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Hall Booth Adds Workers' Comp Atty From Eraclides Gelman
Hall Booth Smith PC has added a partner to its Atlanta office from Eraclides Gelman, strengthening its workers' compensation team, the firm has announced.
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Legal AI Platform Harvey Expands To 11 More Law Schools
Harvey, a domain-specific generative artificial intelligence platform for legal professionals, announced Tuesday that it is expanding the law school alliance program it launched last month to even more institutions.
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Ga. Atty DQ'd From 'Extremely Weird' Pharma Fraud Case
A Georgia federal judge said Wednesday she intends to disqualify a prominent defense attorney from representing a man charged with lying to investigators amid a criminal fraud probe into his employer, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc., but would allow the company to continue footing his legal bills as he seeks new counsel.
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Georgia Bar Exam's July Pass Rate Continues Rise
Georgia bar exam test-takers continued their upward trend in the overall pass rate on the state's July exam with 73.3% of all examinees making the grade, which is up from last year's 10-year high of 70.4%, according to statistics released Wednesday.
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Baker Donelson Brings On Construction Biz COO In Atlanta
Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC has added the chief operating officer and former general counsel of construction, program management and real estate development company H. J. Russell & Co. to its Atlanta office, strengthening its real estate group.
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Ga. Law Firm Looks To Ax Bank's Malpractice Suit Over Fraud
Stanley Esrey & Buckley LLP has urged a Georgia state appeals court to dismiss claims from a bank accusing it of legal malpractice and negligence, arguing that it did not cause the bank to lose more than $8 million through bogus loan transactions.
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Tyson & Mendes Launches New Consulting Firm
Tyson & Mendes LLP announced Wednesday that it has started a consulting unit aimed at furthering the firm's efforts working with insurance clients to combat so-called "nuclear verdicts," which are jury awards exceeding $10 million typically found in personal injury or wrongful death litigation.
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Merrill Lynch Denied Bid To Block Rival Firm's Launch
A Georgia federal judge on Tuesday refused to grant Merrill Lynch's bid for a temporary restraining order against a dozen former employees, Charles Schwab and Dynasty Financial Partners in a case concerning an alleged attempt to start a new independent financial advisory firm with Merrill's staff and confidential information.
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In-House Counsel Numbers Grow Much Faster Than Outside
A report from the Association of Corporate Counsel released Tuesday highlights "a dramatic and consistent rise in the number of in-house lawyers" in the U.S., showing that their numbers have nearly doubled since 2008.
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Hall Booth Adds Entertainment Co-Chair From Atlanta PE Firm
Hall Booth Smith PC has expanded its entertainment practice group with the addition of a new co-chair who is the former managing director for the media division of an Atlanta-based private equity firm.
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Buchalter Adds Taylor Duma Corporate Atty Duo In Atlanta
Buchalter PC has strengthened its corporate practice with the addition of a pair of Taylor Duma LLP partners in Atlanta, providing what one attorney said was a larger platform to assist clients.
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Ga. Panel Says Insurer Not Liable For Fees In $1.5M Case
The Georgia Court of Appeals said a trial court rightly refused to make Allstate pay attorney fees after rejecting a settlement offer from a man who was later awarded $1.5 million for crash injuries, saying the award "was not warranted" because the insurer wasn't a named party at trial.
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Ex-US Atty To Bring 'Formidable' Defense To Comey Charges
Faced with a blockbuster indictment alleging he lied to Congress, former FBI Director James Comey has turned to his longtime friend and famous tough-on-corruption ex-prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to fight the charges.
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Atty Behind Bogus Cites 'Tremendously Wrong,' Judge Says
A Georgia federal judge ruled Monday that an attorney for four women suing comedian Katt Williams violated a federal civil procedure rule by filing briefs including erroneous citations suspected to be generated by artificial intelligence, even as the lawyer claimed it was "the first time I've ever heard of" said rule.
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Reed Smith Deepens Commitment To Atlanta With New Lease
Reed Smith LLP has inked a 12-year lease to move into a new office in Atlanta, finding a space in a new mixed-used development called Spring Quarter in Midtown Atlanta, a move that comes after the firm first launched in the city in January.
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Legal Employers Turn To Perks To Attract Candidates
As legal leaders worry about meeting candidates' compensation expectations going into 2026, enhanced benefits and perks such as bonuses, work-life balance and retirement planning play an increasingly important role in helping them remain competitive, according to a new report released Monday.
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Atlanta's Bondurant Mixson Aims For 'Distinctive' Rebranding
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP has updated its brand to Bondurant to reflect what it's often called, rolling out a new website and logo, as the Atlanta-based boutique becomes the latest law firm to shorten its name in recent years.
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Ex-Allstate Trial Atty Joins Hall Booth In Atlanta
Hall Booth Smith PC announced that a former in-house trial attorney with insurance giant Allstate has joined the firm's Atlanta office as a general liability of counsel.
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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week
Baker Botts LLP and MoloLamken LLP lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit wiped out a $181 million jury verdict against AT&T and Nokia in a patent infringement case.
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Siemens USA Appoints General Counsel As Interim CEO
The general counsel and executive vice president of the tech company Siemens USA, who has been with the company for more than 26 years, has been named its interim CEO.
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Voir Dire: Law360 Pulse's Weekly Quiz
The legal industry had another action-packed week, with a Democratic investigation into BigLaw firms' pro bono work for the federal government, and a former New York state judge leaving the bench to dodge ethics charges. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
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Law Firm Real Estate Report
September saw several large firms, including Ballard Spahr LLP and Polsinelli PC, find new homes for their teams in Seattle and Philadelphia, as well as moves for smaller shops like Einhorn Barbarito Frost Botwinick Nunn & Musmanno PC, which relocated its New Jersey headquarters, and Hicks Johnson PLLC, which doubled its footprint in Houston.
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Carlton Fields Taps Insurance Atty To Help Lead Atlanta Office
Carlton Fields has promoted a shareholder to help lead its Atlanta office as co-managing shareholder, a move that comes after the firm moved to new Atlanta office space last year.
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Knowles Gallant Adds Continuum Legal Litigator In Atlanta
Atlanta-based law firm Knowles Gallant Timmons has brought on a Continuum Legal Group LLP attorney, strengthening the firm with a litigator with more than three decades of experience.
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The Law360 Pulse Pro Bono Ranking: How Firms Stack Up
Pro bono legal work is a major part of law firms' social responsibility portfolios, with firms leveraging their training and experience to help those who can't pay typical billing rates. See which firms took the lead in pro bono hours.