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DeKalb Prosecutor Strikes Out On His Own
DeKalb prosecutor Tunde Akinyele has left the DeKalb County district attorney's office for private practice.Conservative, liberal groups unite in Georgia legal fees case
An attorney fee case-the first of two important fee challenges to be decided by the Supreme Court this term-has created an unusual alliance among a host of public interest legal organizations spanning the political spectrum. From the conservative Liberty Legal Institute in Texas to the liberal American Civil Liberties Union, the groups are backing Children's Rights Inc.Morris, Manning Ties Alston & Bird at $ 100k; Jones, Day Still on Top
Morris, Manning & Martin is the latest firm to join the six-figure associate pay club. On April 1, first-years begin earning $100,000, a $25,000 raise above last year's starting pay, says Managing Partner Robert E. Saudek.Pro Bono Partnership hires in-house help
Rachel Epps Spears, executive director of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, has known for a while that she needed in-house legal help for the rapidly growing group that matches corporate lawyers with nonprofit organizations that can't afford to pay.In particular, she knew the group needed an expert in tax exempt law, as well as someone who could help recruit corporate counsel to donate their services.Disabled Entitled to Same Sight Line in Theaters
Expanding on other courts' decisions, a federal judge in New York has held that a movie theater providing handicapped patrons with an unobstructed sight line to the screen has not necessarily complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rather, the judge found, the law implicitly requires a qualitative element demanding an analysis into whether the sight lines available to ambulatory and wheelchair customers are comparable.In the Trenches: Schiff Hardin gains bond group
Troutman Sanders' Atlanta bond lawyers, Lewis C. Horne Jr., Han C. Choi and Sandra Z. Zayac, have moved to Schiff Hardin's Atlanta office, establishing a local bond practice for the firm. Horne and Choi joined Chicago-based Schiff Hardin on Monday as partners and Zayac joined Tuesday as an associate."We will basically transport what we have been doing since 2002 to Schiff Hardin.Coke's New GC Gets Lavish Pay, Perks
In his first year at The Coca-Cola Co., Deval L. Patrick earned almost as much in salary and bonuses as his predecessor in the general counsel's office did in three years. Patrick, hired as Atlanta-based Coca-Cola's executive vice president and general counsel a year ago, earned $1.35 million -- $359,583 in salary and $995,000 in bonuses. He got his share of shares, too.Winston & Strawn Adds Private Equity Group
Winston & Strawn has added eight lawyers from Nixon Peabody for a foray into the New York private equity market. Dominick DeChiara, who was head of Nixon's private equity practice, will co-chair Winston's private equity practice. He is joined by three other former Nixon partners and four associates. Winston has a robust private equity group in Chicago and had been looking to expand it into New York. DeChiara said his clients were coming with him.Trending Stories
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