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4 Dow Lohnes Lawyers Land At Kilpatrick In Cox Shake-Up
Four more lawyers from Dow Lohnes have made new plans. Russell Jones has joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton as a partner in its labor and employment practice, along with three associates, Kathryn McConnell, Sara Partin and Camille Ward.Paulson: Bush right on Wall Street 'hangover' quip
WASHINGTON AP - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a former investment firm executive, says "absolutely there's a lot of truth" to President Bush's comment that Wall Street "got drunk and now it's got a hangover," in understanding the current economic climate.Paulson also is taking a wait-and-see approach on a possible second round of economic aid, an idea that congressional Democrats are pushing to a vote.Wright Earns Respect In, Out of Court
Julia D. [email protected] Cynthia D. Wright began her judicial career eight years ago as a protege of then-Gov. Zell Miller. Wright, 48, served as executive counsel for Miller from 1991 to 1994. In 1995, Miller appointed Wright to a Fulton State Court judgeship and then little more than a year later he appointed her to the Fulton Superior Court bench.Flat growth does not stop midsized Smith Gambrell's expansion abroad
Verizon told to sell assets before merger
WASHINGTON AP - The Justice Department on Thursday effectively gave Verizon Wireless the go-ahead to buy Alltel Corp. in a $28 billion deal that would create the nation's largest wireless carrier.Verizon Wireless, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and Britain's Vodafone Group PLC, already has agreed to the government's condition that it sell assets in 22 states.
Judge Says He Is "Seriously Concerned" With APS Prosecution
The judge in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case said Monday that he was "seriously concerned" about the prosecution's case surviving a challenge from defendants who claim the entire 60-count indictment is tainted. Mike Bowers (above), who was appointed by the governor to investigate the scandal, said the district attorney was not "intensely involved" in the probe.Obama can only hope for Reagan-like recovery
President Barack Obama, like Ronald Reagan, has decided to keep a Federal Reserve chairman after what at the time was the longest recession since the 1930s. Unlike Reagan, Obama probably won't get a strong recovery, or the political boost that it brings. Under Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, the economy grew at a more than 7 percent annual rate for five straight quarters following the 1981-82 recession.Health case turns eyes to Atlanta
The debate over the nation's health care system makes a stop in an Atlanta courtroom Wednesday, as a three-judge federal appeals court panel hears arguments over the constitutionality of the 2010 federal overhaul.Chief Judge Joel F. Dubina and Judges Stanley Marcus and Frank M. Hull of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals are set to hear the case.Trending Stories
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