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May 06, 2010 | Daily Report Online

A race between two attorneys seeking to fill a seat in the state Senate that had been held by an attorney highlights the legal community's involvement in this year's state elections.Jason J. Carter of Bondurant, Mixson Elmore is facing solo practitioner A. Thomas Stubbs of Decatur in the July 20 Democratic primary for the seat held by David I.

By Andy Peters

8 minute read

October 02, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta business lawyers whose clients include Wachovia Corp.-and there are many of them-don't seem very worried that the bank's agreement to sell itself to Citigroup Inc. will mean a loss of business.Wachovia spreads the wealth of its legal assignments to many of the big law firms in the city, according to attorneys interviewed by the Daily Report and a review of firm Web sites.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

May 10, 2007 | Daily Report Online

KING SPALDING partner Russell B. Richards made friends with former University of Tennessee head football coach Bill Battle in 1993 when he assisted Battle with the buyout of his Collegiate Licensing Co. business partner.That relationship paid more dividends this month when Battle tapped Richards as lead counsel on the sale of his company to one of the world's biggest sports and entertainment talent agencies.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

September 16, 2005 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

January 21, 2009 | Daily Report Online

A Fulton County jury has rejected claims by the state Department of Transportation that a South Georgia road-paving company should pay $3.3 million for causing potholes in a stretch on Interstate 95 near Darien.While the state could prevail on appeal and has other cases against Douglas Asphalt Co. pending, the Jan. 13 loss means the DOT has so far spent $4.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

May 07, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Though the financial crisis has managed to gut some practice areas-venture capital, anyone-it's proving a boon to others. One beneficiary is bond work created when cash-strapped banks decide not to renew letters of credit. That's the situation that pushed the Atlanta City Council on Monday to adopt a Series 2009 bond ordinance for funds not to exceed $750 million.

By Janet L. Conley and Andy Peters

6 minute read

October 21, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Gwinnett County District Attorney Daniel J. Porter said that a legal opinion from the director of the county's law department may force his office to stop prosecuting cases for five weeks next year.Porter's threat comes as the Gwinnett County Commission has ordered all county agencies and departments to cut 9 percent from their budgets for the next fiscal year.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

March 16, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters, Staff Reporter [email protected] Goldstein has formed a strategic partnership with lobbying group Massey Bowers Public Affairs, strengthening the Atlanta law firm's presence under the Gold Dome.The venture is further evidence that Atlanta's big law firms are systematically developing lobbying practices on the state level, either through building in-house practice groups or forging partnerships.

By Andy Peters

3 minute read

March 03, 2009 | Daily Report Online

The problems of the Stanford Financial Group-its chairman and two top executives have been accused of massive securities fraud-could complicate the sale of a health care software company represented by an Atlanta lawyer.Emageon Inc., a client of David A. Stockton of Kilpatrick Stockton, was set to close the $62 million sale of itself on Feb.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

October 28, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

7 minute read