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Georgia Pulse
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Ga. Law Firm Looks To Ax Bank's Malpractice Suit Over Fraud
Stanley Esrey & Buckley LLP has urged a Georgia state appeals court to dismiss claims from a bank accusing it of legal malpractice and negligence, arguing that it did not cause the bank to lose more than $8 million through bogus loan transactions.
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Tyson & Mendes Launches New Consulting Firm
Tyson & Mendes LLP announced Wednesday that it has started a consulting unit aimed at furthering the firm's efforts working with insurance clients to combat so-called "nuclear verdicts," which are jury awards exceeding $10 million typically found in personal injury or wrongful death litigation.
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Merrill Lynch Denied Bid To Block Rival Firm's Launch
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant Merrill Lynch's bid for a temporary restraining order against a dozen former employees, Charles Schwab and Dynasty Financial Partners in a case concerning an alleged attempt to start a new independent financial advisory firm with Merrill's staff and confidential information.
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In-House Counsel Numbers Grow Much Faster Than Outside
A report from the Association of Corporate Counsel released Tuesday highlights "a dramatic and consistent rise in the number of in-house lawyers" in the U.S., showing that their numbers have nearly doubled since 2008.
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Hall Booth Adds Entertainment Co-Chair From Atlanta PE Firm
Hall Booth Smith PC has expanded its entertainment practice group with the addition of a new co-chair who is the former managing director for the media division of an Atlanta-based private equity firm.
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Buchalter Adds Taylor Duma Corporate Atty Duo In Atlanta
Buchalter PC has strengthened its corporate practice with the addition of a pair of Taylor Duma LLP partners in Atlanta, providing what one attorney said was a larger platform to assist clients.
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Ga. Panel Says Insurer Not Liable For Fees In $1.5M Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly refused to make Allstate pay attorney fees after rejecting a settlement offer from a man who was later awarded $1.5 million for crash injuries, saying the award "was not warranted" because the insurer wasn't a named party at trial.
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Ex-US Atty To Bring 'Formidable' Defense To Comey Charges
Faced with a blockbuster indictment alleging he lied to Congress, former FBI Director James Comey has turned to his longtime friend and famous tough-on-corruption ex-prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to fight the charges.
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Atty Behind Bogus Cites 'Tremendously Wrong,' Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge ruled Monday that an attorney for four women suing comedian Katt Williams violated a federal civil procedure rule by filing briefs including erroneous citations suspected to be generated by artificial intelligence, even as the lawyer claimed it was "the first time I've ever heard of" said rule.
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Reed Smith Deepens Commitment To Atlanta With New Lease
Reed Smith LLP has inked a 12-year lease to move into a new office in Atlanta, finding a space in a new mixed-used development called Spring Quarter in Midtown Atlanta, a move that comes after the firm first launched in the city in January.
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Legal Employers Turn To Perks To Attract Candidates
As legal leaders worry about meeting candidates' compensation expectations going into 2026, enhanced benefits and perks such as bonuses, work-life balance and retirement planning play an increasingly important role in helping them remain competitive, according to a new report released Monday.
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Atlanta's Bondurant Mixson Aims For 'Distinctive' Rebranding
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP has updated its brand to Bondurant to reflect what it's often called, rolling out a new website and logo, as the Atlanta-based boutique becomes the latest law firm to shorten its name in recent years.
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Ex-Allstate Trial Atty Joins Hall Booth In Atlanta
Hall Booth Smith PC announced that a former in-house trial attorney with insurance giant Allstate has joined the firm's Atlanta office as a general liability of counsel.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Baker Botts LLP and MoloLamken LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit wiped out a $181 million jury verdict against AT&T and Nokia in a patent infringement case.
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Siemens USA Appoints General Counsel As Interim CEO
The general counsel and executive vice president of the tech company Siemens USA, who has been with the company for more than 26 years, has been named its interim CEO.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week, with a Democratic investigation into BigLaw firms' pro bono work for the federal government, and a former New York state judge leaving the bench to dodge ethics charges. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
September saw several large firms, including Ballard Spahr LLP and Polsinelli PC, find new homes for their teams in Seattle and Philadelphia, as well as moves for smaller shops like Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC, which relocated its New Jersey headquarters, and Hicks Johnson PLLC, which doubled its footprint in Houston.
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Carlton Fields Taps Insurance Atty To Help Lead Atlanta Office
Carlton Fields has promoted a shareholder to help lead its Atlanta office as co-managing shareholder, a move that comes after the firm moved to new Atlanta office space last year.
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Knowles Gallant Adds Continuum Legal Litigator In Atlanta
Atlanta-based law firm Knowles Gallant Timmons has brought on a Continuum Legal Group LLP attorney, strengthening the firm with a litigator with more than three decades of experience.
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The Law360 Pulse Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Pro bono legal work is a major part of law firms' social responsibility portfolios, with firms leveraging their training and experience to help those who can't pay typical billing rates. See which firms took the lead in pro bono hours.
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How Law Firms Focus Their Pro Bono Efforts
When lawyers work pro bono, what services are they offering and what areas of the law are they focusing on? Here, Law360 Pulse looks at firms' 2024 pro bono priorities.
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These Firms Are The Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders
One BigLaw firm reclaimed the top spot in the latest edition of the Law360 Pulse Social Impact Leaders ranking, which recognizes the 100 firms that made the greatest strides on social responsibility in 2024. Find out which firms set the pace.
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Ga. Prisoner Gets 80 Years For Mailing Bombs To Court, DOJ
A person incarcerated in a Georgia state prison has been sentenced to 80 years in federal custody after building and mailing bombs to a federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska, and the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
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Trump Lawyer Chesebro Suspended From DC Circ.
Kenneth Chesebro, the former attorney for President Donald Trump who was indicted for plotting to enlist fake electors to swing the 2020 election result, was suspended Wednesday from practicing in the D.C. Circuit.
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Atlanta Lawyer Fights Ex-Firm's Bid To Toss Wage Suit
An Atlanta attorney suing her former law firm over allegations it fired her and threatened her when she demanded her last paycheck said the firm can't force her suit into arbitration, arguing it is hiding behind a sealed agreement and hasn't disclosed its full terms.
Expert Analysis
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Law Firm Biz Development Tips For The Pandemic Era
Jessica Starr and Monica Ulzheimer at Alston & Bird look at four areas where business development and other law firm administrative teams can take a leadership role in driving practice growth at a time when attorney interactions with clients and peers are limited.
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Opinion
Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
Former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Benham looks back at the racial barriers facing his first judicial campaign in 1984, and explains how those experiences shaped his decades on the bench, why judges should refrain from taking political stances, and why he was an early supporter of therapeutic courts that deal with systemic problems.