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April 17, 2008 | National Law Journal

Coke's Outside Counsel Get Diversity Directive

Coke's legal department has created a strategy to promote diversity in the legal profession and sent a directive to its outside counsel with the inauguration of its annual award, "Living the Values." After reviewing diversity practices at its 18 U.S. partner law firms, Coke chose Shook, Hardy & Bacon as the first award recipient. "If you look at diversity in law firms generally, it's poor. It's very poor," Coke GC Geoff Kelly said. "It's still a white male-dominated profession. Changing it is quite a task."
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June 09, 2010 | Daily Report Online

H&K lands new corporate team leader

Holland Knight has brought in Seth A. Cohen as a partner from Arnall Golden Gregory to build its corporate practice, making him the local leader for its corporate team. Robert S. Highsmith Jr., the executive partner for Holland Knight's Atlanta office, said recruiting Cohen is part of the firm's plan to re-energize its corporate team in Atlanta.
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August 16, 2007 | Law.com

Closing Attorneys See Red Over HomeBanc Mortgage's Bad Checks

Dozens of Atlanta-area real estate closing attorneys are scrambling after receiving $20 million or more in bounced checks last month from HomeBanc Mortgage Corp. Although Georgia law requires lawyers to wait until checks have cleared before closing a mortgage, in practice most real estate closing attorneys don't wait for the money to clear, instead closing when they have a check in hand. Now, some attorneys face possible bar violations, and are digging into personal accounts to cover HomeBanc's mistake.
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June 23, 2000 | Law.com

Lawyers and Technology: Savvy in St. Louis

St. Louis, Mo., isn't exactly Palo Alto, Austin or Seattle. But don't bother telling that to the folks at Bryan Cave. The Gateway City's largest firm recently joined a handful of firms selling clients access to interactive Web sites. This is not a groundbreaking concept. But there aren't many law firms doing the same thing. "We've created a system that makes it easy for us to tailor the site to what each client wants," says John Alber, Bryan Cave's partner in charge of information systems.
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December 20, 2006 | Daily Report Online

Tough race, tougher tactics

Kenneth S. Canfield, a key campaign adviser who helped Carol W. Hunstein keep her seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia this year, recalled a moment that crystallized what most worried Hunstein and her supporters in her campaign for a third full term.Canfield was sitting in his law office at Doffermyre Shields Canfield Knowles Devine watching a television advertisement that had been prepared for the campaign of Brent D.
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November 01, 2000 | Law.com

Welcome to Firm Where Billing Too Much Causes Concern

When Atlanta's Troutman Sanders and Mays & Valentine announced the two firms will merge, they offered up the by-now expected observations about similarities in firm culture. In this case, however, the cultural similarities may not be an exaggeration. Lawyers at both firms say their employers are mindful of attorneys' private lives -- to the point of telling associates not to bill too many hours.
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November 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Deal marks the end of an era for 99-year-old Atlanta firm

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January 01, 2011 | The American Lawyer

45 Under 45

The best young women lawyers in The Am Law 200.
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April 23, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Law firms pay the price of excesses

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December 06, 2004 | Law.com

Money Matters: Starting Your Own Firm

Many lawyers dream of launching their own firms, but most don't know a thing about actually running a business. Any would-be legal entrepreneur faces many questions: How much money do I need? How do I take advantage of tax deductions without triggering an audit? And, at the end of it all, will I ever be able to retire? Financial planners and attorneys who have started their own firms share their secrets for success.
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