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  • January 16, 2007 |

    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Opens Office in Washington, D.C.

    PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced that it has opened an office in Washington, D.C. "The firm has been an active player in the area for many years,...

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  • In the Interest of T. E. T.

    Publication Date: 2006-12-01
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Adams, A. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Sarah E. Riedel Banks & Riedel, and Stephanie D. Burton Public Defender's Office, Eastman, for appellant.
    for defendant: Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Shalen S. Nelson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Atlanta, and Charles M. Johnson, Eastman, for appellee.
    Case Number: A06A1183

    The evidence, including the 's efforts to legitimate and visit the child, his purchase of a suitable home and his stable employment, did not support the juvenile court's determination that the

  • Kirschner & Venker PC v. Taylor & Martino PC

    Publication Date: 2006-02-24
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Miller, M. Yvette
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barry B. McGough, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Baxter L. Davis Davis, Matthews & Quigley, and William U. Norwood III Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison LLP, Atlanta, for appellees.
    Case Number: A05A2283

    The plaintiff had no cause of action for an equal share of a $1.5 million contingency fee, because the underlying client fired the plaintiff before any settlement was reached in his

  • January 31, 2006 |

    To The Rescue

    As the cost and risk of employment litigation continues to rise, companies are fortifying their HR departments with lawyers.

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  • Marks v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-12-22
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Teddy R. Price, Decatur, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn K. Fleming, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, and Leonora Grant, Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, for appellee.
    Case Number: S05A1729

    The defendant had no First Amendment right to hold himself out as an attorney, when he was unqualified to practic

  • City of Atlanta v. Southern States Police Benevolent Assoc. of Ga.

    Publication Date: 2005-12-16
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Henry D. Fellows Jr. and Laurie E. Dugoniths Fellows, Johnson & La Briola LLP, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Norman J. Slawsky Jacobs & Slawsky, Mary C. Cooney, Atlanta, and Grady K. Dukes, McDonough, for appellees.
    Case Number: A05A1131

    The boards of three city of Atlanta defined benefit pension plans have the authority to hire a third party administrator to handle the administration of the pension benefits and to obtain advice fro

  • Bhindi Bros. v. Patel

    Publication Date: 2005-09-02
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Bernes, Debra
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Grover C. Bailey, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Charles A. Ratz and Andrea Bennett Gilliland, Ratz & Browning PC, Atlanta, for appellee.
    Case Number: A05A0996

    Res judicata did not bar the plaintiff's claims for past due rent and other damages in its suit for breach of a lease, because the plaintiff raised those claims in its prior dispossessory suit and t

  • Dorsey v. State

    Publication Date: 2005-07-15
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Thompson, Hugh P.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Brian Steel The Steel Law Firm PC, and Donald F. Samuel Garland, Samuel & Loeb PC, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Gwendolyn R. Keyes, District Attorney, Barbara B. Conroy, Deputy Assistant District Attorney, Decatur, Thurbert E. Baker, Attorney General, Paula K. Smith, Assistant Attorney General, and John E. Floyd Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore LLP, Atlanta.
    Case Number: S05A0897

    The state was entitled to theorize to the jurors that former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey killed Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown in order to prevent Brown from investigating and uncovering evidenc

  • June 30, 2005 |

    EEF Gives U.K. Law Firms A Run For Their Money

    British Association Offers Employment Law Services To Members

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  • June 30, 2005 |

    Asian Markets Put American Trademarks At Risk

    In-House Counsel Share Ideas On Protecting Trademarks In Asia

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