Peters

August 17, 2006 | Daily Report Online

D. TULLY HAZELL, a partner in Burr Forman's Atlanta office, is a self-described latecomer to the world of NASCAR racing. But he got involved in a big way this month when he advised on the sale of a racing team to a Florida resort developer.Hazell advised Chattanooga car dealer Nelson Bowers on the sale of his 80 percent interest in a NASCAR racing team to Kissimmee, Fla.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

April 14, 2008 | Daily Report Online

On the last day of this year's General Assembly, Gov. Sonny Perdue skipped off to China and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson traded insults. Partly because of intra-party sniping, the Republican-controlled Legislature failed to pass legislation that would have implemented its top priorities-a sweeping tax cut and new funding for transportation improvements and trauma care.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

May 03, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Correction appended: See below for a correction to this story.By Andy Peters, Staff ReporterDozens of lawyers qualified to run for seats in the state Legislature, making it possible that the State Bar of Georgia could achieve its goal of increasing its representation under the Gold Dome.Incumbents and challengers were required to qualify for state legislative seats last week.

By Andy Peters

4 minute read

January 19, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Atlanta employment litigators are wrestling with a proposal in the state Legislature that proponents say would provide much needed clarity to the Georgia law that governs noncompete agreements between workers and their companies.At issue is House Resolution 178, which sets out which employees can sign contracts that include restrictive covenants, which types of covenants can be included in contracts and how courts should evaluate covenants.

By Andy Peters

7 minute read

February 22, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy PetersAttorney General Thurbert E. Baker wants the General Assembly to approve a $1.2 million plan that he believes will help slow the exodus of lawyers out of his department to higher-paying jobs in the private sector and other state agencies.Baker, a Democrat, has the conditional support of some Republicans. But in his budget proposal to the General Assembly, the state government's top Republican, Gov.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

July 26, 2007 | Daily Report Online

WITH THE RADIO industry suffering from a drop in advertising revenue, Atlanta-based radio giant Cumulus Media Inc. this week said it would take itself private. It's pursuing the deal with advice from lawyers at Jones Day and Sutherland Asbill Brennan.Jones Day partner John E. Zamer is leading a group of attorneys in his firm's Atlanta office in advising the investors spearheading the transaction, according to the law firm.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

October 26, 2006 | Daily Report Online

PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS are getting interested again in resort real estate properties, according to Weinstock Scavo partner James J. Scavo.Scavo and Anthony T. Polvino, also a partner in the firm, and associate Thomas A. Bartolozzi recently served as regulatory counsel to a New York private equity firm on its acquisition of one of the largest operators of North American resorts.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

August 03, 2006 | Daily Report Online

POWELL GOLDSTEIN partner Richard H. "Rick" Miller was in the mix of what was called the biggest day for a private equity fund in the history of Wall Street.On June 30, The Blackstone Group L.P. agreed to buy orthopedic-device maker Encore Medical Corp. in a leveraged buyout worth about $870 million. Miller advised a special committee of Encore's board members on the transaction, in which Encore will be taken private.

By Andy Peters

5 minute read

May 27, 2010 | Daily Report Online

Comments about hot-button issues such as abortion, Arizona's law on illegal immigrants and the popular criticism of lawyers and judges highlighted an hour-long forum on Wednesday among the five major party candidates for attorney general.The candidates-Republicans Samuel S. Olens, Preston W. Smith and F. Maxwell Wood, and Democrats Kenneth B.

By Andy Peters

6 minute read

July 07, 2006 | Daily Report Online

By Andy Peters

4 minute read