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.
June 13, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Lawyers Dominate Leadership Atlanta's New ClassLawyers at firms, in government and in-house make up almost one-fifth of the 2019 classes for both Leadership Atlanta and its younger offshoot, LEAD Atlanta.
By Meredith Hobbs
1 minute read
June 11, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Nelson Mullins to Merge With Florida's Broad and Cassel, Creating 725-Lawyer FirmNelson Mullins, with its center of gravity in Atlanta and the Carolinas, adds Florida to its footprint and forecasts health care, real estate and litigation opportunities in its merger with Broad and Cassel.
By Meredith Hobbs
1 minute read
June 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online
On the Move: Burr & Forman Lifts Five Lawyers From StitesBurr & Forman added a quintet of lawyers from Stites & Harbison—including three partners—to its creditors rights and labor and employment practices.
By Meredith Hobbs
2 minute read
June 07, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Eversheds Sutherland Says 30 Percent of Equity Partners to Be Women by 2021“To move the needle, everyone in the firm needs a target,” said U.S. CEO Mark Wasserman.
By Meredith Hobbs
1 minute read
June 01, 2018 | Daily Report Online
New Funding Fuels Boom in Public Interest Work for UGA Law StudentsThe number of law students awarded summer public interest stipends by the University of Georgia School of Law has more than doubled in two years.
By Meredith Hobbs |
1 minute read
May 30, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Squire Snags Another Dentons Partner for New Atlanta OfficeDara Mann has taken her national class action, product liability and toxic tort practice to Squire Patton Boggs, saying she wants to help build the new office.
By Meredith Hobbs |
1 minute read
May 29, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Kilpatrick Wins Asylum for Transgender Woman in Hard-Fought Pro Bono CaseA team of Kilpatrick lawyers and staff spent about 800 hours on the asylum case of transgender Mexican woman Estrella Sanchez.
By Meredith Hobbs |
6 minute read
May 24, 2018 | Daily Report Online
New Exchange Program Pairs US, UK Associates at Womble Bond DickinsonAt the suggestion of a U.K. trainee, the firm has kicked off a transatlantic exchange for its younger lawyers on both sides of the pond.
By Meredith Hobbs |
6 minute read
May 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Am Law 100 and 200 Firms Jostle for Position in Crowded Atlanta MarketAtlanta's homegrown Second Hundred firms outperformed the group as a whole, and they say they're not interested in mergers.
By Meredith Hobbs |
5 minute read
May 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Bar Pass Rate Climbs for First-Time TakersFirst-time test-takers from Georgia law schools showed improvement, but repeaters overall did worse, which dragged down the overall pass rate.
By Meredith Hobbs |
4 minute read
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