Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Georgia Pulse
-
Georgia Powerhouse: Eversheds Sutherland
Eversheds Sutherland lawyers over the last year helped beat back a $93 million U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action and led the chartering of a first-of-its-kind banking configuration for payment processors, among other accomplishments.
-
Real Estate Atty Joins Burr & Forman From Morris Manning
Burr & Forman LLP has announced that an experienced real estate attorney has come aboard the firm's Atlanta office as a partner after over two decades with Morris Manning & Martin LLP, which is set to merge with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP at the end of the year.
-
How Paul Hastings Is Winning Over Elite Law Students
While Paul Hastings LLP's high-profile partner additions have splashed across headlines in recent years, the firm has quietly begun to add more talent from elite law schools in what chair Frank Lopez calls a strategic priority to grow the firm's talent from the junior level up.
-
Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Milbank LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC and the Liberty Justice Center lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit held that President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs were improperly imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
-
Legal Sector Jobs Creep Back Down After 5 Months Of Gains
U.S. legal industry jobs inched down by 200 positions last month, reflecting a loss for the first time in six months, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
-
Dentons US CFO Taking On New Role At Troutman
The chief financial officer of Dentons U.S. will be moving to Troutman Pepper Locke LLP at the end of the month to become its first chief operating officer, Troutman confirmed Friday to Law360 Pulse.
-
Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry kicked off September with another busy week as BigLaw firms made new hires and expanded practice areas. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
-
Emory University Cutting DEI Offices And Programs
Emory University said this week it is dismantling its diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs because of "federal laws and mandates," but the university president and the dean of its law school said that the university remains committed to giving everyone a "chance to succeed."
-
Chartwell Co-Founder Named Firm's 1st Managing Partner
Chartwell Law Offices LLP has named its founding partner as its first managing partner, a decision the firm said was made in response to its fast growth that has seen it expand from four attorneys to nearly 300 nationwide.
-
Morris Manning Litigator Joins Kilpatrick Amid Merger Plans
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP has expanded its Atlanta bench with an experienced litigator from Morris Manning & Martin LLP, nearly a month after that firm unveiled plans to merge with Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP at the end of the year.
-
Georgia Powerhouse: Alston & Bird
Atlanta attorneys at Alston & Bird LLP have, over the last year, represented Piedmont Bancorp on its $267 million acquisition by United Bankshares and also helped Home Depot achieve the necessary financing for its $18.25 billion acquisition of specialty trade distributor SRS Distribution.
-
Morgan & Morgan Says Arbitration Right Call For Class Action
Morgan & Morgan PA urged a Georgia federal judge to reject a former client's bid to undo a ruling sending his proposed malpractice class action to arbitration, arguing his motion for reconsideration misrepresents the terms of his contract with the firm.
-
Mid-Law Mergers: Some Eye Gains, Others Under Pressure
Mid-Law firms are increasingly eyeing tie-ups despite this year's lag in mergers, although industry observers note that some firms are jumping on opportunities while others are seeking a lifeline.
-
Georgia Powerhouse: Troutman
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP helped guide Quikrete Holdings Inc. on its $11.5 billion acquisition of a company and successfully defended a new city outside Atlanta in a dispute in front of the state's Supreme Court — all while expanding its legal ranks as a merger went into effect in January.
-
Former Federal Prosecutor Joins Smith Gambrell In Atlanta
A former assistant U.S. attorney in Georgia has joined Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP's Atlanta office as a partner, the firm announced.
-
BakerHostetler Adds King & Spalding Health Pro In Atlanta
A longtime King & Spalding LLP attorney has brought her healthcare practice to BakerHostetler in Atlanta, the firm announced Wednesday.
-
Ga. Superior Court Clerk Suspended After Indictment
A Georgia superior court clerk has been suspended after her indictment on charges of destroying public records and violating her oath of office, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
-
Legal Rates Surge Moderates, But Pressure Remains High
As legal departments face mounting pressure to manage costs, increases in hourly billing rates from law firms appear to be moderating, with the first few months of 2025 presenting a snapshot of this reality, according to a recent report from Wolters Kluwer's ELM Solutions.
-
The Top In-House Hires Of August
Legal department hires in the last month included high-profile appointments at the Association of Corporate Counsel, GE Vernova, and a California legal legend joining an AI startup named Anthropic. Here, Law360 Pulse looks at some of the top in-house announcements from the past few weeks.
-
Ga. Atty Aims To Pause Arbitration In Wage Fight With Ex-Firm
An Atlanta attorney suing her former law firm, John Foy & Associates, is seeking to put arbitration on hold while her claims for harassment and retaliation play out in Georgia federal court, saying that allowing the two matters to proceed simultaneously risks "duplicative proceedings, inconsistent findings and unnecessary expense."
-
Georgia Powerhouse: King & Spalding
Attorneys from King & Spalding LLP's Atlanta office over the past year helped to land the 2028 Super Bowl for the city, represented digital health company Sharecare's founder in its $540 million acquisition and advised Atlanta-based real estate company Jamestown LP on a major transaction involving $2 billion in properties.
-
Georgia Gov. Names New State Court Judge, Solicitor General
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed a local litigation specialist to serve as a state court judge in Carroll County and named a new solicitor general in Barrow County.
-
The 2025 Regional Powerhouses
Law360's annual list of regional powerhouses reflects not only the work of exemplary firms, but also emerging legal trends in each state, from matters involving Colorado's growing life sciences industry, to an uptick in bankruptcies in Delaware, to the continued flurry of intellectual property litigation in California.
-
Longtime DOJ Atty Joins Atlanta Boutique Firm
Atlanta boutique Chaiken Ghali LLP announced that a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who's spent nearly 15 years with the federal government has joined the firm as a partner.
-
Emory Healthcare Taps K&L Gates Partner As Legal Leader
Emory Healthcare tapped a K&L Gates LLP partner with more than 20 years of experience as a healthcare regulatory attorney as its next chief counsel for health affairs.