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March 02, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta firms slow flow of M & A deals to New York

By Andy Peters, Staff ReporterAlston Bird partner J. Vaughan Curtis has practiced corporate law in Atlanta for 28 years, but he doesn't have a single local client.Curtis said he's proof that Atlanta firms have made serious inroads into the dominance that New York firms have held in mergers-and-acquisitions law.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

August 05, 2005 | Daily Report Online

U.S. Attorney Trades Macon for Baghdad

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

December 27, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Deal Watch: Radiant goes Down Under with firm's help

Correction appended: See below for a correction to this story.Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough partner Michael E. Hollingsworth II and DLA Piper partner Michael E. Rubinger were the legal advisers when a local high-tech company went Down Under for an acquisition.On Dec. 11, Radiant Systems Inc. agreed to acquire Quest Retail Technology Pty Ltd.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

November 19, 2007 | Daily Report Online

As Lake Lanier sinks, judges probe pact

Correction appended: See below for a correction to this story.WASHINGTON - Federal appeals court judges sharply questioned lawyers Friday for Georgia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on why they didn't seek Congressional approval for their 2003 agreement to store water at Lake Lanier to supply drinking water for metro Atlanta.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

July 14, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Smith promises to be champion of taxpayer

By Andy Peters

11 minute read

November 14, 2005 | Daily Report Online

Fort McPherson Closure Opens Eyes of Developers

By Andy Peters

9 minute read

December 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Kilpatrick sees American-Indian suit as high point

By Andy Peters and Mike Scarcella

6 minute read

May 12, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Change to tax law could help Braves' sale

THE ORIGINAL VERSION of a tax bill approved by the U.S. House on Wednesday contained provisions that would have eliminated the tax benefits of Time Warner Inc.'s proposed sale of the Atlanta Braves to Liberty Media Corp.But a late change made to the legislation would create a one-year window in which Liberty could acquire the Braves without the transaction being subject to federal taxation, according to Kilpatrick Stockton partner Lynn E.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

August 12, 2010 | Daily Report Online

AG candidates look ahead to general election

With attorney general candidate Samuel S. Olens' victory on Tuesday in the Republican runoff election, Democrat Kenneth B. Hodges III now must focus on how he can convince the state's voters to buck statewide and national trends favoring GOP candidates.Olens defeated Sen. Preston W. Smith, R-Rome, 58.9 percent to 41.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

May 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Deal Watch: Small companies are big in private equity

With lenders being squeezed by the credit crunch, and private equity buyouts such as The Blackstone Group's purchase of Alliance Data Systems devolving into litigation, it's been a safe assumption that the market for private equity deals has all but vanished. Not so fast, says McKenna Long Aldridge partner Jeremy C.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read