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.

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July 26, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta Firms Hold the Line on Associate Raises—for Now

Many of the city's big law firms remain in wait-and-see mode, as one firm leader called the latest round of pay raises "a self-inflicted wound."

By Meredith Hobbs

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July 25, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Alston Adds DOJ Cyber Prosecutor

Larry Sommerfeld spent almost 16 years prosecuting cybercrime and other cases at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta.

By Meredith Hobbs

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July 20, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Alston Stocks Up With Food and Beverage Duo From McGuireWoods

Angela Spivey said she left McGuireWoods, where she had been managing partner in Atlanta, to be part of Alston & Bird's large team of lawyers practicing food and beverage law.

By Meredith Hobbs

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July 18, 2018 | Texas Lawyer

Winstead and Troutman Sanders End Merger Talks

A combination of the two firms would have created a firm with almost 1,000 lawyers and gross revenue of $725 million. But too many obstacles stood in the way, sources said.

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | Meredith Hobbs | Christine Simmons

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July 18, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Associate Pay Hikes Hit Atlanta, But Slowly

King & Spalding, Alston & Bird and Eversheds Sutherland have all boosted salaries this summer. Other firms have yet to capitulate to $165,000 starting associate pay, at least for now.

By Meredith Hobbs

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July 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Morris Manning & Martin Passes Leadership Baton to Malko

Simon Malko will succeed Louise Wells as managing partner, becoming Morris Manning's youngest leader to date and the first non-real estate lawyer to head the firm.

By Meredith Hobbs

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July 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Hall Booth Smith's Former Name Partners Sullivan and Slover Return to Their Roots

After forays into plaintiffs law, Terry Sullivan and Jack Slover have returned to their medical malpractice defense roots—Sullivan at Hall Booth Smith, which he launched almost three decades ago, and Slover at Downey & Cleveland.

By Meredith Hobbs

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July 10, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Scramble for Sutton Golf Tournament Will Benefit Grady Burn Unit

After the Grady Memorial Hospital Burn Unit saved plaintiffs lawyer Sutton Slover's life in 2016, he and his family started the annual golf tournament to help other burn victims at Grady and their families.

By Meredith Hobbs

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