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May 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online

A South African hotelier has sued a company run by the developer of The Forum shopping center in Norcross for about $2.7 million in back pay and tax liabilities. The hotelier, Jean Mestriner, had been hired by Newnan developer Stan Thomas in October 2006 to develop luxury hotels in Alpharetta and London. The Alpharetta hotel was to be a feature of Thomas's mixed-use Prospect Park development on Old Milton Parkway.

By Andy Peters

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October 25, 2007 | Daily Report Online

The state's bickering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over Lake Lanier is giving A. Stephens Clay a case of dj vu-and a sense of missed opportunity.The Kilpatrick Stockton litigation partner was counsel in the mid-1980s to the Save the Lake Association, which fought the Corps of Engineers over how much water it was releasing from Lake Lanier.

By Andy Peters

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April 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Powell Goldstein partner Michael K. Rafter and counsel Howard S. Hirsch are taking their knowledge of state REIT regulations on a nationwide road show.The two attorneys are lead counsel to Strategic Storage Trust Inc. on its $1 billion public offering. Strategic Storage, of Ladera Ranch, Calif., is a blind pool, public, non-traded real estate investment trust REIT.

By Andy Peters

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April 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Lawmakers want to take another look at whether to make changes in how the state elects judges.The state House of Representatives this month voted to form a special study committee to examine judicial elections. The committee will likely have its first meeting this fall, in the midst of elections for two seats on the Georgia Supreme Court and three seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

March 09, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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August 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

Although a bankruptcy judge has saved real estate attorneys from financial ruin, they said they learned a lesson from HomeBanc's collapse: Never accept anything but a wire transfer at closing. Before HomeBanc filed for Chapter 11, at least a dozen Atlanta-area firms received from the company bounced checks worth some $18 million to $28 million. On Tuesday, a judge transferred ownership of the loans to the closing attorneys, enabling them to recover their money by selling the loans to banks or other lenders.

By Andy Peters

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July 20, 2005 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

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January 08, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Work in most areas of corporate law may be moribund, but not every segment is kaput. One active segment is venture capital investments in high-tech startups.Consider the deal 2080 Media Inc. of Atlanta just made for a digital media company developed at Turner Sports International Enterprises Inc. 2080 Media acquired PlayON Sports from Turner last month for undisclosed terms.

By Andy Peters

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September 02, 2009 | Daily Report Online

Warren W. Wills Jr. is hoping the fourth time is the charm for his client, a Danish maker of industrial woodworking equipment. Wills, a partner at Morris, Manning Martin, has represented the company, Hansen Hundebol, for more than a decade in litigation involving alleged stolen trade secrets.A Gwinnett County Superior Court jury Thursday said that SandTech Inc.

By Andy Peters

8 minute read

October 09, 2007 | Daily Report Online

IN JUST THE PAST 10 months, King Spalding has learned to speak Arabic and German, and Troutman Sanders has become fluent in the Shanghai dialect of Chinese.But as two of Atlanta's largest hometown law firms set their sights on serving big corporate clients in expensive new offices overseas, attorneys like John A. Christy see a door opening in Atlanta and the Southeast.

By Andy Peters

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