders in an e-commerce startup allege Troutman Pepper "succumbed to conflicts of interest" between competing company founders.
By Meredith Hobbs
3 minute read
September 08, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Eversheds Sutherland Partially Pays Back Cut Comp, but Pay Cuts Will RemainThe U.S. branch of the firm is retroactively restoring half of the compensation cuts to employees from May through August, said U.S. co-CEO Mark Wasserman.
By Meredith Hobbs
3 minute read
September 03, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Atlanta Associates Weigh In on Mental Health and Life in Big LawEversheds Sutherland scored the highest of the 11 Am Law 200 firms that participated in The American Lawyer's annual midlevel associate survey.
By Meredith Hobbs
6 minute read
September 02, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Citi Survey: Southeastern Firms Weathered First Half Well, Despite Pandemic"I feel really good about the momentum for the first half, but matching that for the second half of the year is going to be more difficult," said Jeff Grossman of Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group.
By Meredith Hobbs
5 minute read
August 31, 2020 | Daily Report Online
Fisher Phillips Reverses Pay Cuts for Lawyers and StaffThe labor and employment firm has also partially walked back a cut on monthly profit distributions to its equity partners.
By Meredith Hobbs
3 minute read
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