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December 02, 2004 | Legaltech News

The Cost of Griping on the Web: Lawsuits

The Internet serves as a haven of outcry for disgruntled customers who create "gripe sites" aimed at their company of choice. The companies have cried foul, and are calling their antagonists to court for trademark infringement. Critics of the lawsuits, like Paul Levy of the Public Citizen Litigation Group, say they're being used to "suppress perfectly legitimate, noncommercial speech."
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November 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Largest Awards and Settlements

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March 21, 2003 | Law.com

Forsee Arbitration Turns on 'Integrity'

The dust finally is settling in the dispute between Gary D. Forsee and BellSouth. After a months-long battle spread among three courts over whether Forsee could escape his employment contract to join competitor Sprint as their chief executive officer, arbitrator William H. Webster gave Forsee the go-ahead -- with conditions -- on Tuesday. But it's not necessarily over yet.
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November 17, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Representing Corporate New Jersey

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June 26, 2007 | Law.com

As Chinese Investment in U.S. Heats Up, M&A Lawyer Carves Out a Niche

Womble Carlyle's Guanming Fang is carving out a niche with Chinese companies setting up shop in the United States. But when she started practicing law in 1998, she had no idea China would become so hot. "There is a much better opportunity for people like me who understand Chinese businessmen and can provide hand-holding for exploiting this market," says Fang, who majored in English lit at Zhongshan University in Guangzhou, her hometown, and covered the United States and Europe as a journalist in Beijing.
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November 02, 2004 | Law.com

Kerry Mirrors Bush on Major DOJ Issues

What would the Justice Department look like if John Kerry wins the White House? Observers predict he would introduce a very different mind-set, particularly in terms of enforcing civil rights and prosecuting environmental crimes. But when it comes to the DOJ's No. 1 law enforcement priority -- disrupting and prosecuting terrorists -- Kerry and George W. Bush share a lot of common ground.
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December 22, 2003 | Texas Lawyer

The Impact Players of 2003

Michael Ramsey, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sharon Pierce, Joe Jamail, Donald Godwin and Mike Gruber, State Bar of Texas chief disciplinary counsel Dawn Miller, Jeff Blackburn and Mitchell Katine
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July 25, 2001 | Law.com

Not With a Bang but a Voicemail: Firm Partner Exits With Phone Message

Holland & Knight's Atlanta office lost two partners rather abruptly. Corporate finance and securities partner Allison Wade left the firm for Lord, Bissell & Brook, giving no notice and tendering his resignation through voicemail. In a separate move, Caroline C. Kresky, a commercial litigation partner, departed for Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough after giving a few days' notice.
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April 23, 2007 | Law.com

Chart: Diversity Scorecard 2007

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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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