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  • Mayor & Aldermen of the City of Savannah v. Batson-Cook Co.

    Publication Date: 2011-08-05
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: McFadden, Christopher J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Andrew D. Shore, Gregory K. Morgan, Elizabeth B. Hodges Phillips & Morgan LLP, Atlanta, James B. Blackburn and Peter A. Giusti, Savannah, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles J. Willis, Mark L. Degennaro Willis, McKenzie, Degennaro & Alford LLP, LaGrange, Robert S. Glenn Jr. Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams, Stanley Karsman Savage, Turner, Pinson & Karsman, Savannah, and Brian J. Vella Smith, Pachte, McWhorter PLC, Vienna, Va., for appellees.
    Case Number: A11A0768

    The trial court did not err in denying the city's motion to recuse the trial judge because the city's factual assertions did not demonstrate that the judge's impartiality might reasonably be quest

  • August 4, 2011 |

    Risk Management

    Discusses areas where D & O risk management practices should be applied and offers specific recommendations for reducing or eliminating some exposures.

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  • July 21, 2011 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: July 21, 2011

    Sullivan & Cromwell and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius team up on BHP Billiton's mega-bid for a Texan oil company; Linklaters advises Malaysia on its Islamic sovereign bond; and Allens Arthur Robin

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  • June 27, 2011 | National Law Journal

    WASHINGTON'S MOST INFLUENTIAL IN-HOUSE ATTORNEYS

    The issues these top lawyers have handled range from the momentous, such as whether the United States should go to war, to the less serious (though still notable), such as how to draft multim

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  • May 31, 2011 |

    In-House Career Changes

    GC Career Moves.

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  • In the Matter of Robbie M. Levin

    Publication Date: 2011-05-06
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jenny K. Mittelman State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta. Colette R. Steel, Atlanta. Dean C. Bucci Plumley & Bucci LLC, Dallas.
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    Case Number: S11Y0598

    An attorney, who pled guilty to misdemeanor distribution of obscene material and criminal attempt to commit interference with custody, was suspended for 24 months with conditions on reinstat

  • March 31, 2011 |

    Videoconferencing Gains Speed as a Green, Money-Saving Tool

    Legal departments can cut costs and break down cultural barriers with videoconferecing technologies.

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  • November 2, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    White & Case, Slaughter and May Lead on $5.9 Billion Spanish-Turkish Bank Deal

    Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentina SA, Spain's second-largest bank, will buy a 24.9 percent stake in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS, Turkey's leading bank, for $5.9 billion. BBVA a

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  • In re Suttle

    Publication Date: 2010-10-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Paula J. Frederick, General Counsel, and Jonathan W. Hewett, Assistant General Counsel State Bar of country-regionGeorgiaplaceCityAtlantaJames E. Spence Jr. Wilson, Morton & Downs LLC, placeCityDecaturWilliam L. Skinner, Tucker, and Anthony B. Askew, Review Panel Chairperson King & Spalding LLP, placeCityAtlanta
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    Case Number: S10Y1548

    An attorney, who entered an Alford plea to residential mortgage fraud was suspended for two years with conditions on reinstat

  • July 5, 2010 |

    Morrison on Metrics: Differences in a key benchmark across geographic regions and some consequences

    Data suggests costs of legal services swing widely across different parts of the world.

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