• November 15, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: November 15, 2012

    India Slaughter and May is advising London-based Diageo Plc., maker of Johnnie Walker scotch and Tanqueray gin, on its proposed $2.1 billion purcha

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  • Burke Cnty. v. Askin

    Publication Date: 2012-10-19
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Hines, P. Harris
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Barry A. Fleming and Frank A. Nelson Fleming & Nelson LLP, Evans, for appellant.
    for defendant: . Thomas R. Burnside III and James W. Ellison Burnside Wall LLP, Augusta, for appellees.

    Case Number: S12A0649; S12X0650

    The Court vacated and remanded the trial court's order granting the property owner's mandamus action to compel the County to repair and maintain certain roads inasmuch as it granted relief under the

  • August 2, 2012 | International

    Asia Deal Digest: August 2, 2012

    CORRECTION, 8/6/12: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the roles of French law firms Darroi

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  • March 26, 2012 |

    In-house career changes

    Notable moves in the corporate legal world

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  • January 27, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan continues to boost a href="http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2011/09/quinn-emanuel-op

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  • November 23, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

    Venable has added a five-attorney group in Washington, D.C., that includes three partners to its energy practice. New partners DA

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  • Tunali v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-10-21
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Doyle, Sara L.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Allen M. Trapp Jr., Carrollton, for appellant. Nina M. Baker, Solicitor General, and Julian A. Mack Solicitor General's Office, LaGrange, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A11A1158

    The Department of Public Safety rules at issue were subject to judicial notice because they were promulgated pursuant to the Georgia Administrative Procedur

  • Coleman v. State

    Publication Date: 2011-04-08
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Smith, George T.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: John L. Tracy Public Defender's Office, Sylvester, for Jennifer A. Coleman. Norman J. Crowe Jr., Sylvester, for Brent C. Coleman. Clifford P. Bowden, District Attorney, Tifton, and Ronnie A. Wheeler, Assistant District Attorney, Sylvester, for appellee.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: A10A2254, A10A2255

    The prejudicial effect of a statement implicating the defendants' character could not be corrected by a curative instruction because evidence against the defendants was not overwhe

  • October 5, 2010 | The American Lawyer

    Goodwin, Allen & Overy Lead on Hancock Tower Sale

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  • Fulton County, Ga. V. T-Mobile, South LLC

    Publication Date: 2010-08-13
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Mikell, Charles B.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: R. David Ware, County Attorney, and Jerolyn W. Ferrari County Attorney's Office, Atlanta, for appellant.
    for defendant: Timothy J. Peaden, Kristine M. Brown, Clark R. Calhoun Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, for appellee.

    Case Number: A10A0913

    The 9-1-1 charge, which the county imposed on wireless telephone service providers was a tax and a wireless telephone provider was entitled to a refund for charges paid for all of its prepaid cust