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Losing Bidders Aim to Topple City's Airport Contract Awards
Rachel Tobin [email protected] cases in Fulton County Superior Court this week are attempting to topple decisions on Atlanta airport contracts. Both cases show the road to resolving contract disputes with the city is lengthy and paved with litigation. And at least one case will test-drive a new state law designed to clean up "cronyism" in government contracting.Balch snags partners from Jones Day, Greenberg
Balch & Bingham has landed two new partners, litigator Dean Calloway from Jones Day and banking and finance lawyer Michael Wing from Greenberg Traurig.Barnhart Quits Drew Eckl; 'Sick' of Insurance Defense
Steven D. Barnhart of the insurance defense firm Drew, Eckl & Farnham left no doubt about why he was leaving for plaintiffs work. "I have grown absolutely sick of my insurance defense practice," says the departing partner. Drew Eckl's managing partner, W. Wray Eckl, says the firm now has about 83 attorneys. Barnhart, he says, was "just burned out and has decided to try something new."Ex-Fulton ADA Shawn LaGrua to Head DeKalb Corruption Unit
Prosecuter Shawn E. LaGrua is set to become DeKalb County, Ga.'s assistant district attorney and head the new public corruption unit. This means LaGrua will assist in the grand jury investigation into DeKalb Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown's murder and public corruption in the sheriff's office. Also of interest: a Kilpatrick Stockton IP lawyer heads to Russia to teach copyright law; and recent firm news in Georgia.Children's Books Are Lawyer's New Practice Area
Meredith [email protected] J. Shallenberger is trading legal briefs for picture books. He's giving up his employment law practice to launch a children's bookstore called Little Shop of Stories, which opens next week on the square in Decatur. The store, which Shallenberger is opening with a partner, Diane Capriola, will share space with the new Jake's Ice Cream across from the Decatur courthouse.Trio of brokers leave Equis for Newmark
THE HEAD OF UGL EQUIS' Atlanta office and two other brokers have left for the local office of New York-based Newmark Knight Frank.Frank Quatro, who headed Chicago-based Equis' operations in Atlanta, resigned last week after three and a half years with the firm. Quatro's partners John Poulos and Steven Katz followed him to Newmark.Circuit Upholds City's Power to Regulate Construction Cranes
The panel found the city's primary purpose for regulating cranes is to protect the public from "substantial and palpable" risks and therefore the regulations fall within an exception to federal preemption in the area of workplace safety.Trending Stories
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