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May 19, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters, Staff ReporterMcGuireWoods attorneys are involved in a complex sales pitch to Georgia transportation officials to overhaul of parts of interstates 20 and 285.Led by partner James D. Comerford of Atlanta, the McGuireWoods team of six attorneys is serving as legal adviser to Goldman, Sachs Co. and engineering firm Post, Buckley, Schuh Jernigan Inc.

By Andy Peters

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April 17, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Delta Air Lines' pact with its pilots cleared the way for its proposed merger with Northwest Airlines Corp., but the lack of a separate deal with Northwest's pilots could produce labor-induced heartburn for the new Delta for years to come, two lawyers said this week.On Monday, Delta said it agreed to buy Northwest for $3.

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August 28, 2009 | Daily Report Online

A 12-person Gwinnett County jury on Thursday awarded $236,129 to a lawyer in a dispute with Balch Bingham over compensation that she was owed by Meadows, Ichter Bowers, which Balch absorbed in a merger in 2003. Plaintiff Betsy Vance Peterzell claimed Meadows Ichter shortchanged her fees she was owed after she left the firm.

By Andy Peters

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August 11, 2006 | Daily Report Online

PLANS ARE PICKING UP speed for a commuter train between downtown Atlanta, Gwinnett County and Athens.Advocates, who range from Emory University and the University of Georgia to real-estate developers such as Duke Realty Corp. and the Morsberger Group, are flexing their muscles to influence policy-makers to support the train.

By Andy Peters

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October 31, 2005 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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August 01, 2007 | Daily Report Online

PUNDITS, POLLSTERS AND public relations practitioners who advocate for issues on behalf of a client must register as lobbyists with the state government, according to an official opinion issued last week.Anyone who works in the field of public affairs for compensation, or spends at least $250, to influence legislation should register as a lobbyist, according to a July 26 State Ethics Commission advisory opinion.

By Andy Peters

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April 24, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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March 19, 2009 | Daily Report Online

An Atlanta developer, whose partners include former Post Properties CEO John Williams, has been trying to work out a deal to build a large apartment complex in Johns Creek.The developer, Newport Development LLC, retained Hartman, Simons, Spielman Wood partner Yvette Fallone-Tietje to advise on negotiations to acquire property for the apartment complex.

By Andy Peters

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July 15, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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June 28, 2006 | Law.com

An agreement by the children of Martin Luther King Jr. to sell some of their father's papers has not quieted the debate among copyright experts over the use of King's words. "The behavior of the King estate ... has created a climate of fear and intimidation among people interested in quoting King's words," says former Emory professor David J. Garrow. Stanford professor Clayborn Carson disagrees, saying that scholars who complain that the King family denies access to the papers don't understand fair use.

By Andy Peters

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