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February 24, 2010 | Daily Report Online

The author of a bill that would let Gov. Sonny Perdue name five new judges to the state's appellate courts this summer said that he is not sure he wants that part of the bill to succeed. But lawmakers and lobbyists are focused on another part of the measure, Senate Bill 429, that would raise fees charged to litigants who file civil actions in the state's trial courts by $100.

By Alyson M. Palmer and Andy Peters

7 minute read

August 31, 2006 | Daily Report Online

PRIVATE EQUITY is king on Wall Street now, and King Spalding partner Raymond E. Baltz Jr. is getting in on the action.Baltz advised Atlanta-based private-equity fund Roark Capital Group on its leveraged buyout of a document-management and direct-marketing company from another private-equity fund.Roark acquired PSC Info Group of Oaks, Pa.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

August 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

It's been a busy year for Paul, Hastings, Janofsky Walker partner Reinaldo "Rey" Pascual and one of his longtime clients, TurboChef Technologies Inc. In April, the maker of high-speed ovens inked an endorsement contract with celebrity chefs Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse. This week, TurboChef reached an agreement to sell itself for about $200 million in cash and stock to Middleby Corp.

By Andy Peters

8 minute read

December 09, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Judge James G. Bodiford on Monday afternoon rejected a request by Brian G. Nichols' defense lawyers to postpone until Tuesday their closing argument on their client's punishment for the Fulton County Courthouse murders.With the jury outside of the courtroom, defense lawyer Henderson Hill argued that Senior Assistant District Attorney Clinton K.

By Greg Land and Andy Peters

6 minute read

September 20, 2007 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

15 minute read

August 21, 2008 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

8 minute read

February 28, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Since taking office in 2003, Gov. Sonny Perdue each year has pushed for greater legal protection for the state's long-established program of paying faith-based groups to perform social services. Last week Perdue tried again, although his chances to get support from two-thirds of the General Assembly are slim.Perdue said his legislation is an attempt to bring Georgia's Constitution in line with the U.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

December 11, 2008 | Daily Report Online

In 2007, US Airways Express pulled out of Athens-Ben Epps Airport, leaving the University of Georgia's home city without regularly scheduled commercial flights.The barren landscape for passenger airline service didn't last long, as two companies have since jumped into the market and are providing daily service to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from Athens and Macon.

By Andy Peters

9 minute read

August 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

W. Bradley "Brad" Carver has a knack for making his presence felt.Consider the Daily Report's 2008 New Partners issue. New partners who respond to a survey and provide contact information are invited to a group photo shoot for the cover. Carver, a newly minted partner at Hall Booth Smith Slover, didn't follow the protocol for the invitation, but he heard about the photo shoot in the 11th hour and wanted in.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

May 05, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta lawyers at some of the biggest firms in town have donated more than $300,000 to the three remaining Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.According to a study of Federal Election Commission data from the Atlanta area, Alston Bird attorneys have given the most-a total of $90,546 to Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and Republican John McCain.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read