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October 31, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Compliance With SEC Pay Versus Performance Rules Quickly Approaching

The rule requires reporting companies (referred to here as registrants) to provide specific pay versus performance tabular disclosure; a clear description (graphically, narratively or a combination) of the relationship between actual executive compensation paid and financial performance measures; and a tabular list of three to seven financial measures representing the most important financial measures tied to actual compensation.

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October 31, 2022 | New York Law Journal

DOJ Antitrust Heavy Hitter Joins Paul Weiss

Eyitayo St. Matthew-Daniel will focus on criminal investigations, merger/nonmerger civil matters and antitrust actions taken by the DOJ, FTC and European Commission.

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October 31, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Oct. 31, 2022

In this week's Bar Report: NJSBA's 'Madden' Summit highlights concerns about assignment in right to counsel matters; the Board of Trustees advanced the Association's advocacy on attorney retainer agreements at its Oct. 14 meeting; and an interview with Seth Abrams, the new chair of the Internet and Computer Law Committee.

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October 31, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Associates Class of 2022

Congratulations to these associates, who joined their firms from Oct. 11, 2021, through Oct. 7, 2022. This class is positively huge: 318, by our count, which…

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October 31, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Newsmakers: Access to Justice; Cole Schotz; Reynolds Frizzell; Weil Gotshal

Guzman, Lawmakers Honored The Texas Access to Justice Foundation and Commission hosted a luncheon on Oct. 25 in Austin with the Supreme Court of Texas…

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October 31, 2022 | Law.com

Big Law Lateral Movement Has Accelerated: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.

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In the Matter of Franklin David McCrea.

Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: William Van Hearnburg, Jr., Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Franklin David McCrea, (Law Office of David McCrea), Alma, for appellee; Jack J. Helms, Jr., (The Helms Law Firm, P.C.), Homerville, for other party.
Case Number: S22Y1157

Disbarment Appropriate Sanction For Attorney Who Abandoned Client and Failed to Participate in Disciplinary Proceedings

In the Matter of Trent Lee Coggins.

Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellant.
for defendant: Richard F. Waddington, Douglas Vincent Chandler (Chandler Law LLC), Alpharetta, for appellee; Jack J. Helms, Jr., (The Helms Law Firm, P.C.), Homerville, for other party.
Case Number: S22Y1159

Six-Month Nunc Pro Tunc Suspension Appropriate Discipline For Trust Account Violations By Attorney Who Had Ceased Practice

In the Matter of Edward Hine, Jr.

Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Georgia Supreme Court
Judge: Per Curiam
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Edward Hine, Jr., Rome, for appellant.
for defendant: James Stephen Lewis, Paula J. Frederick, Jenny K. Mittelman, William Dallas NeSmith, III, (State Bar of Georgia), Atlanta, for appellee.
Case Number: S23Y0100

Voluntary Surrender License Was Appropriate Discipline Following Attorney's Wrongful Withdrawal of Trust and Estate Funds

October 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

$0 Attorney Award Reversed for Further Consideration Due to Confusion in Procedures During Pandemic

"This case took place during a pandemic where court procedures departed from the norm," Judge Melanie G. May wrote on behalf of the three-judge appellate panel. "Plaintiff's counsel should have been aware of the trial court's instructions, but once it became apparent that plaintiff's counsel was not in compliance with those instructions, his only alternative was to ask for additional time to comply, which he did. The court had already ruled on the plaintiff's entitlement to fees and costs, but then refused to award them when plaintiff's counsel failed to appreciate the procedures required due to the pandemic."

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