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Meredith Hobbs

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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March 22, 2018 | The Recorder

Fisher & Phillips Launches Lobbying Subsidiary Amid 'Weinstein Effect'

With leadership based in Sacramento and Philadelphia, FP Advocacy will focus on federal regulation and California, where almost two-dozen antisexual harassment bills are before the state legislature.

By Meredith Hobbs |

4 minute read

March 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Fisher & Phillips Launches Lobbying Subsidiary Amid 'Weinstein Effect'

With leadership based in Sacramento and Philadelphia, FP Advocacy will focus on federal regulation and California, where almost two-dozen antisexual harassment bills are before the state legislature.

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

March 22, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Revenue, Partner Profits Jump at Morris Manning & Martin

Managing partner Louise Wells attributed big leaps in revenue and profit to second-generation partners coming into their own at the 41-year-old firm.

By Meredith Hobbs |

4 minute read

March 20, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Nelson Mullins Tops Big Prior Year, Breaks $1M in PPP

The South Carolina-based firm kept on a growth trajectory during its first year among the Am Law 100.

By Meredith Hobbs |

6 minute read

March 19, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Kilpatrick Pushes Past $1M in Profit Per Partner

The firm expanded its Texas territory with a new office in Houston last year after launching one in Dallas in 2015.

By Meredith Hobbs |

4 minute read

March 16, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Report Says Atlanta Billing Rates Grew Faster, But Fees Still Lag Top Markets

Georgia partners bill at a median of $340 an hour, according to data compiled by CounselLink, but rates vary widely by practice. (See below for separate data on Georgia billing rates.)

By Meredith Hobbs

4 minute read

March 12, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Alston & Bird Racks Up Big Gains in Revenue, Profit

The firm also opened a San Francisco office with big lateral hires from Reed Smith and MoFo.

By Meredith Hobbs |

6 minute read

March 08, 2018 | Daily Report Online

Baker & Hostetler Lands Data Security Trio as LeClairRyan Shutters Atlanta Office

Partners John Hutchins, Chris Wiech and Janine Anthony Bowen have left LeClairRyan three years after launching the firm's Atlanta office.

By Meredith Hobbs |

3 minute read

March 06, 2018 | Daily Report Online

King & Spalding Stays in Growth Mode as Partner Profits Top $2.5M

The firm surpassed the $2.5 million mark in profit per equity partner and racked up a string of notable recruits last year.

By Meredith Hobbs |

8 minute read

March 02, 2018 | Daily Report Online

King & Spalding Lures Alston & Bird Partner—and Other 'On the Move' News

Securities litigator Jessica Corley said King & Spalding's white-collar practice complements her practice defending public companies and their directors and officers.

By Meredith Hobbs |

5 minute read